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Former US President and current Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump has accused Democrats without evidence of trying to cheat in the 2024 election. Trump, who constantly talks about the result of the 2020 election he lost, has repeatedly tried to sow doubt about the integrity of the 2024 election and made claims without evidence that Democrats are trying to cheat. Trump continues to peddle claims and conspiracy theories about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election despite multiple courts throwing away his court cases. On Monday, October 21, he alleged voter fraud would happen in California. “We have some of the biggest crowds you’ve ever seen. I was in California. I’d love to have God to come down and be the vote counter just for one day and see how well we do in California,” Trump said of the solidly blue state. “Did you ever hear the expression that the vote counter is far more important than the candidate and unfortunately we can’t let that happen. We’ve gotta take it...

Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita stated on Monday that a recent proposal by a United Nations envoy to partition the disputed territory of Western Sahara is “unacceptable,” referencing the kingdom’s past rejections of similar plans. During a closed session of the UN Security Council last week, Western Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura suggested dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front to resolve the longstanding conflict. Bourita noted that de Mistura had made a similar proposal during his visit to Morocco in April, which was met with rejection from the kingdom. “Morocco has not and will not even accept hearing the proposal, because it contradicts the kingdom and Moroccans’ principled position that the Sahara is Moroccan,” Bourita asserted during a press conference in the capital, Rabat. Western Sahara is largely controlled by Morocco, yet the Polisario Front, supported by Algeria, has been advocating for independence since before Spain’s wi...