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Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump offers to meet Kamala Harris in three televised debates in September, in what would be the first match-ups between the two. "I hope she agrees," Trump tells a news conference, after saying he has agreed to debates with television networks on September 4, 10 and 25. SOUNDBITE
"I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States," says US Vice President Kamala Harris in a phone call to a party celebration after securing enough votes from grassroots delegates by the second day of a five-day online ballot. SOUNDBITE
Vice President Kamala Harris says Trump "wants to take America back to 1800s" on abortion in a statement in Tucson, Arizona just days after that southwestern state's conservative supreme court rolled back reproductive rights to the Civil War era, saying an 1864 ban on abortion was valid. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump says he's "surprised" Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris to be his running mate in November's presidential election. "She did very poorly in the primaries. And that's like a poll," he tells reporters at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Asked if she is the strongest Democrat to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election, Senator Kamala Harris says she is "prepared to fight" what she believes "will be a winning fight". The California Democrat was speaking publically for the first time after announcing that she is seeking to become the first African American woman to hold the office of US president. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.