Will the debates clash with any football fixtures? There have been several clashes between debate timings and football fixtures – an inevitability with the jam-packed TV schedules. Football fans and politics watchers were torn on June 7, when the BBC’s debate with the seven parties coincided with England’s international warm-up with Iceland on Channel 4. … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it’s a historic moment no matter what happens on stage. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are taking part in Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta. Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and … Read more
President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the election year. This marks the first of two agreed-upon debates in which the candidates will go head-to-head in a moderated discussion on national television. When is the Biden v Trump debate? CNN will host the … Read more
The four main party leaders Mr Sunak, Sir Keir, the SNP’s John Swinney and Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, took part in the most recent television special on June 20. The leaders did not go head to head and instead were given 30-minute slots to answer audience questions. The debate announcements were confirmed after … Read more
In short: The government will require banks to give customers more information about deposit rates and will streamline the process for switching mortgages in a bid to get better deals. The changes are backed by consumer watchdog the ACCC, but others of its suggestions have not been adopted. What’s next? The government has a broad … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden likes to take a hard thwack at corporate America. The Democrat tells voters that companies should pay more in taxes and he blames many businesses for fueling higher prices by stoking “greedflation” and “shrinkflation.” But for the past several months, top Biden administration officials have … Read more
GENEVA — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic. After COVID-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended … Read more
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivers a speech during an gathering celebrating Europe Day outside her residence in Tbilisi on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP) (Photo by VANO SHLAMOV/AFP via Getty Images) Vano Shlamov | Afp | Getty Images Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday held talks with European ministers to urgently … Read more
New Delhi, India – Prince Patel cancelled his vacation plans after the dates were announced for India’s ongoing weeks-long elections. The 61-year-old retired engineer said he had waited patiently for five years to cast his vote in Surat, India’s diamond hub in the western Indian state of Gujarat, “to give my referendum against the policy … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Trump Media is making a point of telling its shareholders how to prevent their stock from being loaned to short sellers — who bet the price of the shares will drop. The short-selling-prevention tips posted Wednesday on Trump Media’s website come as its DJT stock has fallen sharply … Read more