by Michael Mathes / with Dave Clark in Washington LAS VEGAS, United States | AFP | — Turning his final presidential debate appearance into an unprecedented assault on US political convention, Donald Trump refused Wednesday to say that he would respect a Hillary Clinton victory in November. As the last head-to-head encounter of the toxic 2016 campaign descended into mud-slinging, the Republican mogul doubled down on claims that his Democratic rival’s supporters plan to […]
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Clinton, Trump go all-in with last debate in Vegas
by Michael Mathes with Ivan Couronne in Washington LAS VEGAS, United States | AFP | — Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump face off for their last presidential debate Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiraling downward in the polls amid allegations of sexual misconduct and wild charges of a “rigged” US election. With just 20 days before Americans cast ballots November 8, polls showed Clinton widening her lead over the provocative billionaire. The […]
Trump vs. Clinton: the first TV debate
Clash of the titans: Clinton, Trump go head to head
by Jennie Matthew with Michael Mathes in Washington HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off Monday in one of the most consequential presidential debates in modern US history, with up to 100 million viewers to tune in for the hotly-anticipated political duel. With polls tightening into a virtual dead heat, the stakes could hardly be higher: the first woman to win the White House nomination for a major US […]
Obama administration under fire after ex-Gitmo inmate disappears
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Obama administration came under fire Thursday over the disappearance of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate in Uruguay, as Republican lawmakers voiced fears he and others freed from the military prison could again threaten America. Jihad Diyab — a 44-year-old Syrian who was resettled in Uruguay in 2014 along with five other ex-detainees — went off the South American country’s radar several weeks ago after apparently evading border controls and […]





