After helping Trump win US presidency, Elon Must worries Europe with support for far-right extremism
Elon Musk has inserted himself into politics in Germany, which is headed for a February 23 election after center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious three-party coalition government collapsed.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
President Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his December 3 martial law bid that stunned South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president. He is also involved in a separate Constitutional Court trial over his December 14 impeachment for violating his constitutional duties with the late-night martial law declaration.
US says Sudan rebel force has committed genocide, imposes sanctions on its generals
The sanctions announced by the US include several businesses based in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, including one handling gold likely smuggled out of Sudan.
US Africa Command says it killed a senior al-Shabaab leader in targeted Somali airstrike
In January 6 post on its website Africom said that on December 24 “in coordination with the federal government of Somalia, US Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike approximately 10km southwest of Quyno Barrow that resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Mohamed Mire and another al-Shabaab militant.”
Slaughtered by Islamist extremists or Russian mercenaries, Burkina Faso’s 2.5 million displaced people are further abandoned by UN
For decades, the Fulani were neglected by the central government, and some did join Islamist fighters. As a result, Fulani civilians are often targeted both by the extremists – affiliated with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group – and by rival pro-government forces.
Two weeks before Biden leaves office FBI says it had strong evidence Covid leaked from lab but US government quashed it
Journalist Paul D. Thacker, a former US Senate investigator, told The Defender the report “further reinforces what we have long known, that the intelligence community has not released all the information on Covid origins, despite a law” – the Covid-19 Origin Act of 2023 – “signed by Biden, requiring them to do so.”
US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding in total contrast of January 6, 2020 chaos
Four years ago, then-Vice President Mike Pence had to preside over Biden’s victory. In 2001, then-Vice President Al Gore had the same dubious distinction following a bitter battle between him and George W. Bush that ended so close that the US Supreme Court ultimately had to put a stop to the legal challenges, leading to Bush being declared the winner.
Uganda’s military chief, who’s also President Museveni’s son, wants to behead opposition leader
Bobi Wine, whose legal name is Robert Kyagulanyi and who finished second to Museveni in the 2021 presidential election, responded on X that he did not take the threat lightly, saying there had been several previous attempts on his life.
How Kenya police hide extrajudicial killings: During demos undercover officers identify ringleaders, get their phone numbers, then hunt them down
Thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets in nationwide protests against tax hikes and political corruption, starting in late June. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said 42 people were killed during a police response that rights groups say involved firing live rounds.
Under-resourced Kenyan police deployed in Haiti sigh with relief as Central American troops arrive to bolster fight against gangs
El Salvador had in August promised 78 soldiers for medical evacuation operations as well as three helicopters – much needed by Haitian security forces contending with mountainous terrain and highways scattered with gang-controlled checkpoints.
