Different signs on different fronts over the past few hours forecast that former US Republixan President Donald Trump was poised to returning to the White House after Tuesday's elections. However, fears of voting fraud or any other last-resort maneuver from the Democratica camp rooting for Vice President Kamala Harris were not to be ruled out.
At least 12 people have been confirmed dead Thursday in the U.S. state of Florida, where Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean, leaving millions without power and causing severe damage. According to PowerOutage.us, 2.63 million homes were still without power in Florida Thursday night.
Former US President Barack Obama believes Joseph Biden should drop his reelection bid, The Washington Post reported. Despite his endorsement after the debate in which Biden trailed former President Donald Trump, Obama has been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign” because the 81-year-old man who served twice as Vice President under him should “seriously consider” ending it after his chances of victory have “greatly diminished.” The incumbent Democratic head of state is self isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. Other US media noted that Biden's decision is to be announced in a matter of days, probably around the weekend.
Argentine President Javier Milei began mingling with the elite of the global leadership Friday at the exclusive Italian resort of Borgo Egnazia where the G7 Summit is taking place. Although the South American country is not a member of the group pitting together the seven largest world economies, he attended as a guest at the invitation of host Prime Minister Georgia Meloni who welcomed him personally.