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Europe
Spain
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:35 King Felipe and Queen Letizia have issued a public thank you to all world leaders who expressed condolences and solidarity with Spain after the country was hit by massive floods. The King and Queen took to social media to send a message in Spanish and English. They said: “Our deep gratitude to all Heads of State, authorities and international leaders for their messages of condolence, consultation, support and solidarity with the Spanish people due to the devastating consequences of ’Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos’ (DANA). “Their words of affection and brotherhood make us feel accompanied in this terrible tragedy that is ravaging our country.” The UK’s King Charles was one of many royals and world leaders who sent supportive messages after the flooding that devastated Spain. “My wife and I were utterly heartbroken to learn of the destruction and devastation following the catastrophic flooding in Southern and Eastern Spain. So many in the United Kingdom have strong, personal ties to Spain, and our nations are bound by so much that we have in common,” he said. “We extend our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to you and to the people of Spain for the tragic loss of so many lives. Our special thoughts, prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with all those who have lost loved ones and livelihoods this terrible week.” Valencia is the hardest hit region by what has been called one of the worst floods in European history. Towns are buried by mud and at least 217 people have died. Many more are still missing. Spain has sent tens of thousands of troops to help in the region. (Source: Royal Central)
Caspian Sea
Monday, November 4, 2024 Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan are conducting a two-day joint naval exercise named AZIREX 2024, hosted by Iran’s Navy in Bandar Anzali in northern Iran, focusing on search and rescue operations in the Caspian Sea. The exercise features various naval units from the Iranian and Azerbaijani navies, alongside units from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy and the Iranian National Police Marine Command. The Azerbaijani Navy’s rescue vessels, G129 and A640, arrived in Iranian territorial waters today to participate. During a briefing session held after the Azerbaijani vessels docked, the Deputy Operations Officer of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Taj al-Dini, emphasized the importance of coordination in executing scenarios, combat organization, execution phases, support, communications, and safety. The exercise includes various drills, such as aiding distressed vessels, providing medical and emergency assistance, conducting search and rescue operations, and ensuring navigational safety. The primary objective of AZIREX 2024 is to strengthen sustainable collective security and cooperation among participating countries, demonstrate goodwill, and showcase capabilities in supporting peace, friendship, and maritime security, he added. (Source: Iran Gront Page – Iran)
North America
United States
4 November 2024 Two of the top issues that were said to have favoured Republicans going into this election cycle was the economy and immigration. While Vice President Harris promised to get tougher on that issue, former president Trump held a hardline stance promising mass deportations – the largest in US history he said – and an end to birthright citizenship if he takes the win. /Video/ (Source: Youtube / France24 - France)
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2024./11/4 Democratic campaigner producer Virji takes on Harris’s road to the election /Video/ (Source: Al Jazeera – Qatar): https://tinyurl.com/yc7eus6t
(Monday), November 4, 2024 6:40 AM CET More than 160 million Americans are heading to the polls for Tuesday’s election. The result will be historic: ’either the maverick Trump will return to power, bent on “retribution” against his enemies after a four-year hiatus', or America will elect its first ’woman president’. The candidates are focused on seven critical swing-state contests: in a group of states - in the so-called Sun Belt such as Arizona and Nevada, and declining former industrial heartlands in the Rust Belt states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. ’Senior Harris officials argued over the weekend that 'internal campaign data showed the vice president winning over late-deciding voters by a double-digit margin’. Harris for her part claimed at a rally in Michigan, a Rust Belt swing state, that ’her campaign was gathering ’momentum.’ ’ ’A New York Times/Siena College poll, released yesterday, also found’ those voters who had settled on their decisions recently backed Harris ’by a double-digit advantage’. ’A separate poll in the Des Moines Register over the weekend found Harris narrowly leading Trump in Iowa’, a state previously regarded as a safe bet for the Republican candidate. ’Research combining a 'mega poll' of 31,000 people with separate swing states surveys also indicated tentatively that Harris was best placed to win’. Later on Sunday at a rally in North Carolina, another swing state, Trump suggested to the crowd that he was still in Pennsylvania. He also told a fictional story about the Al Capone, the Chicago gangster who died in 1947, and “MyPillow” CEO Lindell having dinner together, in which prominent Trump supporter Lindell offered Capone pillows. “If he didn’t sleep well because he didn’t like Mike’s pillows, Mike had almost no chance of living,” Trump said; Mike does not want to have dinner with Scarface. Pennsylvania, is perhaps the most vital of all, with 19 electoral college votes up for grabs - the largest number of any of the seven battleground states. On Sunday, Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania. He said he should “never have left” the White House, in a continuation of his claim that he won the 2020 election. He suggested someone should “shoot through” the “fake news” media’. (Source: Politico – U.S.)
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