Biden's support among voters without a four-year degree is down 10 percentage points compared to this point in the 2020 campaign, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polls shows.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden - World
The former president rattled off a list of adversaries and grievances in angry, rambling remarks.
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U.S. President Joe Biden had a marginal 2 percentage point lead over Republican challenger Donald Trump in the race to win the November presidential election, following Trump's historic conviction by a jury on charges he falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Friday.
South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed the African National Congress's (ANC) share of the vote to 40%.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa, in Midrand, South Africa, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a record-equalling third straight term after six weeks of voting. But some exit polls have proved inaccurate in previous elections.
Darbari Lal, 90, leaves after casting his vote at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of the general election, in Faridkot district, Punjab, India, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
Vishal Aheer and his team trudged up treacherous Himalayan mountain paths and across rickety bridges for seven hours to make sure that just 185 Indian villagers could vote in what has been a mammoth election.
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A record temperature registered this week for the capital New Delhi of 52.9 degree Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) was too high by 3 C, the Indian government said on Saturday, blaming a weather sensor error.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, saying "it's time for this war to end" and winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas.
Palestinians make their way, as they inspect the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from Jabalia refugee camp, following a raid, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa - World
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel itself had made.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to end the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tried to refocus attention on China's threat in the Asia-Pacific on Saturday, seeking to alleviate concerns that conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza have distracted from America's security commitments in the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su - World
South Korean defence minister Shin Won-sik said on Saturday that more evidence suggests weapons used by Russia in the war in Ukraine were illegally imported from North Korea.
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Canada warned China against meddling in its elections during a rare meeting of the countries' defence chiefs, its defence minister said on Saturday.
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The festival in the English countryside celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and has a global reputation among opera lovers.
