World elections
Harris v Trump debate: Five things to watch
The prime-time event, which is expected to draw tens of millions of viewers, will be the first time the two candidates have met in person.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris’ trickiest debate nemesis won’t be Trump
Harris’ most complicated antagonist in the much-anticipated presidential debate will be one that she can’t criticise, question or contradict – Joe Biden.
- by Carlos Lozada
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Emmanuel Macron
Macron appoints ‘French Joe Biden’ as new PM to break political deadlock
Michel Barnier drove a hard bargain in Brexit negotiations, infuriating Brexiteers during a time of tense relations with the EU.
- by Rob Harris
This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy
With a nationwide blackout, a broken economy and a widely contested election result there are only so many things a leader can do to win popular support.
- by Julie Turkewitz
Lara Trump’s new Hero song met with derision
Here’s an artist whose music Donald Trump may be able to use in his rallies after several big names forbade the use of their tracks.
- by Tony Diver
‘I’ll be on the sidelines’: Biden joins Kamala Harris on campaign trail
Their stop in Pittsburgh capped a Labour Day spent seeking to press Harris’ advantage with union voters.
- by Jonathan Weisman and Nicholas Nehamas
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Germany
Germany’s far-right on track for first regional win since Nazi era
With a year to go until Germany’s national election, the results look punishing for Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition.
- by Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Harris is ahead in the polls, but she can’t afford to get comfortable yet
After a stellar party convention and her first sit-down interview, Kamala Harris’ team is feeling confident, but history has a way of repeating itself.
- by Ava Kalinauskas
Masculinity politics: How Donald Trump is courting the bro vote
A constellation of YouTubers, pranksters and streamers who influence young men is helping Trump win the “manoverse”.
- by John Branch
‘Gotta be fun, gotta be cool, gotta be sexy’: The candidates vying to be Japan’s PM
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a former PM and two women vying to become the country’s first female leader.
- by Lisa Visentin
Germany to step up deportations after stabbing
Visiting the site of last weekend’s stabbing, which has emboldened his far-right opposition, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it ‘terrorism against us all’.
- by Rachel More