US Elections

Hillary Clinton Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia

Dr Lisa Bardack said she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and given antibiotics, but had become dehydrated at the New York event.

Video shows her being supported by aides as they put her into her van after she left the ceremony early.

The doctor's statement said she was now re-hydrated and "recovering nicely".

"Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia," Dr Bardack's statement said.

Clinton apologises for calling Trump supporters 'deplorable'

But the Democrat launched a furious attack on her Republican opponent and promised to keep fighting "bigotry and racist rhetoric".

Mr Trump had responded by saying the comment was "insulting" to "millions of amazing, hard working people".

Opinion polls suggest Mr Trump is gaining on Mrs Clinton.

The rivals are neck and neck in the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida.

 

   

US election: Clinton calls half of Trump supporters 'deplorables'

Speaking at a fundraiser, she said they were "racist, sexist, xenophobic, Islamophobic - you name it".

She then went on to say the rest of the Republican nominee's supporters were "just desperate for change".

Mr Trump's campaign manager said Mrs Clinton had insulted "millions of Americans", with her comments.

Polls released earlier this week suggest Mr Trump is gaining on Mrs Clinton, and the rivals are neck-and-neck in the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida.

In other developments:

Facebook billionaire giving $20 Million to help defeat Trump

The move makes him the third largest publicly-disclosed donor in the 2016 election cycle.

Moskovitz and his wife Cari Tuna said in a post on Medium that they will divvy up the funds among a number of PACs, including the Hillary Victory Fund and MoveOn.org’s political action arm. The largest contributions of $5 million will go toward the League of Conservation Voters, an environmentalist group, and For Our Future, a PAC organized by labor and environmental groups.

Trump says Iranian ships 'will be shot'

"And by the way, with Iran, when they circle our beautiful destroyers with their little boats and they make gestures that our people -- that they shouldn't be allowed to make, they will be shot out of the water," he said at a rally here.

Taking such action would have tremendous ramifications and would likely be considered an act of war. The comments, even given Trump's penchant for tough language, are unusual for a presidential candidate.

Trump appeared to be referring to a series of close encounters between the US and Iran in international waters in the Persian Gulf.

Obama: Trump's 'wacky ideas' should be challenged

"People start thinking behavior that in normal times we would consider completely unacceptable and outrageous becomes normalized," Obama said during a news conference at the tail end of his visit to Laos.

"People start thinking that we should be grading on a curve," he said. "But I can tell you from the interactions I have had over the last eight or nine days with foreign leaders that this is serious business."

Trump, Clinton open campaign season sparring on national security

So began the homestretch to Election Day, as both candidates on Tuesday put national security squarely at the center of the 2016 campaign in the belief that it gives them the advantage.

Trump began by unveiling a list of 88 retired military leaders endorsing his candidacy, including four four-star generals and 14 three-star flag officers.

Then, alongside retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn at an event in Virginia Beach -- where fighter jets could be heard whooshing overhead -- Trump said of Clinton that "virtually every decision she's made has been a loser."

Trump welcomes endorsement from 88 military leaders

The group of retired generals and admirals declared the Republican nominee "has the temperament to be commander-in-chief".

Mr Trump, who has highlighted veterans' issues during his campaign, called their support "a great honour".

He has meanwhile been dismissing claims of impropriety over a political donation to a Florida official.

The Washington Post reported on Monday that in 2013 Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi had been considering fraud charges against Trump University.

Clinton during coughing fit: 'Every time I think about Trump I get allergic'

"Every time I think about Trump I get allergic," said the Democratic nominee in the midst of her coughing outbreak during a Cleveland rally, Ohio. Behind Clinton, running mate Tim Kaine clapped while the audience laughed in response.

Kellyanne Conway, Trump's campaign manager, seized on the episode to tweak Clinton over her distance from the media -- including not holding a full-blown press conference since last December.

"Must be allergic to media. Finally spent a minute w/ them," Conway wrote on Twitter.

After cursing Obama, Duterte expresses regret

Duterte, who cursed Obama as a "son of a bitch" Monday, said in a statement through his spokesman that he regretted "it came across as a personal attack on the US President."

"We look forward to ironing out differences arising out of national priorities and perceptions," the statement released on Tuesday read.