Harris gets enough votes to seal Democratic prez nomination

Washington, August 2
US Vice-President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, was declared the 2024 presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday after she won enough votes from Democratic delegates in a virtual roll call.
Harris would face Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the general elections scheduled to be held on November 5.
“I am honoured to be the Democratic nominee for President of the US. I will officially accept the nomination next week. This campaign is about people coming together, fuelled by the love of country, to fight for the best of who we are,” said Harris, who was abruptly thrust into the role of presidential candidate late last month after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.
“I am so proud to confirm that V-P Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the close of voting,” Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison said after the end of a virtual roll call of votes from the elected delegates. — PTI

3 Americans back on US soil after prisoner exchange with Russia

The US and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. AP