Kremlin dismisses suspicion in America it killed Wagner boss Prigozhin, calls it ‘absolute lie’
The Kremlin says Western suggestions that Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an “absolute lie” while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results. Russia’s aviation authority has said that Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, was...
Zimbabwe braces for close poll as early results show paper-thin advantage for ruling Zanu
Early parliamentary results in Zimbabwe showed the ruling party and the main opposition neck and neck on Friday, after an election in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF party was widely expected to maintain its 43-year grip on power. Presidential results have yet to be announced after Wednesday’s vote, which was...
Inmate No.P0113580 Donald Trump is forever inscribed in prison annals as would a penny thief
A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there...
Mason Greenwood: Sinned against more than sinning after court acquitted him of sex assault charges
One of the most surprising sentences in Manchester United’s statement on Monday regarding Mason Greenwood’s future was the club’s assertion that their young forward did not carry out the crimes he was charged with. “Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online did...
While locusts menace poses threat to food security in East Africa, Uganda’s control methods fall off the pace
It is clear the government of Uganda has exclusively chosen chemical warfare to combat locusts. Pesticides are the chemicals of choice. However, the government has not been so open as to tell the country what particular pesticides it is using to combat locusts. We know some chemicals have been ordered...
Prigozhin plane crash: Only open source data analysis will shed light on truth of what transpired
Officials, according to Russian state media, are investigating the crash and what may have caused it, and have reportedly recovered the bodies. It has been widely speculated that the plane could have been shot down by Russian air defences, perhaps in response to Prigozhin’s attempted coup two months ago.
