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Mozambique on edge before ruling on disputed election results
Final outcome expected after rigging allegations, weeks of protests and crackdown in which dozens have been killed. Mozambique is on edge ahead of a ruling expected on Monday to determine the final ...The Guardian - 3h -
Menaced by foreign foes, facing mutiny at home: how long before Iran goes nuclear? | Simon Tisdall
After Syria, Israel and the US fear Tehran will build an atomic bomb. Their threats may produce that very outcome. Choices, choices. In life, there’s always a choice, or so that complacent saying ...The Guardian - 4h -
German election 2025: What are the main campaign pledges?
Big parties propose sharply diverging plans to revive fortunes of Europe’s largest economyFinancial Times - 6h -
Biden Administration Weighs Putting Up Roadblocks to Trump’s Deportation Campaign
The administration may extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose legal status is set to expire near the start of the Trump administration.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump campaign adviser calls new UK ambassador a 'moron'
Lord Peter Mandelson will be the UK's next ambassador to the US, an appointment he describes as "a great honour".BBC News - 1d -
What comes next in Trump's Georgia election interference case after Willis' removal
A Georgia appeals court has removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case involving President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. CBS News political ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump says Georgia election interference 'entirely dead' with Willis disqualification
President-elect Trump on Thursday celebrated the disqualification of Georgia's Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from the election interference case against him, arguing it should be ...The Hill - 2d -
Appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump's Georgia election interference case
A Georgia appellate court Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and removed her from prosecuting Donald Trump and co-defendants in a case she brought over his efforts to ...NBC News - 2d -
Georgia prosecutors urge appeals court not to toss Trump election interference case
The Fulton County district attorney's office said the president-elect had presented the court with an "underbaked" argument for dismissing the case.NBC News - 3d -
DA suggests Georgia election interference case against Trump may continue
The state prosecution of Donald Trump on election interference charges in Georgia may be able to continue despite his impending inauguration, prosecutors signaled.ABC News - 3d -
Watch live: House convenes hearing on combating foreign interference in elections
The Committee on House Administration is holding a hearing Wednesday morning looking into ways to combat foreign interference in U.S. elections. The intelligence community warned a day before the ...The Hill - 3d -
Gloves come off in fiery start to German election campaign
Chancellor Olaf Scholz goes on offensive against conservative rival Friedrich Merz ahead of snap February pollFinancial Times - 4d -
Friedrich Merz lashes out at Greens as German election campaign starts
Favourite to be country’s next leader rails against possible coalition partners even as he says he will restore harmony. The frontrunner to be Germany’s next leader has pledged to end the ...The Guardian - 4d -
TikTok probed by EU over alleged interference in Romania election
Chinese social media platform suspected of failing to tackle risks of manipulation linked to RussiaFinancial Times - 4d -
Adams Is Denied Public Matching Funds, Hampering Re-election Campaign
The New York City Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold as much as $4.3 million in matching funds from Mayor Eric Adams, as he faces federal corruption charges focused on his fund-raising ...The New York Times - 5d -
Harris campaign aide accuses Musk of throttling content before election
A campaign aide to Vice President Harris accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of throttling content on his social platform X ahead to benefit President-elect Trump of the 2024 election. Harris deputy ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump reportedly considering military action against Iran
The Wall Street Journal reported that President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are reportedly considering military action against Iran after he takes office. CBS News national security ...CBS News - Dec. 13 -
Georgia judge rejects Trump campaign lawyer attempt to invalidate guilty plea
The Georgia judge overseeing the state's election interference case against President-elect Trump and several allies on Friday rejected ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro's attempt to invalidate his ...The Hill - Dec. 13 -
Prosecutors in Three States Press Ahead with Election Interference Cases
The cases, which stem from efforts to keep Donald J. Trump in office after his 2020 loss, are proceeding even as Mr. Trump prepares to return to the White House.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
FBI director Christopher Wray to resign before President-elect Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump appointed Wray in 2017 for a 10-year term after firing James Comey. CBS News' Ed ...CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Phone companies haven't notified most victims of Chinese data hacking campaign, sources say
The vast majority of people whose call records have been stolen by Chinese hackers have not been notified, according to industry sources.NBC News - Dec. 12 -
N.C. Elections Board Rejects G.O.P. Effort to Toss 60,000 Ballots
The ruling comes in a dispute over a State Supreme Court race that the Democratic incumbent won by 734 votes.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close Supreme Court race
North Carolina's election board voted to reject a Republican challenge to throw out 60,000 ballots in a state Supreme Court race that the Democrat leads.NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Iran ‘lost faith’ in Assad before his ousting
Insider says Tehran declined to provide more military support for now-deposed Syrian leaderFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
Musk donated more than $250mn to Trump campaign, electoral filings show
Figures underscore lengths to which Tesla chief was prepared to go to secure victory in NovemberFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Could Trump Make the Ultimate Deal With Iran?
Over the next four years, the toxic and seemingly unending psychodrama between the United States and Iran may very well see its final act.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Man arrested in connection with burglary of Trump campaign office
A man suspected of burglarizing a Trump campaign office in Virginia was arrested in California over the weekend, authorities said.NBC News - Dec. 6 -
U.S. raises alarm over Russian interference in Romania’s election
The Biden administration and lawmakers in Congress are raising alarm over Russian interference in presidential elections in Romania, a NATO ally that borders Ukraine and the Black Sea. Romania’s ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Suspect arrested in burglary at Trump campaign office outside DC
A suspect police accuse of burglarizing President-elect Trump’s campaign office in the Virginia suburbs outside of Washington, D.C., has been arrested in California, according to local ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Chinese Hackers Steal Metadata From American Cell Phone Users in Massive Hacking Effort
A senior security official says customers of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Lumen, and other wireless carriers were targets of attacks by groups linked to China’s government.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's presidential election.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
A top White House official says at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaignABC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump requests dismissal of charges in Georgia election interference case
Lawyers argue that sitting president is ‘immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal’. Donald Trump’s attorney in Georgia has asked the state’s appellate court to dismiss ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Trump asks Georgia court to end criminal election interference case, cites White House win
President-elect Donald Trump faced four criminal cases going into the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Only two cases remain now.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Trump's lawyers move to dismiss Georgia election interference case
Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump asked a Georgia appeals court Wednesday to dismiss the Fulton County racketeering case against him because a "sitting president is completely immune from ...NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump asks to dismiss Georgia election interference case over presidential immunity
Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case should be dismissed because a sitting president is immune from criminal prosecution, Trump's attorney argued Wednesday.ABC News - Dec. 4 -
White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaignABC News - Dec. 4 -
FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign
U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking operation that gave officials in Beijing access to the private texts and phone ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
German job cuts darken mood of election campaign
Snap February poll comes as Europe’s largest economy faces its toughest challenges for decadesFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Ontario’s ad campaign seeks to counter Trump tariffs threat
Canadian province is US’s third-biggest trade partner and its automotive industry is intertwined with that of its southern neighbourFinancial Times - Dec. 2