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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the number two slot. Kamala has been urging police reform amid nationwide anti-racism protests

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China, Russia, and Iran are among countries seeking to influence the US presidential election this year, a top US intelligence chief has warned. A statement issued by the director of US counterintelligence said foreign states were using "covert and overt influence measures" to sway the vote. It said China did not want President Donald Trump's re-election while Russia wanted to hurt Democrat Joe Biden

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US President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. He floated a delay until people could "properly, securely and safely" vote. There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long railed against mail-in voting which he has said would be susceptible to fraud

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Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia has been found guilty by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on all seven charges including three counts of money laundering, three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power, all charges linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Najib had allegedly illegally received funds in his personal bank accounts that can be traced to 1MDB

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In an official statement on Monday, White House confirmed that President Donald Trump’s national security advisor Robert O’Brien tested positive for COVID-19. O’Brien has “mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off-site. There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President. The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted,” the White House said

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US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republicans have scrapped plans to hold convention activities in Jacksonville, Florida. The move is a striking turnaround for Trump, who moved the convention to Jacksonville after North Carolina's governor raised public health concerns about having massive gatherings in Charlotte, as the GOP had long-planned

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In his latest comments, US President Donald Trump said “Perhaps no citizens have suffered more from the menace of violent crime than the wonderful people of Chicago, a city I know very well,”. Trump, who once insisted Chicago’s crime problem could be solved within a week, announced plans Wednesday to send a “surge of federal law enforcement” to the city to address ongoing violence

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The tensions between the West and China are on the rise after China passed the controversial National Security Law of Hong Kong. The UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and blocked arms sales. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo criticized China on his recent visit to the UK and described the leadership's behavior regarding the coronavirus pandemic as unforgivable and slamming "the crushing of freedoms'' in Hong Kong

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The British government is "playing catch-up" when it comes to tackling Russian interference in elections, says the Intelligence and Security Committee. The ISC's long-awaited report said Russian influence in the UK was "the new normal" and called for "immediate action" to help tackle the threat. But the committee said the government "actively avoided" looking for interference during the EU referendum

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The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the world and now some of those leaders who were so impressed by Xi's vision for China are complaining of Beijing's state secrecy, misinformation, and the muzzling of whistleblowers during the initial stages of the coronavirus outbreak, allegations the Chinese government firmly denies. The United States, UK, Australia, and Canada issued a swift joint statement condemning China for passing the Hong Kong law

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Incumbent Polish President Andrzej Duda has narrowly beaten challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in Sunday's presidential vote. The National Electoral Commission said Mr. Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. It is Poland's slimmest presidential election victory since the end of communism in 1989. One of the major issues of the election was the future of the country's strained relations with the European Union

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel targets global leadership and specifically US President Donald Trump over the coronavirus approach. "As we are experiencing firsthand, you cannot fight the pandemic with lies and disinformation any more than you can fight it with hate or incitement to hatred," Merkel said in a speech. "The limits of populism and denial of basic truths are being laid bare."

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Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party extended its unbroken rule in Friday’s election, but its vote share slipped near a record low as the main opposition party secured 10 seats, the most ever held by any opposition party. Having held power since independence in 1965, the PAP had been widely expected to win and carry Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PAP’s popular vote fell to 61%, down from 70% in 2015

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US President Donald Trump tweeted about the education system of US and termed US universities as Radical Left Indoctrination. “Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status,” Trump tweeted

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Donald Trump a chance to beat back House Democrats' efforts to obtain his financial records but ruled he is not immune from the Manhattan district attorney's attempt to get his taxes. House Democrats sought financial records from the Trump Organization's accounting firm and two banks to determine if foreign governments, including Russia, hold sway over him

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US President Donald Trump said that he supports schools reopening this fall, and he may cut funding if not open. “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!” Trump tweeted

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President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Doral, Florida, later this week, landing squarely in the center of a coronavirus hotspot and taxing the already limited local health resources. Despite the raging coronavirus pandemic, Trump will turn his attention Friday to the issue of drug trafficking in South America, visiting US Southern Command for a briefing, a White House official confirmed to CNN

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“Too much and never enough”, a controversial book by President Trump's niece Mary, a licensed clinical psychologist, will now be published next week, two weeks earlier than expected, the publisher Simon & Schuster said Monday. "Due to high demand and extraordinary interest in this book, 'Too Much and Never Enough' by Mary L. Trump will now be published on July 14, 2020," Simon & Schuster said Monday

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US President Donald Trump has claimed 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" after a surge of infections in the US. In a speech at the White House on America's Independence Day, the US president insisted his strategy to tackle COVID-19 was "moving along well" despite some states reporting record increases in cases. He branded the virus a "terrible plague from China"

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American Attorney, TV presenter at Fox news and girlfriend of Donald Trump Junior, Kimberly Guilfoyle has been tested positive for COVID-19. She is also a top campaign official for Donald Trump’s political campaign. Guilfoyle tested positive in South Dakota before she was set to attend the President's event at Mount Rushmore, a person familiar with the matter and a campaign source familiar with the matter said

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US-based political risk consulting firm Eurasia said recently that the relations between China and the US could worsen further as both countries are ready to fight each other on different fronts. “There’s a lot of room for escalation here. I think that it’s, by now, quite clear that we’re in for the darkest chapter yet of U.S.-China relations,” Todd Mariano, director for the U.S. at Eurasia Group said

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US President Donald Trump targeted CNN over newly released TV ratings in the US. “Can’t believe how badly @CNN has done in the newly released TV ratings. They are so far below @FoxNews (thank you President Trump!) that you can barely find them. Fredo should be given a big pay cut! MSDNC also did poorly. As I have long said, Fake News does not pay” Trump said

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Russian President Vladimir Putin lost support in his former stronghold city of Nizhny Tagil. In 2011, the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil was dubbed "Putingrad" for its residents' fervent support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nine years later, it appears the city no longer lives up to that nickname. Workers are speaking out against the constitutional changes that would allow Putin to stay in office until 2036 amid growing frustration

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French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife have received jail sentences in a "fake jobs" case. Each was also fined €375,000. They appealed to block immediate detention. Fillon was found to have paid his wife €831,400. The scandal torpedoed Fillon's 2017 bid to become president. "The payment was disproportionate to the work done," the chief judge said. "Mrs. Fillon was hired for a position that was without use."

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Prime Minister of Nepal K.P Sharma Oli said that meetings are being held in neighboring country India to topple his government after the controversial Nepali map that includes Indian territories. The lower house of Nepal’s parliament unanimously passed the Second Constitution Amendment on June 13, which gave constitutional status to the new map of the country

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