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The German Foreign Office has advised citizens to avoid travel to Bangladesh. “There is a curfew in place following violent clashes, and internet and mobile services are blocked,” the ministry said in an X post Sunday. The office expects the situation in the South Asian nation to get worse. “More than 100 people have already died during the demonstrations and protests,” the report said. Germans already in Bangladesh have been advised to register with the crisis preparedness list. What is the current political situation in Bangladesh?  The advisory came soon after a new curfew was imposed on Friday. Bangladesh has…

As President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, Hollywood was quick to react with Cher, Cardi B, Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro and John Legend among the celebrities weighing in.Grammy-winning singer John Legend said Joe Biden had “more than earned re-election, but time and age come for us all”, in a post on Instagram before endorsing Kamala Harris to replace the president on the ticket. Cher, in her characteristic way of posting on X, said: “I Believe Its Only Chance 4 [the US] 2 Remain DEMOCRACY.”‘WINNING IS ALL’, DONT WIN CANT CHANGE ANYTHING & THE TIMES THEY…

Skip next section Ukraine’s Zelenskyy thanks Biden for ‘unwavering support’07/22/2024July 22, 2024Ukraine’s Zelenskyy thanks Biden for ‘unwavering support’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed US President Joe Biden’s “tough but strong” decision to drop out of the presidential race, thanking him for his critical “unwavering support” for Ukraine. “Many strong decisions have been made in recent years and they will be remembered as bold steps taken by President Biden in response to challenging times. And we respect today’s tough but strong decision,” Zelenskyy said on X, formerly Twitter. Zelenskyy said his country would always be grateful for Biden. “The current situation in Ukraine…

The contest to be president of the US takes place across 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is generally won or lost in a handful of key battlegrounds.The road to the White House this year runs through seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. With so much riding on perhaps as few as hundreds of thousands of voters in states like these, let’s look at how the polls in those places are looking.Follow latest: Biden endorses Harris for White House We’ll break down each state by how many Electoral College votes it…

The announcement from US President Joe Biden that he will not run again in the 2024 presidential elections on November 5 has sent shockwaves through Washington on Sunday. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” The statement that Joe Biden shared on his social media channels mid-day local…

First lady Jill Biden and Hunter Biden have responded to Joe Biden’s announcement that he is stepping down from the presidential race.Dr Biden, whose loyalty to the president has been unswerving during their 47 years of marriage, shared his historic statement on social media platform X and added a simple heart emoji. Hunter Biden said that for his “entire life” he had looked at his father “in awe”.He added: “How could he suffer so much heartache and yet give so much of whatever remained of his heart to others?”Not only in the policies he passed, but in the individual lives…

After weeks of dismissing criticism and saying he was not too old for a potential second term in the White House, Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would not in fact run again. Biden faced a growing array of voices asking him to withdraw after his poor performance in the first presidential debate between him and Republican candidate, Donald Trump, on June 27. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president,” Biden said in an online post on Sunday. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is…

Former president Barack Obama has stopped short of endorsing Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.Instead of backing the vice president, he said in a statement: “I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.” Follow live: Reaction as Biden pulls out of raceSo who is supporting Kamala Harris?After he stepped aside, Joe Biden backed Ms Harris to replace him, saying: “I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year.…

When Kamala Harris agreed to be vice presidential running mate to Joe Biden and clasped his hand on stage in August 2020, the duo’s future seemed so bright. Biden was on track to ousting Donald Trump and returning a sense of normalcy to the United States, thanks in large part to his decadeslong political experience. Harris was a charismatic, energetic leader for the new age — a woman of color and child of immigrant parents — who came into politics after fighting her way up to become the top public prosecutor in California. Harris might now be called on to save the…

The first 2024 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden proved disastrous for the current US president. Biden, who is now 81, often appeared confused, slurring and stumbling over his words, making 78-year-old Trump, famous for his emotionally fueled, hard-to-follow rants, look collected and lucid by comparison. Both voters and the Democratic Party have taken notice. Under intense pressure from his own party, Biden has backed out of the presidential race. But even before Biden’s withdrawal, speculation was rife about other potential candidates to stand against Trump this November. So, who could take over Biden’s campaign this late in the game? Kamala Harris…