Kremlin dismisses suspicion in America it killed Wagner boss Prigozhin, calls it ‘absolute lie’
The Kremlin says Western suggestions that Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an “absolute lie” while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results. Russia’s aviation authority has said that Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, was...
Zimbabwe braces for close poll as early results show paper-thin advantage for ruling Zanu
Early parliamentary results in Zimbabwe showed the ruling party and the main opposition neck and neck on Friday, after an election in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF party was widely expected to maintain its 43-year grip on power. Presidential results have yet to be announced after Wednesday’s vote, which was...
Inmate No.P0113580 Donald Trump is forever inscribed in prison annals as would a penny thief
A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there...
Republican aspirants fail to knock back Trump in presidential primary debate despite his absence
While the candidates repeatedly tangled – often talking over moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum – most refused to oppose Trump as the nominee, even if he becomes a convicted felon. The question came nearly an hour into the debate and a day before Trump is set to surrender in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election.
Zimbabwe votes against a backdrop of economic maelstrom, results are likely to be contested
The cash-strapped country’s chances of resolving a debt crisis that prevents it from accessing World Bank and International Monetary Fund loans are at stake, as foreign lenders have said a free and fair election is a pre-condition for any meaningful talks on the issue.
Transition of Museveni from barter trade advocate to running ruthless mafioso of Uganda Inc
If you talk of business crime, intellectual crime, academic crime, cybercrime, political crime, economic crime, ecological crime and environmental crime, virtually all those involved belong to President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s new middle class. They are found in the army, police, cabinet, legislature, judiciary, business, education, health, politics, you name it.
Trump announces he plans to be ‘arrested’ in Atlanta on Thursday over Georgia indictment
In a 98-page Georgia indictment revealed last week, Trump and 18 other defendants were charged with a total of 41 criminal counts in connection with efforts to reverse his defeat in the state’s 2020 election.
US Senate Republican predicts GOP will lose to Biden if it settles on former president as candidate
Ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing entitled “Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on June 8, 2023. Credit: Reuters
Under pressure ex-US President Trump dumps Republican debates with opinion polls favouring him
Trump’s absence from this week’s debate could mean DeSantis will become the focus of attacks from other candidates looking to position themselves as the primary alternative to the former president. The winner of the Republican nominating fight will take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election.
Trump hit with another indictment by a Georgia grand jury for trying to overturn 2020 election loss
The indictment cites a number of crimes that Trump or his associates allegedly committed from before the November 3, 2020, election until September 2022, including falsely testifying to lawmakers that election fraud had occurred and urging state officials to alter the results.
