US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes arms with former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump throughout a presidential debate on the Nationwide Structure Middle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 2024. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are As we enter the ultimate month of probably the most dramatic US presidential election in trendy historical past, each candidates warn that the destiny of a divided nation is determined by an consequence that’s nonetheless too near name. | Picture credit score: AFP
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The USA presidential race is lower than a month away. Because the political stakes rise, we see key candidates turning to the media in an try and courtroom completely different voters. Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris has participated in an uncommon collection of media interviews, our correspondent Sriram Lakshman writes.
Harris, who has not held a proper information convention since turning into her occasion’s presumptive nominee in late July, is vying to make herself higher identified to voters. His Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, is a lot better identified. Whereas Ms. Harris seeks to additional outline her positions, the opposite aspect has intensified its efforts to crystallize its definition of her, tying Ms. Harris to the Biden administration’s insurance policies, reviews from Washington DC. Curiously, Mr Trump, talking on a podcast present, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stated, “He is nice, he is a good friend of mine… on the skin [Mr. Modi] “He appears to be like like your father, he is the nicest… whole killer.”
In the meantime, an internet occasion by former BJP MLA in help of Trump was “postponed”, days after the BJP distanced itself from the occasion and its organiser. The occasion, a Zoom name scheduled for Saturday, was organized by former Delhi BJP MLA Vijay Jolly. It was titled ‘Donald Trump — Bharat aur America Sabse Acche Dost [India and America, the best of friends]’. The discover for the occasion carried the slogan “Assist Trump: To Save America.” Nevertheless, BJP international cell chief Vijay Chauthaiwale disowned the occasion earlier this week, casting doubt on Jolly’s management within the occasion.
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Aiding struggle, inciting destruction
Whilst the US prepares to elect its new chief, the Pentagon stated Sunday that it will ship a sophisticated missile protection system to Israel, together with 100 American troops, to reinforce Israel’s built-in air protection system as threats improve. tensions with Iran. Observe our dwell updates right here.
In a joint assertion on October 12, 2024, as much as 34 troop-contributing nations to the United Nations Interim Drive in Lebanon (UNIFIL) condemned the continued assaults in opposition to peacekeepers and referred to as on all to respect the mission of UNIFIL and make sure the security of its personnel. Then again, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the UN chief to take away the UN peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon from the “path of hazard”, ruling out the withdrawal of his forces.
Israel Protection Forces (IDF) tanks on Sunday destroyed the primary gate of a UN peacekeepers facility in Ramyah, southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Drive in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated. ). UN forces are attacked for the fourth day in a row, writes Dinakar Peri.
In the meantime, India was a notable exclusion from a letter signed by 104 nations, together with European and African nations, in addition to a lot of the World South, that “condemned” Israel for banning United Nations Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres from getting into to Israeli territory. Most neighboring nations in South Asia, in addition to West Asia, South America and Africa (which make up the creating world) signed the letter that was circulated on the UN final week, writes Suhasini Haidar.
Neighborhood points
Nearly a 12 months after his election, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu made his first bilateral go to to Delhi, seen as an try to enhance relations with Delhi after a 12 months of tense bilateral relations. Signaling a big recalibration of India’s relations with Maldives, New Delhi signed a serious forex swap cope with the island nation for $750 million to assist it tide over its ongoing forex disaster, after Prime Minister Modi met with President Muizzu in New Delhi final week.
As Exterior Affairs Minister Jaishankar prepares to go to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Group (SCO) Heads of Authorities assembly on October 15-16, neither India nor Pakistan has requested a bilateral assembly, the Pakistan Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar. Suhasini Haidar reviews.
In Sri Lanka, the place a normal election is due subsequent month, the outstanding Rajapaksa brothers who dominated the political scene for many years have opted out of the race, even because the island nation’s political panorama undergoes main adjustments.
In the meantime, a Chinese language naval fleet visited Bangladesh on October 12, 2024, turning into the primary international fleet to take action because the interim authorities took command in Dhaka in early August, writes Kallol Bhattacherjee.
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