Inmate No.P0113580 Donald Trump is forever inscribed in prison annals as would a penny thief

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...

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Republican aspirants fail to knock back Trump in presidential primary debate despite his absence

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.

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Zimbabwe votes against a backdrop of economic maelstrom, results are likely to be contested

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.

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Transition of Museveni from barter trade advocate to running ruthless mafioso of Uganda Inc

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.

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Trump announces he plans to be ‘arrested’ in Atlanta on Thursday over Georgia indictment

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.

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US Senate Republican predicts GOP will lose to Biden if it settles on former president as candidate

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

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Under pressure ex-US President Trump dumps Republican debates with opinion polls favouring him

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.

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Trump hit with another indictment by a Georgia grand jury for trying to overturn 2020 election loss

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.

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Sudanese journalist: War has destroyed my Darfur town, but I will keep fighting for justice

Sudanese journalist: War has destroyed my Darfur town, but I will keep fighting for justice

Last month, I left Darfur because there were risks to me staying put given my work, but the sense of powerlessness has only gotten worse. Every time I receive a message or a missed call from my family, I worry something may have happened.

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Irony of strong US military presence in Niger as civilian government is ousted, president detained

Irony of strong US military presence in Niger as civilian government is ousted, president detained

The US has a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, base in the country from which it carries out missions against Islamic State and Al Qaeda affiliates in the region. It has also trained Nigerien forces in counterterror operations. In October 2017, four US soldiers were killed near the Nigerien village of Tongo Tongo after being attacked by more than 100 ISIS fighters.

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