Trump secures resounding victory in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa
If Trump finishes above 50 per cent, winning more than all his rivals combined, it will further weaken his opponents’ argument that his march to the nomination can be derailed.
Trump says Republican supporters can help him punish Biden and Democrats in closing pitch in Iowa
Even as Donald Trump predicted his supporters would deliver a substantial victory over his nearest rival, he sought to temper expectations that he could cross 50 per cent of the vote, a threshold never crossed in a contested Republican caucus.
I mourn for Uganda: Pearl of Africa is saddled with Yoweri Museveni, the country’s problem No.1
President Tibuhaburwa Museveni long ago wrote in his book, What is Africa’s Problem, “that the problem of Africa is leaders who overstay in power. This was an admission by the then new president of Uganda that behind every problem is the problem of leadership.
Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees
New York Judge Robert Reed said that given the “complexity of the issues” in the case and other factors, it was reasonable that Donald Trump be forced to pay lawyers for the Times and the reporters a total of $392,638 in legal fees.
Globalisation: Why Non-Aligned Movement is a contradiction in a world interlinked by Internet
Political powers are resisting Internet and trying to role back into the 20th century when the World Wide Web was emerging. Despite the increasingly intricate interconnections and interdependences, some countries are stuck with the idea of nonalignment.
Politics and religion: How Uganda’s Museveni pulverised Christianity into a wild god for governance
In The Prince, Machiavelli prescribes what makes a ruler appear invincible: possessing prowess and being able to build own dynasty on own terms or agenda, free from influence from anyone including the clergy, academics, intellectuals, even own family, executive, legislature, judiciary or Constitution.
While Uganda’s Afro-fusion artist Bobi Wine symbolises Africa’s brittle democracy, youth interventions are recycling authoritarian politics
Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75 per cent of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080. While population dynamics vary across the continent, most sub-Saharan countries have a...
Armed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate
Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said the 13 people arrested will be charged with terrorism. It tweeted that it will present the charges in coming hours. Ecuadorian law establishes a penalty of up to 13 years in prison for anyone convicted of terrorism.
Macron sends out France’s youngest prime minister, Gabriel Attal, to fend off far right
France’s influence in Europe has grown under Macron, with Britain’s departure and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s retirement leaving way for more statist French ideas to influence EU policymaking.
Washington appeals court judges sceptical of Trump’s immunity claim in ballot subversion case
With the Republican state-by-state presidential nominating contest due to kick off next week, Trump used the hearing as an opportunity to claim he is the victim of political persecution. In a video posted to social media ahead of the hearing, Trump said he could prosecute Democratic President Joe Biden if he wins the November presidential election.
