Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers … Read more
At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine North Korea has begun constructing a memorial for its soldiers killed fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine, state media reported, as leader Kim Jong-un hailed a “historic peak” in ties with Moscow. The so-called Memorial Museum … Read more
President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’ Silicon Valley executives apparently leaned on Donald Trump to call off a “surge” of federal troops in San Francisco on Thursday. The president said in a social media post that “friends of mine who live in … Read more
President says San Francisco mayor and Silicon Valley leaders asked him to give the city ‘a chance’ – key US politics stories from Thursday 23 October at a glance Donald Trump has cancelled plans for a deployment of federal troops to the San Francisco Bay Area that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and … Read more
The former governor picked up the most support from upper Manhattan and Jewish enclaves in Brooklyn. NEW YORK — Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish communities along with the Upper West and Upper East sides of Manhattan poured money into Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral warchest last month after the exodus of incumbent Eric Adams, an analysis of … Read more
The Democrat’s fraught history is getting in the way of his pitch to Curtis Sliwa voters. NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo is desperate for GOP votes in the New York City mayoral race — but Republican voters aren’t jumping on board to help. The scandal-scarred ex-governor’s appeals to Republicans — grounded primarily around beating his … Read more
Curtis Sliwa said he would rather be fatally tortured than drop out and work for one of his rivals. NEW YORK — “Remember the scene in Braveheart? Mel Gibson at the end? When the executioner was impaling him?” It was shaping up to be another memorable interview with Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for New … Read more
The moderate New York City mayor said he wants to stop Zohran Mamdani from winning in November. NEW YORK — Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo — a man he recently called a snake and a liar — in the heated race for New York City mayor Thursday. The about-face comes after the beleaguered … Read more
Tag-teaming rivals gang up on the frontrunner in their last big chance to dent his double-digit lead. NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa made the most of the final New York City mayoral debate Wednesday night, their last big chance to ding frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. And ding him they did. The former governor … Read more
Will Nancy Pelosi retire? She’ll say in a few weeks, but some San Francisco progressives are rallying around a possible successor. SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi, who has come under increasing pressure from fellow Democrats here to retire, will make an announcement about her plans after California’s election on a redistricting measure early next month, … Read more