By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Donald Trump cancelled a rally planned in Salina, Kansas, to support incumbent Republican senator Roger Marshall. The decision comes five days before the US midterm elections, CNN reports.
Barack Obama accuses Donald Trump of mobilising the US administration over a joke about the White House rather than against inflation. Five days before the midterm elections, polls suggest a possible Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, reports France 24 Afrique.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Flávio Bolsonaro says he left Brazil to protect his family after arriving in Miami and having his passports cancelled as part of a criminal investigation. The Brazilian senator says he is the victim of political persecution, while Donald Trump confirms that a visa was granted, reports Nile Post.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Nile Post ·
Donald Trump is highlighting several factories, energy infrastructure projects and job creation to support Republican candidates ahead of the November elections. Several projects remain uncertain, however, including a $54 billion South Korean investment in an Alaskan pipeline, according to a Reuters investigation.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly set seven conditions for Donald Trump to end the war, including unfreezing Iranian assets and withdrawing US forces from the region. The demands would also include ending strikes against Iran and lifting the naval blockade, reports the Zambian Observer.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Yemen: 14 killed in strikes attributed to RiyadhStrikes attributed to Saudi Arabia killed at least 14 people and injured 10 others in Yemen’s al-Jawf province, according to Almasirah. The Houthis then called for Aden airport to be evacuated after a missile fell inside its perimeter, according to a police source cited by AFP.
Five polls put Democratic Alliance ahead in TshwaneFive polls conducted between June and October put the Democratic Alliance ahead of the African National Congress in voting intentions in Tshwane. The surveys differ on the ranking of smaller parties that could influence coalition-building after the municipal election, the Daily Maverick reports.The week in Africa
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