Largo, United States – AFP Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made an upbeat show of unity Thursday as they held their first joint public event since Harris replaced the president as the Democratic candidate in November’s election. Chants of “thank you Joe!” rang out from the audience at a community college in Maryland, near W...
Top hackers at DEF CON’s Voting Village in Las Vegas last week found serious security flaws in voting machines and e-poll books. However, despite their efforts to identify and expose weaknesses, time constraints mean fixes are unlikely before Election Day in November. Observers say this year’s heightened scrutiny over election security makes t...
The family of Isaac Hayes has demanded Donald Trump cease playing the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his campaign rallies. They are insisting the Republican presidential candidate pay three million dollars in licensing fees. Hayes’ son sent a legal notice to Trump and his team, which was also shared on social media, threatening to [...
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the US of orchestrating her removal from power earlier this month. She alleges that it was linked to her refusal to cede control of Saint Martin Island, the southernmost part of Bangladesh, to the U.S. According to a recent report, Hasina claimed the U.S. wanted her to […]
Monday’s two-hour interview of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by Elon Musk on X saw unsubstantiated claims going unchallenged and technical glitches. Musk let Trump lead the conversation and did not challenge inaccurate statements. These included the false assertion that other countries were sending criminals from their prisons...
Senator Bernie Sanders is set to attend “Progressive Central 2024,” scheduled just before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The two-day gathering, organized by Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and several key allies, will feature top progressives including Pramila Jayapal and Nina Turner. Set for Aug. 18 and 19 at the Chicag...
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein is reportedly considering Palestinian-Americans as potential running mates for her 2024 campaign. According to NBC, Stein has had multiple discussions with candidates about the vice-presidential position. Among the candidates is Noura Erakat, a noted human rights lawyer and Rutgers University profess...
New Delhi, India– AFP The son of Bangladesh’s toppled leader has thanked New Delhi for “saving her life”, accused caretaker authorities of allowing “mob rule” and warned of chaos ahead without swift elections. Sheikh Hasina, 76, quit as prime minister last Monday after a student-led uprising and fled by heli...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since dropping out of the White House race, warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump was “a genuine danger to American security.” “Mark my words, if he wins… this election, watch what happens,” Biden told CBS News in a pre-ta...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Bangladeshi teen Mahir Sarowar Megh was five years old when he woke up to discover his parents, a prominent journalist couple, had been stabbed to death in their family home. The gruesome 2012 murder outraged the country’s close-knit media fraternity and has never been solved, though rumours persist that the...
