Warlord Prigozhin aftermath: Putin discusses Ukraine war with top Wagner Group mercenaries
The Kremlin said the meeting took place late on Thursday. Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, who has travelled over recent months to several countries where Wagner mercenaries have worked, was also present, sitting closest to Putin.
Corrupting Pan-Africanism and nationalism for ethnic supremacy: Case of Uganda in Great Lakes Region
Pan-Africanism was the attempt to create a sense of brotherhood and collaboration among all people of African descent whether they lived inside or outside of Africa. It held the idea that peoples of African descent have common interests and should be unified. However, although Kwameh Nkrumah wanted to take advantage of it to realise his dream of one Africa with one government, it did not originate in Africa or with him.
US government shutdown is certain from Sunday, may last to December before it’s resolved
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said new training for air traffic controllers will be halted and another 1,000 controllers in the midst of training will be furloughed. Even a shutdown that lasts a few days will mean the department won’t hit its hiring and staffing targets for next year, he said.
Biden targets Trump’s extremist movement as he makes democracy a touchtone in re-election bid
In the 2022 midterms, voters up and down the ballot rejected Republican candidates who repeatedly denied the results of the 2020 election. But Kari Lake, the GOP gubernatorial candidate, has never conceded her loss to now-Governor Katie Hobbs and is expected to soon launch her a bid for the US Senate. Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters and Mark Finchem, who ran for secretary of state, also repeated fraudulent election claims in their respective campaigns.
Curtains, sleeping with teachers: 2024 Republican debate takes strange turns, props up Trump
In another moment, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie used a question about education to mention that Democratic President Joe Biden was “sleeping with a member of the teachers’ union” – a reference to his wife Jill Biden, a teacher.
Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate
Former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Ramaswamy are similarly looking for breakout moments. Ramaswamy seized the spotlight frequently in Milwaukee, but was criticised by many candidates who sought to expose his lack of political experience.
Christians should be alert to environmental risks posed by exotic trees in same way foreign religions eroded positives in African faiths
Eucalyptus is efficient at draining water away by its deep-seated roots. Cypress is efficient in doing the same via its small leaves. Therefore, instead of helping us to fight environmental degradation, climate change and desertification, they accelerate the wicked problems of our time.
House Republicans push US government on edge of shutdown by defeating latest funding plan
In a crushing defeat on Thursday, a handful of Republican hardliners blocked a typically popular defence bill from advancing – the second time this week it was set back, an unheard-of loss for a House speaker. Even a stopgap bill to keep government funding past the September 30 deadline, called a continuing resolution or CR, is a non-starter for some on the right flank who have essentially seized control of the House.
Public intellectualism in Uganda is in steep recession due to overemphasis of academicism, scholasticism and politics
Although some intellectuals and public intellectuals kept afloat, it became clear that their role would be limited as Uganda manifested more and more as a closed state with one strong party in power and opposition parties kept in abeyance, unable to operate as alternative sources of ideas freely. And even if they gave ideas, it was unlikely that ideas bred from outside the NRM mainstream would be given much attention.
Trump draws Republican and pro-lifers’ anger for calling rival DeSantis’s abortion ban ‘a terrible mistake’
But Trump’s direct attack on DeSantis, whom he’s long treated as his chief rival, could give the Florida governor new fodder as he tries to regain momentum in his campaign and solidify his second-place standing.
