Classified papers probe clears President Biden of wrongdoing, but turns his memory and age into election issues
Biden’s lawyers said his memory lapses were not unusual for someone trying to describe events that took place years ago. “Such comments have no place in a Department of Justice report,” they wrote in comments included in Hur’s report.
South African President Ramaphosa defends ANC’s 30 years in power in speech to Parliament
South Africa’s struggling economy has also been seriously hampered by an electricity crisis, with rolling blackouts across the country proving disastrous for businesses.
Glimmer of hope for Republicans as Trump ballot disqualification gets sceptical US Supreme Court reception
Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts told Jason Murray, representing four Republican voters and two unaffiliated voters who sued to keep Trump off the Colorado ballot, that if the Colorado decision is upheld, other states will proceed with disqualification proceedings of their own for either Democratic or Republican candidates.
White House: No redactions in special counsel report on classified documents handling by Biden
The yearlong investigation centered on the improper retention of classified documents by Biden from his time as a senator and as vice president. Sensitive records were found in 2022 and 2023 at his Delaware home and at a private office that he used in between his service in the Obama administration and becoming president.
First degree murder suspect wanted in US breaches security at Nairobi police station, escapes
Kangethe, 40, had been detained pending a ruling on whether he should be extradited to face a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Margaret Mbitu on October 31, 2023.
South African opposition party boycott president’s State of the Nation Address to Parliament
The leftist EFF party was formed in 2013 and won just over 10 per cent of the national vote in the last general election in 2019, but it was the only one of the three largest parties to increase its share of the vote.
Withdrawal of membership by four West African states makes ECOWAS bloc a house of cards
The juntas appear to be donning the mantle of Thomas Sankara. The revered former president of Burkina Faso, who seized power himself, is seen as a hero for his opposition to corrupt elites and French influence, his modesty and principles, and his concern for the ordinary Burkinabe.
Unhappy Kenya media giants preparing to take government to court over advertising revenue
The Daily Nation, the Standard, and Mediamax’s People Daily, which had previously co-distributed MyGov, all bid for the new contract, quoting prices between two to three times higher, according to a government source.
Lifestyle: US beef industry woos 2.4 million teachers in drive to paint eating meat as socially and environmentally cool
The beef industry “knows it has a trust issue,” says Jennifer Jacquet, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of Miami. The industry is attempting to influence public opinion by starting with children, says Jan Dutkiewicz at the Pratt Institute’s Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies.
US Secretary of State Blinken optimistic of Gaza ceasefire despite Israeli and Hamas hardlines
Washington has cast the hostage and truce deal as part of plans for a wider resolution of the Middle East conflict, ultimately leading to reconciliation between Israel and Arab neighbours and creation of a Palestinian state.
