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Walz says he’s agreed to debate Vance in October

U.S Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Tim Walz says he's accepted an offer to debate his Republican opponent JD Vance in October. It's still unclear whether Vance has agreed to participate. With the report for us, here's Ira Spitzer.

15 August, 2024

World

Trump fails to get hush money trial judge to recuse himself

Donald Trump has failed for the third time at having the Judge overseeing his New York hush money case to recuse himself. The former US President is set to be sentenced next month after being found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of an election. Here's Mitch McCann reporting:

15 August, 2024

Opinion Pieces

US election: does it matter who is the vice-presidential pick? In Tim Walz’s case, yes

By David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham The fanfare and publicity surrounding Tim Walz for his first fortnight as Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick has sparked renewed interest as to whether the second person on the ticket makes any difference when it comes to the result of the election. The conventional wisdom on the role and significance of the US vice-presidential office – in the words of Franklin […]

14 August, 2024

Africa

Is Africa Becoming a New Battlefront in the Russia-Ukraine War?

By Damilola Banjo, via PassBlue Ukraine’s military intelligence recently claimed to have had a role in the massive ambush coordinated with Tuareg rebels that killed Russian troops operating alongside Malian armed forces in Mali, the Francophone West African country. The assertion has sparked fears that parts of Africa might become a proxy war zone for Russia and Ukraine. As the war in Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelensky is […]

14 August, 2024

World

US says it’s hopeful of ‘turning the temperature down’ in the Middle East

The US says it's hopeful of 'turning the temperature down' in the Middle East amid fears of an Iranian retaliatory strike on Israel. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has postponed a trip to the region this week due to "uncertainty" there. But President Joe Biden says he believes progress towards a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could deter Tehran from attacking Israel. Iran insists it has the right to […]

14 August, 2024

World

Kishida to step down as Japanese PM

Fumio Kishida has announced he will step down as Japan's prime minister next month.He's been in the post for three years but recent polling shows his support has fallen to historic lows at around 15 percent. From East Asia, here's our correspondent William Denselow reporting.

14 August, 2024

World

War crimes in Myanmar escalating at alarming rate

A team of United Nations investigators warns that war crimes committed by Myanmar's military government has escalated at an alarming rate. In the past six months the UN estimates that over three million people have been forced to flee their homes. Our East Asia correspondent William Denselow reports.

14 August, 2024

World

‘Squad’ member Omar faces U.S primary challenge

US Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is the latest member of the Democrats' progressive "squad" to defend her seat in a primary. The group has been a vocal critic of Israel's war in Gaza, resulting in two primary defeats in the last two months. Corresponding for us is Nick Harper from Washington.

14 August, 2024

World

UN Security Council amidst continuing tensions in the Middle East

The United Nations Security Council convened yet another urgent meeting on the situation in Gaza. Algeria requested the meeting after another Israeli airstrike last weekend on a school housing hundreds of Palestinians. With an update for us, here's Jody Jacobs reporting from the United Nations in New York.

14 August, 2024