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President Donald Trump has stated that he expects to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, despite previously declining to commit to a scheduled face-off. Trump expressed his belief that the debates should occur before voting begins, although he also mentioned that he could make a case for not participating. He referred to Harris as a "radical left lunatic" and criticized ABC News, the host of one of the planned debates. Harris, who has received the endorsement of President Joe Biden, has accused Trump of backpedaling on their agreement for a September 10 forum. [Extracted from the article]

During the first week of trading, nine US ETFs holding Ethereum experienced outflows of $340 million as investors withdrew money from a high-fee legacy product that was converted to an exchange-traded fund. However, the eight new Ether ETFs approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission received inflows of $1.17 billion in the four trading days ending on July 26. BlackRock, Bitwise, and Fidelity saw the largest inflows, while Grayscale's incumbent Ethereum Trust lost $1.5 billion as investors took the opportunity to cash out. The price of Ether has dropped 4.6% since the ETFs began trading on July 23. [Extracted from the article]

The recent elections in France and the United Kingdom have brought about significant political changes. In France, the left-leaning Labour party emerged victorious, while in the UK, the Conservative Party suffered a major defeat, with the Labour party winning a majority. The new Labour leader, Keir Starmer, aims to renew the nation and rebuild the country. The UK government will prioritize stimulating economic growth and increasing investment to address economic challenges. The rise of the far-right Reform Party in the UK, led by Nigel Farage, poses a challenge for the Conservative Party. These election results reflect a global trend of anti-incumbency and a rejection of inflation. [Extracted from the article]

Lawmakers in Togo have approved a new constitution that weakens the powers of future presidents but could potentially extend the rule of President Faure Gnassingbe. Under the new code, the president will no longer be elected by universal suffrage but by members of parliament. The law also introduces presidential term limits of two four-year stints, potentially allowing Gnassingbe to stay in power until 2033. The new system has sparked concerns that Gnassingbe is seeking to extend his family's more than 50-year rule. Togo's parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for this weekend, have been postponed due to violent protests. [Extracted from the article]

According to the head of the Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission, a clear winner has emerged from the country's recent presidential vote. While the leading candidate was not named, the incumbent president, Felix Tshisekedi, is reportedly well ahead based on a partial tally from the commission. The country's Protestant and Catholic churches also conducted a parallel count, which showed one contender receiving over 50% support. However, logistical issues and opposition from other candidates have led to criticism of the election process. The final results are expected to be announced on December 31st. [Extracted from the article]

According to election observers from the Protestant and Catholic churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one presidential candidate has received over 50% support in the country's December 20 election. However, the leading candidate was not named. The electoral commission's partial count showed that the incumbent leader, Felix Tshisekedi, had 77% backing. The church observers noted numerous irregularities that could affect the integrity of the results. The election was marked by logistical delays, and many of Tshisekedi's opponents have called for a rerun. The churches have historically played a significant role in holding the government accountable and have previously questioned Tshisekedi's election victory in 2018. [Extracted from the article]

Protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, turned violent as demonstrators clashed with security forces. The opposition had organized a peaceful protest against alleged irregularities in the recent election and an attempt to manipulate the outcome. The government had blocked the demonstration, but a few hundred supporters of opposition candidate Martin Fayulu gathered outside his campaign headquarters. The clashes resulted in injuries to both protesters and police officers. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is currently leading the election with 77% of the vote, while Fayulu is in third place with 4%. [Extracted from the article]

A small election protest in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, turned violent as demonstrators threw rocks at security forces, who responded with tear gas and stormed the headquarters of opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu. The opposition organized the protest to denounce irregularities and alleged attempts to rig the December 20 election, despite it being banned by authorities. Fayulu's supporters gathered outside his campaign headquarters, surrounded by mostly unarmed police. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi currently holds a commanding lead in the election, with Fayulu and other challengers calling for a rerun due to logistical delays. [Extracted from the article]

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that it will block an opposition demonstration planned for Wednesday against the country's recent election. Presidential candidates Martin Fayulu and Denis Mukwege have criticized the election and called for a new one, but the government has stated that any challenges should be brought before the court. Despite the government's decision, the candidates still plan to demonstrate. Tensions are rising in the country over claims of election rigging, although international missions have deemed the election relatively peaceful. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi currently has about 79% of the counted votes, followed by Moise Katumbi with 14% and Martin Fayulu with 4%. Security personnel have been deployed throughout the country, and security forces will remain in place until the provisional announcement of results on December 31. [Extracted from the article]

The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission, CENI, has faced criticism for major delays in the country's recent elections. The commission has defended the delays, stating that the goal is to give Congolese citizens the chance to participate in a democratic and credible process. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is expected to win a second term, according to opinion polls. However, there have been reports of polling centers opening late or not at all, and some presidential candidates have threatened to reject the results. The election is the fourth since the end of dictatorship and war in Congo, a country known for its production of cobalt and copper. [Extracted from the article]

Polls have opened in the Democratic Republic of Congo as citizens vote to choose their leaders. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is the front runner, followed by businessman Moise Katumbi and ex-oil executive Martin Fayulu. The election is expected to be a logistical challenge, with diplomats predicting that voting will need to be extended in remote areas. However, there have been reports of equipment shortages and dysfunction at polling stations. Despite these challenges, the pre-election period was generally improved and inclusive, allowing candidates to campaign freely. The new president will have to address tensions with neighboring Rwanda and the country's high levels of poverty. [Extracted from the article]

Polls have opened in the Democratic Republic of Congo as citizens vote to choose their leaders. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is the front runner, followed by businessman Moise Katumbi and ex-oil executive Martin Fayulu. The election is expected to be a logistical challenge, with the need to extend voting in remote areas. However, the pre-election period was generally improved and inclusive, allowing candidates to campaign freely. The new president will have to address tensions with neighboring Rwanda and the country's high levels of poverty. [Extracted from the article]

Adobe Inc. has terminated its $20 billion acquisition of startup Figma Inc. due to regulatory clashes in Europe and the UK. The companies have agreed that there is no clear path to obtaining regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. The acquisition was a significant bet on the growing market of creative work on the web, which Figma has rapidly captured. However, regulators in multiple jurisdictions viewed the deal as a tech incumbent stifling a potential competitor. Despite the termination, Adobe remains a dominant force in the creative software market. [Extracted from the article]

The alliance between Taiwan's main opposition parties has collapsed, leading to separate bids in the upcoming election and weakening their chances against the ruling party. The breakdown occurred after a public fallout between the Kuomintang's Hou Yu-ih, independent candidate Terry Gou, and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party. The KMT's Hou announced his vice presidential running mate as TV presenter Jaw Shaw-kong, while the TPP's Ko selected lawmaker Wu Hsin-ying. The fallout increases the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party's odds of securing a third term, with Vice President Lai Ching-te as their nominee. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declined to run in upcoming elections after a poll showed him lagging his main rivals. Ecuador's bonds rallied after Lasso was elected in 2021, and he cut the fiscal deficit in a country that has a reputation as a serial defaulter. [Extracted from the article]

Mahfud, currently the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, will be acting as the communication and information technology minister, President Joko Widodo told reporters on Friday. (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia named the minister for legal affairs Mahfud MD as the acting head of the technology ministry after the incumbent was detained as part of a graft probe. [Extracted from the article]

Erdogan won 49.5% of the votes while Kilicdaroglu secured just under 45% support, short of the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff, Ahmet Yener, head of the electoral board, said in televised comments on Monday. (Bloomberg) -- Turkey will hold a runoff election in two weeks after no presidential candidate won an outright victory in Sunday's elections, according to the High Election Board. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Republican Tom Kean won the House race in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, ABC and NBC said, beating Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski. Kean, a former state senator, narrowly lost to Malinowski in a 2020 House race. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Incumbent Marco Rubio defeated House Democrat Val Demings in Florida's Senate race, NBC and CNN said. Rubio, whose presidential ambitions were thwarted by Donald Trump in 2016, has served in the US Senate since 2011. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Democrat incumbent J.B. Pritzker was re-elected for a second term as Illinois governor, the Associated Press said. Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune who largely self-funded his campaign, defeated Trump-backed Republican Darren Bailey. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Michigan voters on Tuesday evening are set to determine whether former President Donald Trump's candidates will take on Democrat incumbent Governor Gretchen Whitmer and replace Congressman Peter Meijer, in one of the more hotly-contested races in the US House. Among them are Tudor Dixon, who is on the GOP ballot for governor, and John Gibbs, who is challenging incumbent Meijer, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. [Extracted from the article]

28th District (Biden 53%-46%): The Cuellar-Cisneros runoff will test the ability of national progressive groups to increase their clout in the House Democratic Caucus and rid it of the lone House Democrat opposed to abortion rights. (Bloomberg Government) -- There are numerous story lines to watch for in the primary elections Tuesday, including the sure ouster of a Georgia Democratic congresswoman and a potential loss by the only House Democrat who opposes abortion rights. Read More: Alabama Senate GOP Primary Draws Unprecedented Outside Spending 5th District (Trump 62%-35%): Six Republicans are vying to succeed Brooks in a Huntsville-area district where capturing the Republican nomination is tantamount to winning the November general election. [Extracted from the article]

Deni won the first round with 65 votes, compared with 59 for Farmajo, while former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud garnered 52 and ex-Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire 47. Somalia's president progressed to the next round of the nation's presidential elections, though his bid to become the nation's first leader to be re-elected faced a strong challenge from a regional leader. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamedannounced his candidacy for long-delayed presidential elections thatwill be held later this month. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced hiscandidacy for long-delayed presidential elections that will be heldlater this month. [Extracted from the article]

Justice Democrats, a group that backed the candidacies of Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive members of Congress, also did not endorse Turner this year as they had before. (Bloomberg) -- Representative Shontel Brown easily turned back a challenge from progressive activist Nina Turner in Tuesday's Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat in Ohio that was seen as part of the struggle for influence between the party's two wings. [Extracted from the article]

Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House Speaker, has endorsed Charlie Crist, a member of Congress, in the upcoming Florida governor race against incumbent Ron DeSantis. Pelosi praised Crist's dedication to fighting for Floridians and expressed confidence in his ability to win the election. However, there are other Democratic candidates, including Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and State Senator Annette Taddeo, who are also vying for the nomination. A recent poll showed DeSantis with a significant lead over both Crist and Fried among registered Florida voters. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- On one side of busy South Cherry Street near downtown San Antonio, Senator Elizabeth Warren headlined a beer garden rally for Jessica Cisneros, the 28-year-old progressive vying to unseat one of Congress's most conservative Democrats. The Cuellar-Cisneros race is a rematch from the 2020 primary contest, which Cisneros, immigration and human rights lawyer, lost by less than 4 percentage points. When asked what has changed since her narrow loss to Cuellar two years ago, Cisneros said there are many voters new to the redrawn district and "being under an FBI raid isn't a good first introduction.". [Extracted from the article]

Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Fred Upton ofMichigan and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington wereamong the 10 House Republicans who infuriated Trump byvoting against him during his second impeachmentproceeding. (Bloomberg) -- Three House Republicans targeted by formerPresident Donald Trump raised more money in the thirdquarter than his hand-picked candidates to defeat them,according to Federal Election Commission filings. [Extracted from the article]

Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Fred Upton ofMichigan and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington wereamong the 10 House Republicans who infuriated Trump byvoting against him during his second impeachmentproceeding. (Bloomberg) -- Three House Republicans targeted by formerPresident Donald Trump raised more money in the thirdquarter than his hand-picked candidates to defeat them,according to Federal Election Commission filings. [Extracted from the article]

Representatives Liz Cheney of Wisconsin, Fred Upton ofMichigan and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington wereamong the 10 House Republicans who infuriated Trump byvoting against him during his second impeachmentproceeding. (Bloomberg) -- Three House Republicans targeted by formerPresident Donald Trump raised more money in the thirdquarter than his hand-picked candidates to defeat them,according to Federal Election Commission filings. [Extracted from the article]

Macron's party fared poorly in the first round and isn't expected to win any region on its own, a repeat of last year's failure to secure any major cities in the municipal elections. (Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen both look set for disappointing results in France's regional elections. [Extracted from the article]

Macron's party fared poorly in the first round and isn't expected to win any region on its own, a repeat of last year's failure to secure any major cities in the municipal elections. (Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen both look set for disappointing results in France's regional elections. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG pulled well ahead of Tesla Inc. in battery-electric vehicle sales last year as Europe's incumbent carmakers rose to the challenge from Elon Musk's Model 3. VW Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess goaded Musk earlier this month by writing in his debut post on Twitter that he was coming for Tesla's market share. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Uganda's incumbent leader, Yoweri Museveni, took an early lead in the nation's presidential elections in preliminary results, the Daily Monitor reported. Museveni has 61% of those ballots, while his main rival, Robert Kyagulanyi, has garnered 28% so far, the newspaper said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Republican Young Kim won the House race for California's 39th Congressional District, the Associated Press projected on Friday night. Kim, a former state lawmaker, defeated Representative Gil Cisneros, a one-term Democratic incumbent. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's estranged brother won't stand in the July 10 election, removing a potential obstacle for the ruling party as it seeks to retain its 55-year grip on power. Despite declining to run himself, Lee, 62, will campaign against the ruling party co-founded and built up by his father Lee Kuan Yew, the nation's founding prime minister, which his older brother now leads. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's estranged brother won't stand in the July 10 election, removing a potential obstacle for the ruling party as it seeks to retain its 55-year grip on power. How a House Started Singapore's First Family Feuding: QuickTake This will be the first election for the Progress Singapore Party, which was founded last year by former ruling party members who became disgruntled with the government. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate's historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be especially momentous for a small group of vulnerable incumbent senators whose 2020 re-election bids are central to determining control of the chamber. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to snag a Senate majority if Trump wins re-election, and three if they win the White House. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate's historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be especially momentous for a small group of vulnerable incumbent senators whose 2020 re-election bids are central to determining control of the chamber. But Democrats see her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and a possible vote to acquit Trump as significant ammunition against her. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate's historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be especially momentous for a small group of vulnerable incumbent senators whose 2020 re-election bids are central to determining control of the chamber. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to snag a Senate majority if Trump wins re-election, and three if they win the White House. But Democrats see her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and a possible vote to acquit Trump as significant ammunition against her. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- National Democrats typically close ranks behind the party's incumbents, but Elizabeth Warren is breaking with that practice. In 2016, some Democrats blamed Green Party candidate Jill Stein for swinging enough votes away from the party's nominee, Hillary Clinton, in key states to allow Donald Trump to win. [Extracted from the article]

But occasionally, interest is piqued, and another potential voter's name is logged for the middle school principal endorsed by Justice Democrats, the progressive activist group that backed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a neighboring district. But it was Bowman who won the endorsement of Justice Democrats, a progressive badge of honor also sought by Ghebreghiorgis and about 10 others vying for the Democratic nomination in New York's 16th Congressional District. "A corporate Democrat and a paper progressive", is how Bowman dismissively described Engel. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc increased their support in the latest poll for Bild newspaper, suggesting criticism that followed the appointment of CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as defense minister has not damaged the parties' standing among German voters. The CDU/CSU scored 28.5% in the Insa poll, up 2.5 percentage points from the previous week and compared with their combined score of 33% in the last national election in 2017. [Extracted from the article]

A fervor of anti-establishment feeling in Panama saw the governing party on track to lose about half its seats in congress and its candidate finish fourth in the presidential election. The likely winner, Texas-educated businessman Laurentino Cortizo, tapped voter anger over corruption scandals, and has pledged to overhaul the way public contracts are awarded, to cut graft, and revive the $60 billion economy which was, until recently, one of the world's top performers. [Extracted from the article]