Temporary relief for Trump after he posts $175m bond in civil fraud case to avert asset seizures
The bond prevents New York Attorney General Letitia James from going after Trump’s properties, including Trump Tower, his 370-acre resort and golf course in Westchester and his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump has denied wrongdoing and said the case is a political witch-hunt by James, a Democrat who sued him in 2022.
Chronicles of 1994 Rwanda Genocide trace its roots in Kagame, Museveni’s quest to put Great Lakes Region under Tutsi dominion aided by UK and US
It should be noted that only three days prior to the attack that then Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana had announced at the UN General Assembly in New York, key concessions to refugees. However, the RPF chose not to allow the validity of Habyarimana’s initiatives to be confirmed.
US abolishes centuries-old biased test that kept thousands of Blacks from getting kidney transplant
At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were – all because of an automated formula that calculated results for Black and non-Black patients differently. That race-based equation could delay diagnosis of organ failure and evaluation for a transplant, exacerbating other disparities that already make Black patients more at risk of needing a new kidney but less likely to get one.
Tshisekedi appoints DR Congo’s first female prime minister as violence surges in the east
Former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka will step into the role at a time of worsening violence in the country’s mineral-rich east, which borders Rwanda. The long-running conflict has displaced more than 7 million people according to the United Nations, making it one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Trump Media shares plummet 21 per cent days after disclosing millions in losses
Trump owns 78.75 million shares, which could result in a big windfall for the former president, depending on their value. At the stock’s peak last week, his stake would have been more than $6 billion, but after the selloff it would be valued at about $3.8 billion. Trump is not allowed to sell or borrow against any of his shares for six months – and any move by him to try to alter that agreement would likely trigger more selling.
Puntland pulls out of Somalia’s federal government, calls for referendum on draft constitution
The federal parliament in Mogadishu on Saturday approved several constitutional changes that the government says are necessary to establish a stable political system.
Far-right politics hits Elon Musk hard as consumers give his car brand Tesla and X wide berth
Tesla’s consideration score fell 8 percentage points from January alone even as Caliber’s scores for Mercedes, BMW and Audi, which produce gas as well as EV models, inched up during that same period, reaching 44-47 per cent.
Wrong right: How Belgium and Catholic church cultivated Tutsi-Hutu ethnic hate that spilled to Congo and Uganda
The Belgian authorities had anticipated this kind of instability and had prepared for it. Governor Harroy had approached a friend of his, Colonel B.E.M Guy Logiest who at the time was an officer with Force Publique in the Congo to help him prepare. And so when the upheaval began, a detachment was sent from Bujumbura on October 24, 1959. Then on November 4, 1959, Colonel Logiest arrived accompanied by Force Publique soldiers as well as Belgian paratroopers.
Arrest, imprisonment of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal for graft spark protests in India
The court’s decision comes a day after the INDIA bloc, an alliance of 27 opposition parties including AAP, came together at a rally in New Delhi to protest against Kejriwal’s arrest and accused Modi of seeking to rig the elections.
Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in Gaza, Ukraine
Francis appeared in good form, despite having celebrated the two-and-half-hour nighttime Easter Vigil just hours before. The pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter and his full participation in Easter services was not entirely guaranteed, especially after he skipped the traditional Good Friday procession.
