WEST PALM BEACH, United States: US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after Tuesday’s vote “if it’s a fair election,” while again raising concerns about the use of electronic voting machines.
“If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I would be the first one to acknowledge it... So far I think it’s been fair,” Trump, repeating a caveat that he has used many times on the campaign trail, told reporters after voting in Florida.
Wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap, he reiterated his previous criticism of electronic voting machines, suggesting they were less secure than paper ballots and would delay the outcome being known.
“They spend all this money on machines... If they would use paper ballots, voter ID, proof of citizenship, and one-day voting, it would all be over by 10 o’clock in the evening. It’s crazy,” he told reporters in West Palm Beach.
He added: “Do you know that paper is more sophisticated now than computers? If it’s watermarked paper you cannot... It’s unbelievable what happens with it. There’s nothing you can do to cheat.”
Asked about fears of unrest after the election and whether he would call on supporters to avoid violence, he criticized the question.
“I don’t have to tell them that, that there’ll be no violence. Of course there’ll be no violence. My supporters are not violent people,” Trump said.
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
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Trump says would concede defeat ‘if it’s a fair election’
- Donald Trump: ‘If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I would be the first one to acknowledge it’
- Trump: ‘Of course there’ll be no violence. My supporters are not violent people’
Heathrow airport sees record high annual passenger numbers
LONDON: Heathrow Airport said Monday it welcomed more than 84 million travelers last year, a record high amount for the London hub which is set to undergo a major expansion.
The annual update comes as Heathrow — Europe’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2024 — starts work on a new runway to “unlock even more of that connectivity, trade and economic growth for the UK,” the airport’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye said in a statement.
Istanbul airport last week disclosed that it welcomed 84.4 million passengers in 2025, just below Heathrow’s figure of 84.5 million.
Heathrow said almost 7.2 million passengers traveled through the hub last month, its highest number on record for the month of December.
The airport in August unveiled a £49-billion ($66-billion) expansion plan, including the cost of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling.
The works will increase capacity to up to 150 million passengers per year, according to Heathrow.
It would be a rare expansion in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of a strategic sector that has seen demand soar since the Covid-era lockdowns.
The runway would cost £21 billion, with flights expected to take off within a decade, while the rest of the privately-funded investment will go toward expanding and modernizing the airport.
The annual update comes as Heathrow — Europe’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2024 — starts work on a new runway to “unlock even more of that connectivity, trade and economic growth for the UK,” the airport’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye said in a statement.
Istanbul airport last week disclosed that it welcomed 84.4 million passengers in 2025, just below Heathrow’s figure of 84.5 million.
Heathrow said almost 7.2 million passengers traveled through the hub last month, its highest number on record for the month of December.
The airport in August unveiled a £49-billion ($66-billion) expansion plan, including the cost of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling.
The works will increase capacity to up to 150 million passengers per year, according to Heathrow.
It would be a rare expansion in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of a strategic sector that has seen demand soar since the Covid-era lockdowns.
The runway would cost £21 billion, with flights expected to take off within a decade, while the rest of the privately-funded investment will go toward expanding and modernizing the airport.
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