Donald Trump

Twitter policy bans misleading election results claim

Politics

Russia, China hackers targeting US vote, Microsoft warns

Microsoft said that attackers have been targeting staff from the campaigns of President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.

10 days ago

By Rob Lever, with Julie Jammot in San Francisco

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Politics

Trump denies lying to US about virus after bombshell book

The Republican, who is down in the polls against Democrat Joe Biden and faces overwhelming disapproval from Americans on his handling of the coronavirus crisis

10 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

White House

Celebrity

Alyssa Milano disappointed in Ivanka Trump who once dubbed her 'hero'

Milano also said that Ivanka has put herself in a situation where her "life and livelihood kind of depends on the success of her dad."

11 days ago

By Amanda

Politics

Trump admitted playing down coronavirus danger

"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Trump said in the conversation with US veteran journalist Bob Woodward.

11 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

White House

Social Media

ByteDance in talks with US to avoid selling TikTok: Report

Walmart has joined forces with Microsoft in negotiations to buy TikTok with also Oracle reported to be interested in the app.

11 days ago

By AFP News

Microsoft

China celebrated all but banishing the virus

Society

Coronavirus death toll passes 900,000 worldwide

As the fatalities climbed, US President Donald Trump admitted he had tried to minimise the seriousness of the Covid-19 threat at the start of the pandemic.

11 days ago

By AFP bureaus

Politics

Kanye West defends meeting Jared Kushner amid allegations of vote siphoning for Trump

Meanwhile, Kanye is said to be on better terms with his wife Kim Kardashian but their marriage reportedly still needs work.

12 days ago

By Amanda

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Politics

Trump, Biden trade blows as White House race hits final stretch

Labor Day traditionally kicks off the final sprint of the campaign, with less than two months until the November 3 election.

13 days ago

By Kerem Yucel and Elodie Cuzin

White House

Health

India overtakes Brazil with second-highest virus cases

India has been steadily reopening its pandemic-battered economy.

14 days ago

By AFP News

India

Crime

Assange extradition hearing to resume in London

The Australian is being held on remand at a high-security jail, faces 18 counts from US prosecutors that could see him jailed for up to 175 years.

14 days ago

By James Pheby

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Tombs at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

Politics

Trump called US marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': Report

Some critics pointed to Trump's denigrating comments about late senator John McCain, who was captured in Vietnam and was widely regarded as a war hero.

17 days ago

By AFP News

Celebrity

Ivanka Trump's supermodel sister-in-law Karlie Kloss to campaign for Joe Biden

The 28-year-old is a proud liberal and voted for the Democratic party in 2016 presidential elections as well.

18 days ago

By Amanda

Markets

Asian stocks track Wall St records on vaccine, recovery hopes

US officials have called on states to prepare to distribute a possible vaccine by November 1.

18 days ago

By AFP News

Politics

Microsoft unveils 'deepfake' detector ahead of US vote

The Video Authenticator software analyzes an image or each frame of a video, looking for evidence of manipulation that could be invisible to the naked eye.

18 days ago

By AFP News

Microsoft

Politics

Trump in Kenosha calls anti-racism protests 'domestic terror'

Trump had suggested in Washington that a meeting with the Blake family was possible during his high-profile trip, but it did not materialize.

19 days ago

By Sebastian Smith and Robert Chiarito

Avdullah Hoti (L) and Aleksandar Vucic (R)

Diplomacy

Trump to host summit between bitter enemies Kosovo and Serbia

More than two decades after their bloody ethnic conflict, Serbia refuses to recognize the independence that its former province Kosovo declared in 2008.

19 days ago

By Francesco Fontemaggi