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Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement of the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. CBC | World News
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Biden repeatedly stumbles, Trump doubles down on falsehoods during U.S. presidential debate
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Read More »Thursday’s presidential debate: A make-or-break moment in U.S. election?
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Read More »How to watch the CNN presidential debate on CBC
CBC News is carrying a simulcast, as well as our own pre- and post-debate analysis, of the first campaign debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t be crashing the early Biden-Trump presidential debate
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, falling shy of benchmarks both in state ballot qualification and necessary polling. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran’s ex-president registers to run in presidential elections, reports say
Iran’s hardliner former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s upcoming snap elections organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran’s state television reported on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Biden, Trump set to spar next month in first of two upcoming presidential debates
U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »What to know as Supreme Court hears landmark presidential immunity case launched by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine hits Russian city, oil refinery on 2nd day of presidential vote, governor says
A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia, and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, an official said, during the second day of an election that Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Kyiv of trying to disrupt. CBC | World News
Read More »2 Russian regions bordering Ukraine report attacks on eve of presidential election
Ukraine fired at least eight missiles into Russia’s Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12, local officials said Thursday. The attack was the latest salvo in Kyiv’s attempt to rattle the Kremlin on the eve of Russia’s presidential election, which is taking place amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent. CBC | World News
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