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Added on the 09/11/2023 14:17:53 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Republican Donald Trump says he does not believe US President Joe Biden will exit the 2024 White House race, after the incumbent's lackluster debate performance sparked alarm within the Democratic Party. "Many people are saying that after last night's performance that Joe Biden is leaving the race. But the fact is, I don't really believe that because he does better in polls than any of the Democrats they're talking about," Trump told a campaign rally in Virginia. SOUNDBITE
The US Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump dominates the headlines of major US newspapers, a day after the two candidates clashed in a televised debate. IMAGES
Protesters and police officers clash outside Argentina's lower house of Congress in Buenos Aires as the institution continues to debate President Javier Milei's mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. IMAGES
Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of two Saraya al-Salam fighters, an armed faction linked to powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Four militants were killed overnight after an ambush in the southern Iraqi city of Basra sparked clashes between rival Shiite factions, a security source, days after deadly clashes in the capital. IMAGES
Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party picks her ally Armin Laschet as its next leader, in a key vote that kicks off the race for Germany's top job as a deadly pandemic roils Europe's biggest economy. In the close race, state premier of Germany's most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia Laschet triumphed over old Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz (521 votes vs 466 votes), after a first round that saw Merz leading by just five votes. IMAGES
A US flag is lowered at the US Capitol in honor of a police officer who died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who overran a session of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff as a tribute to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. IMAGES