Guilty as charged: Donald Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crime, he’ll appeal
The verdict plunges the United States into unexplored territory ahead of the November vote, when Trump will try to win back the White House from Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump, 77, has denied wrongdoing and an attorney representing him said they would appeal as quickly as possible.
Uganda’s parliament speaker Among, her husband and others sanctioned by US for corruption and human rights abuses
Ugandans have been stunned by the revelations about Among’s spending. She has denied the allegations and has claimed she is the victim of a political witch-hunt. She says she is being targeted for her role in enacting an anti-gay bill condemned by rights watchdogs and others.
Date with fate: For Trump’s false records charges prison is rare, but not unprecedented
In deciding any sentence, Merchan may weigh the underlying seriousness of the charges due to their ties to the 2016 election, as well as Trump’s decision to go to trial rather than accept responsibility by pleading guilty.
Government crime statistics for 2023 show gun violence rose by 20 per cent in Kenya
The latest figures from the Small Arms Survey, which tracks global weapons trends, suggest there are some 750,000 firearms in civilian hands in Kenya. That is more than the army and police combined.
US assails Putin’s misinformation and hints at arming Ukraine to strike inside Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and support for Ukrainian attempts to repel it are a major focus of the NATO foreign minister meetings on Thursday and Friday – the alliance’s last major diplomatic gathering before a leaders’ summit in Washington in July to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding.
Biden’s ‘retail politician’ style of campaign taps friend groups, social media with erratic results
Biden, 81, has spent decades honing his ‘retail’ politician style of wooing voters. Big, thundering speeches have never been his style but he lights up when meeting people one-on-one, thumping shoulders, hugging strangers and FaceTiming people’s moms.
Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, raises recolonisation concerns after contentious law is passed
Many Nigerians, however, took to social media to say they won’t be singing the new national anthem, among them Oby Ezekwesili, a former education minister and presidential aspirant who said that the new law shows that the country’s political class doesn’t care about the public interest.
South Africa poll: Zuma’s party gives ruling ANC a run for money as early results show it’s ceding ground
With results in from 16.7 per cent of polling stations, the ANC’s share of the vote in Wednesday’s election stood at 42.5 per cent, with the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) on 25.8 per cent, data from the electoral commission showed on Thursday.
After two decades in the doldrums Arsenal managed by Arteta, has joined Europe’s elite clubs
Arsenal’s average age this season, weighted by minutes played, was just 25, making them the seventh-youngest team in Europe’s top five leagues. Of their 15 top players by minutes played, only two — Trossard and goalkeeper David Raya – are older than 26.
WHO ignores or knowingly misrepresents its own data on Covid to protect drug makers’ interests
Funding for essential sanitation and nutrition programmes has dropped as the WHO pushed for a shift in funding to mass vaccination in countries with young populations for a disease of the elderly to which they were already immune, supported with frankly idiotic slogans with more to do with advertising than public health, such as “No one is safe until everyone is safe.”
