Daggers out as inevitability of Biden facing off with Trump in presidential poll becomes obvious

Daggers out as inevitability of Biden facing off with Trump in presidential poll becomes obvious

Exit polls show that most Republican voters don’t care about Trump’s string of criminal indictments and many believe untrue claims that Biden did not win the 2020 election fairly. That has persuaded many in Biden’s camp that there is little reason to try to reach Trump supporters in a bruising campaign.

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Trump vs Biden rematch in the making as Americans brace to vote for oldest candidates ever to rival for While House

Trump vs Biden rematch in the making as Americans brace to vote for oldest candidates ever to rival for While House

Nikki Haley’s path to becoming the GOP standard-bearer is narrowing quickly. She won’t compete in a contest that awards delegates until South Carolina’s February 24 primary, bypassing the February 8 Nevada caucuses that are widely seen as favouring Trump.

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Busoga in Uganda is a classic case of how rogue regimes can deprive a people of their right to good life

Busoga in Uganda is a classic case of how rogue regimes can deprive a people of their right to good life

Today, for example the cluster of districts of Busoga, where the real local power and authority lies, rather than in the Kyabazinga’s government, collects taxes, but have to send it to the centre and then hungrily wait to be given bits to maintain their administrations, roads, schools and health facilities. The result is that the quality of roads, schools and health facilities has plummeted.

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Judge orders unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair

Judge orders unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair

The affair allegations threaten to taint the prosecution, with the Republican primary front-runner and others seizing on the claims to attack the case and Wade’s qualifications as a prosecutor. Trump has pleaded not guilty, denied any wrongdoing and called the charges politically motivated.

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India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in grand event ahead of elections

India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in grand event ahead of elections

Millions of Indians watched the ceremony on television, with news channels running non-stop coverage of the event, portrayed as a religious spectacle.

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Nato’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes – Russian foreign ministry

Nato’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes – Russian foreign ministry

NATO did not mention Russia by name in its announcement. But its top strategic document identifies Russia as the most significant and direct threat to NATO members’ security.

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Conflict of interest: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for flights with DA Fani Willis, filing shows

Conflict of interest: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for flights with DA Fani Willis, filing shows

Roman’s lawyer alleged in a court filing this month that Willis benefited financially from an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” with Wade. Willis has not yet responded to the allegations.

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How ‘educated fools of Uganda’ thrive in Museveni’s tyranny, unethical and immoral politics

How ‘educated fools of Uganda’ thrive in Museveni’s tyranny, unethical and immoral politics

Simply put, educated fools are people who have tonnes of academic achievements to their credit and are full of bookish knowledge, but have very little practical experience and common sense. They lack real knowledge, wisdom, understanding and insight.

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While Museveni uses poverty to trample upon Basoga people, he should bear in mind they are worth $12 trillion in gold

While Museveni uses poverty to trample upon Basoga people, he should bear in mind they are worth $12 trillion in gold

Government officials continue to say Busoga is poor because the people are lazy. But Busoga has now a new choice to rise to prosperity again: its mineral wealth. Perturbed by the NRM government exclusionary strategy to separate Busoga from its mineral wealth and then continue characterising the Basoga as lazy

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Republican frontrunner Trump’s lawyers want Supreme Court to swiftly end to bid to ban him from poll

Republican frontrunner Trump’s lawyers want Supreme Court to swiftly end to bid to ban him from poll

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson are among nearly 180 Republicans in Congress who have warned that a ruling upholding Colorado’s decision to remove Trump from the ballot would inevitably lead to tit-for-tat disqualifications of political opponents.

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