Trump says Brazil election was ‘a disgrace’
"I think the election was a disgrace in Brazil," Trump told reporters when asked if he accepted Lula's victory, a day after his ally Bolsonaro fled to the United States and proclaimed himself the rightful leader.
Pelosi unveils bill to assess presidential capacity
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump’s chief rival in Congress, proposed a commission Friday to assess a president’s capacity for carrying out his duties — a move that highlights concerns about Trump’s health weeks before the election. Despite the conspicuous timing of the unveiling, Pelosi insisted that “this is not about President Trump,” who […]
13 charged in plot to kidnap ‘US governor and start civil war’
Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and “instigate a civil war”, officials said Thursday. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement for thwarting the kidnap plot and rebuked President Donald Trump for failing to condemn hate groups. […]
Elderly French aid worker, top politician freed by Mali captors
An elderly French aid worker and a top Malian politician captured by presumed jihadists landed to emotional reunions with their families after their release along with two Italian hostages. A white-robed Sophie Petronin, 75, the last French citizen known to be held hostage anywhere in the world since her abduction in 2016, was embraced by […]
DR Congo to probe allegations of sex abuse by Ebola workers
DR Congo said Thursday it would launch an inquiry into accusations that international workers in an anti-Ebola campaign had sexually abused local women. A report last month said dozens of women described sexual exploitation by aid workers from the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) and leading NGOs during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic […]
US presidential debate plans teeter, as Pelosi probes Trump fitness for office
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled plans Thursday to probe Donald Trump’s capacity to govern after he contracted Covid-19, as the US president unspooled a rant against critics and threw the debate schedule with Joe Biden into turmoil. With just 26 days until the November 3 election, Washington’s top Democrat took the extraordinary step of […]
