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Springsteen, at Harris rally, warns of ‘American tyrant’ Trump

Bruce Springsteen took the stage Thursday at Kamala Harris’s star-studded campaign rally in swing state Georgia, with the rock legend warning that White House hopeful Donald Trump aims to be an “American tyrant.”Harris is cranking up the celebrity wattage — including with Beyonce in Texas on Friday, according to reports — at a series of …

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Canada slashes immigration as public concern rises

Canada on Thursday sharply curbed its immigration targets in an effort to “pause” population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration declines.The announcement marked a major pivot for a country known as a welcoming destination for new arrivals, including economic migrants from the developing world seeking better living conditions.Canada’s population jumped 3.2 …

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Mozambique’s ruling party re-elected, opposition holds protests

Mozambique’s ruling party was declared to have won disputed presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide on Thursday as opposition supporters held scattered protests in several cities that resulted in at least one death. Daniel Chapo from the Frelimo party, which has been in power for half a century, took nearly 71 percent of the votes …

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King Charles’s Scottish retreat could become wedding venue

British head of state King Charles III’s remote private estate in the Scottish Highlands could become an exclusive location for weddings, if an application to the local council is approved.Documents submitted for consideration next week by the Licensing Board of the local Aberdeenshire Council outline plans to allow “weddings, dinners, meetings and associated events” at …

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Harris showcases Springsteen in star-studded swing state stop

Kamala Harris will stage a star-studded rally Thursday alongside Barack Obama and rock legend Bruce Springsteen, as she launches a series of battleground state concerts to juice support in the final days of a nail-biting US presidential election.The Atlanta, Georgia, rally — Harris’s first campaign stop with the only Black president in American history — …

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