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Prosecutor charges president with violating Covid-19 rules

27-08-2021 02:57 Prosecutors formally notifies president that he stands accused of breaking the mandatory quarantine and strict lockdown rules he himself introduced via decree.

President offers to donate two months of his salary after party scandal

27-08-2021 02:33 While it’s unlikely Fernández will be convicted of a crime, his plea to the judge outlines the extent of damage control his coalition has undertaken ahead of the midterm elections.

Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite announces he is gay

05-07-2021 11:18 "I am a gay governor and I am proud of it, declares Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite, as he denounces intolerable attacks from political rivals.

Peru's ex-spymaster 'Rasputin' in spotlight for trying to influence vote from jail

30-06-2021 09:10 In recordings released last week, former Peru spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos instructs retired military commander to arrange bribes for judges on the national electoral jury, in order to proclaim Keiko Fujimori the winner over rival Pedro Castillo.

Nicaragua arrests another opposition presidential hopeful

07-06-2021 22:59 A Nicaraguan court ordered Arturo Cruz, an opposition politician, to be held in preventive custody for three months on "provocation" allegations days after another challenger of President Daniel Ortega was placed under house arrest.

'An insult' — Trump responds to two-year Facebook ban

04-06-2021 14:59 Facebook says it has banned former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment possible for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol.

Trump departs office, trailed by pandemic and job losses

20-01-2021 01:06 Donald Trump departs Washington on Wednesday with US citizens more politically divided and more likely to be out of work than when he arrived, while awaiting trial for his second impeachment – an ignominious end to one of the most turbulent presidencies in American history.

US President-elect Joe Biden presents his security and foreign policy team

24-11-2020 17:55 Declaring 'America is back,' US President-elect Joe Biden unveils his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, homeland security secretary, head of national intelligence, UN ambassador and climate change envoy.

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.

US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes

13-11-2020 03:14 Senior US federal and state election officials meanwhile in a statement rejected Trump's claims of fraud, saying that "the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history."

Biden declares victory in US election, calls on nation to mend divisions

07-11-2020 23:47 "It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric," declares US president-elect, as he calls on the United States to reconcile after a bitterly fought campaign against Donald Trump.

Trump rejects Biden victory as Democrats celebrate 

07-11-2020 14:44 “This election is far from over,” declares Trump's campaign team in a statement, as Rudy Giuliani says legal fight is only just beginning.

Confident in victory, Biden appeals for national unity in United States

07-11-2020 08:13 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden delivers late-night address calling for unity in United States as counting in nail-biting election continues; Trump warns his rival not to declare victory.

Trump fraud claims meet with limited Republican criticism

06-11-2020 18:42 Trump's unfounded accusations of fraud in the US presidential election condemned by some Republicans, but top party figures refuse to criticise remarks.

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency

06-11-2020 00:26 Biden is just one or at most two battleground states away from securing the majority to take the White House. Trump needs an increasingly unlikely combination of wins in multiple states to stay in power.

A far from convincing victory

06-11-2020 00:13 Biden had just about everything going for him. He could blame Trump for mishandling a pandemic and enjoyed the enthusiastic support of much of the media. Despite it all, he will only manage to stagger over the finishing line.

by James Neilson

Germany chides Trump, asks him to let all US votes be counted

05-11-2020 18:51 Trump’s appeal to end the counting of ballots “doesn’t comply with the democratic culture” of the United States, says German foreign minister.

US election could be settled Thursday as key states tally results

05-11-2020 17:03 With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the US presidential election is still too close to call.

Election win for Biden or Trump hinges on seven critical states

05-11-2020 02:17 Hard-fought now depends on results from a handful of states, each with varying rules on counting votes and contesting results, complicating the final stretch to declaring a winner.

Fact check: Trump's premature declaration of victory in US election

04-11-2020 22:59 In an address early Wednesday from the White House, after polls had closed but while ballots were still being counted in battleground states, US President Donald Trump falsely declared that he had won re-election.