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Biden urges voters to reject Trump, warning democracy at risk

Bloomberg President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and Republicans who back him of endangering US democracy and urged Americans to reject any candidate backed by his predecessor in the November midterm election. “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundation of our republic,” Biden said Thursday in a prime-time speech from Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical ...

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Argentina VP survives assassination attempt

  Bloomberg A man was arrested in Argentina after pointing a gun at Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as she greeted supporters outside her residence in Buenos Aires, a rare case of political violence that shocked the South American nation. Video footage circulating on social media Thursday night showed a man coming within inches of the vice president and ...

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Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more jail time for election fraud

  Bloomberg A military-controlled court in Myanmar sentenced deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three more years in prison for alleged election fraud in the 2020 general elections, according to a person familiar with the matter. The conviction on Friday was the fifth verdict against the Nobel peace laureate since the military topped her civilian government in a ...

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