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King Charles Diagnosed with Cancer, Says Buckingham Palace

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The King of England, Charles III, has been diagnosed with, a Buckingham Palace source has said.

It is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.

The type of cancer has not been revealed, but the palace said the King began “regular treatments” on Monday.

Buckingham Palace says the King “remains wholly positive about his treatment”. He will postpone his public engagements, with senior royals expected to stand in for him.

The King “looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible”, the palace said.

No further details are being shared on the stage of cancer or a prognosis.

The King informed both his sons personally about his diagnosis and Prince William was said to be in regular contact with his father.

Prince Harry, who lives in the United States, spoke to his father and will be travelling to the UK to see him in the coming days.

The King, 75, returned to London from Sandringham in Norfolk on Monday morning and the palace says he has commenced treatment as an outpatient.

Although he will pause his public events, the King will continue with his constitutional role as head of state, including paperwork and private meetings.

There is a constitutional mechanism for when the head of state is unable to carry out official duties – in that circumstance “counsellors of state” can be appointed to stand in for the monarch.

At present that includes Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Anne and Prince Edward, with Prince Harry and Prince Andrew no longer to be called on as non-working royals.

Prince William had also temporarily withdrawn from public engagements while he helped his wife Catherine, the Princess of Wales, as she recovered from “abdominal surgery”.

But it was announced earlier on Monday he would return to public duties later this week.

The King was seen at a church service in Sandringham on Sunday, where he waved to crowds.

He had a prostate procedure at a private London hospital more than a week ago.

The King had chosen to go public about his prostate treatment, with the aim of encouraging more men to get prostate checks, the palace said at the time.

He was said to have been delighted to have raised awareness about the issue, with the NHS website reporting a surge in issues about prostate conditions.

For many types of cancer, the chance of getting it increases with age. UK figures suggest, on average each year, more than a third (36%) of new cancer cases were in people aged 75 and over.

​Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wished the King a “full and speedy recovery”, alongside Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Commons Speaker Sir Lyndsay Hoyle.

Palace statement in full

Source: BBC

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Kamala Harris Congratulates Trump, Urges President-Elect to Unite Americans

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US Vice President, Kamala Harris, has finally called Donald Trump to concede defeat in the election.

This comes hours after the race was called and her loss was confirmed.

According to the Daily Mail, Harris had a warning for the president-elect, lecturing him even as she congratulated him.

“She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans,” a senior aide said.

Harris is expected to concede to the nation at Howard University later today.

The White House has already confirmed that President Joe Biden also has called both candidates.

Biden has also invited Trump to meet with him, telling him about “the importance of working to bring the country together.”

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Trump Win is ‘in the Bag,’ Says Hungarian President, Orbán

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is already celebrating as Donald Trump closes in on winning the U.S. presidency.

“Good morning, Hungary! On the road to a beautiful victory,” Orbán wrote on social media, captioning an image of himself watching CNN’s election coverage on television.

“It’s in the bag!” added Orbán, a longtime, right-wing ally of Trump in Europe.

While the result is officially still too early to call, Trump has won key battleground states Georgia and North Carolina as Democratic rival Kamala Harris struggles.

Orbán was the first European leader to endorse Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Trump hosted the Hungarian prime minister at the White House in 2019.

“Just got off the phone with President @realDonaldTrump. I wished him the best of luck for next Tuesday,” Orbán announced on social media last week.

Trump in turn has invoked Orbán, who describes his own governing style as an “illiberal democracy,” at his rallies as a model leader, calling him “one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world.”

Source: politico.eu

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D-Day: Americans Elect New President

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The D-day has finally arrived, and millions of Americans are set to head to the polls and choose between the two presidential candidates who remain neck and neck in the polls.

Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump who have been embroiled in a relentless battle for votes for months, remain split by 1.2% in favour of Harris according to the latest polls Monday — a lead well within the margin of error.

Trump wrapped up his campaign trail with a final speech in Grand Rapids, in the swing State of Michigan he flipped back in 2016. Meanwhile, Harris concluded by pledging to “get to work” if elected in Philadelphia, another battleground state where incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden won by 1.2% in 2020.

Europe and the rest of the world remain on tenterhooks as the result of the vote might lead to protests and legal challenges similar to the aftermath of the vote four years ago.

Trump’s final campaign speech concluded in Michigan. The former president stuck to some policy points, namely immigration, but spent a portion of his final message meandering through a series of tangents, and criticising Harris.

Promising to usher in a new “golden age” for the US, he then spoke about assigning nicknames for his political opponents — and said “groceries” was an old term he hadn’t heard much.

He cast doubt on the electoral process, saying using “paper” for ballots was old-fashioned and slow, insisting “we want the answer tonight.”

Harris was the subject of much vitriol, with Trump saying the Democrat has a “low IQ” and that she and Biden had destroyed the US.

He said Nancy Pelosi and Democrats were “trouble for our country. They are bad, sick, people.”

At the end of his speech, he brought out the mayor of Hamtrack, Amer Ghalib, on stage to signal his support among Arab Americans.

Republicans are hoping Arab American voters, frustrated with Biden’s policies in the Middle East, will vote for Trump today.

Harris expressed ‘optimism’ and ‘joy’ at final rally in Philadelphia.

“Ours is not a fight against nothing, but for something… Tonight we finish as we started: with energy, optimism, joy,” Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said, wrapping up her campaign trail in Philadelphia on Monday night.

Describing her months-long run as a fight for democracy, the incumbent vice-president chose to end on a positive note with one last appeal to young voters.

“Generations before us led the fight for freedom, and now the baton is in our hands,” Harris said. “We need to get to work and get out the vote.”

Philadelphia is the largest city in the East Coast state of Pennsylvania, one of the seven key swing states — US states where the election could reasonably go to either of the two candidates.

After weeks of campaigning, polls are set to open across the US to decide the next president.

It is currently past midnight eastern time with the first polls set to open in the northeastern state of Vermont in some places as early as 5 am EST (11am CET).

Polls in Hawaii and Alaska are set to close by 1 am EST (7 am CET).

Over 82 million have already voted, according to data published by the University of Florida’s election lab, breaking records in some crucial swing states such as North Carolina.

  • Both Harris and Trump delivered their final message to voters in rallies last night.
  • Harris pushed a message of unity and optimism for the US, focusing on abortion rights and pledging to lower food and housing costs.
  • Trump painted a picture of America in despair — a problem only he could fix. Policy-wise, he vowed to seal the border between the US and Mexico and has proposed trillions worth of tax cuts.
  • Both spent a portion of their speeches criticising the other, with Harris making a contrast between her and her opponent without using his name, and Trump calling Harris a “radical left lunatic,” among other things.

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