India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s allegations of murder on Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s allegations of murder on Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Canada was “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday.

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Assassination scare as gunman is arrested at Democratic presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy Jr event

Assassination scare as gunman is arrested at Democratic presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy Jr event

Kennedy thanked his private security detail in a tweet: Kennedy’s father, US Sen Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel, less than two miles east of the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

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Fountain of reason: Revisiting Uganda’s Age of Enlightenment when it was revered as the Pearl of Africa  

Fountain of reason: Revisiting Uganda’s Age of Enlightenment when it was revered as the Pearl of Africa  

Public intellectuals have long used and engaged with the arts to communicate ideas about power, identity and society. Public intellectuals have long used and engaged with the arts to communicate ideas about power, identity and society.

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In admitting he ignored his lawyers, Trump may have undermined his defence of 2020 election cases

In admitting he ignored his lawyers, Trump may have undermined his defence of 2020 election cases

Trump has continued to make false claims that the election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud. Asked why he dismissed the views of lawyers in the White House and his campaign that he had lost the election, Trump responded: “Because I didn’t respect them.”

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Hunter Biden becomes first child of a sitting US president to be indicted he’s hit with criminal gun charge

Hunter Biden becomes first child of a sitting US president to be indicted he’s hit with criminal gun charge

The younger Biden for years has been the focus of unrelenting attacks by Trump and his Republican allies who have accused him of wrongdoing relating to Ukraine and China, among other matters. Hunter Biden has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, investment banker and artist, and has publicly detailed his struggles with substance abuse.

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Biden impeachment looms as government shutdown beckons unless funding bill passes

Biden impeachment looms as government shutdown beckons unless funding bill passes

The impeachment push comes as Trump, who was twice impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate, faces more serious charges in court. Trump has been indicted four times this year, including for trying to overturn the 2020 election that Biden won.

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Still-born-democracy: Is meaningful opposition in Uganda now reduced to Bobi Wine and NUP?

Still-born-democracy: Is meaningful opposition in Uganda now reduced to Bobi Wine and NUP?

We don’t know how FDC will emerge out of its internal conflicts. Most likely it may survive but not as strong as it was before. It may even collapse and give way to the formation of a new party. Time will tell.

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Former London police officers admit sharing racist texts about Duchess of Sussex, royals

Former London police officers admit sharing racist texts about Duchess of Sussex, royals

The former officers, aged in their 60s, pleaded guilty to sending offensive messages at a hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

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Are Allied Democratic Forces rebels an Islamic outfit or a bunch of rapists masquerading as mujahidin?

Are Allied Democratic Forces rebels an Islamic outfit or a bunch of rapists masquerading as mujahidin?

the public wrongly perceived FRONASA, RPF and NRA rebels to be Muslims, which was not true. People like Haji Abdu Nadduli were few in the rebel ranks. The overwhelming majority were Rwandese and Ugandan Christians. It was a good strategy. It earned the rebels enormous sympathy and moral and financial support domestically and internationally, although they were also strongly supported by the Anglo-American axis of global power

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Are Rwanda’s Tutsi imposters or same as Bahima in Uganda, if not why do they pose as such?

Are Rwanda’s Tutsi imposters or same as Bahima in Uganda, if not why do they pose as such?

A knowledgeable society is an asset. It is not enough to have academics and intellectuals. They must be ready to share their knowledge freely and costlessly. It would be bad for them if they lived in a fearful society that is also ignorant. When they do research they would either get no credible data or confront a docile, silent population, remote from them.

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