State in Uganda seeks opposition leader’s execution as military court hands him extra charge with death penalty

State in Uganda seeks opposition leader’s execution as military court hands him extra charge with death penalty

Human rights activists have accused Presdnt Yoweri Museveni’s government of widespread human rights abuses, including torture and arbitrary detention. The government has repeatedly denied allegations of election fraud and rights abuses.

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Billionaires who rule world and space see no threat in Musk-Trump lies as Bezos readies Blue Origin

Billionaires who rule world and space see no threat in Musk-Trump lies as Bezos readies Blue Origin

Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, has a $3 billion contract with NASA to land humans on the moon under Artemis, following missions by SpaceX’s Starship, Musk’s fully reusable rocket in development that is designed to put humans and cargo on both the moon and Mars.

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Gaza ceasefire deal ready, it is now to Israeli and Hamas leadership to sign it to end war

Gaza ceasefire deal ready, it is now to Israeli and Hamas leadership to sign it to end war

Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, after a midnight “breakthrough” in talks attended by US President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters. The official said the text for a ceasefire and...

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Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers

Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers

The watchdog referred its findings to the federal Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether any of the officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits using government positions for partisan purposes.

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US unveil new tougher sanctions to curb Russian oil exports to China and India

US unveil new tougher sanctions to curb Russian oil exports to China and India

Among the newly sanctioned ships, 143 are oil tankers that handled more than 530 million barrels of Russian crude last year, about 42 per cent of the country’s total seaborne crude exports, Kpler’s lead freight analyst Matt Wright said in a note.

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Fear Trump, his ‘testosterone-heavy’ rhetoric has all the makings of imperialism that’s scaring allies

Fear Trump, his ‘testosterone-heavy’ rhetoric has all the makings of imperialism that’s scaring allies

Donald Trump’s swaggering rhetoric also marks a continuation of the kind of testosterone-heavy energy that was a signature of his campaign, particularly as he worked to win over younger male voters with appearances on popular podcasts.

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Painful truths: Florida grand jury finds ‘profound and serious’ issues with vaccine manufacture and safety in US

Painful truths: Florida grand jury finds ‘profound and serious’ issues with vaccine manufacture and safety in US

The investigation revealed that departing FDA staff who take industry jobs are allowed to influence the FDA “behind the scenes.”

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Merchants of death: How Modern and other Covid vaccine manufacturers raked in billions patients died during trials

Merchants of death: How Modern and other Covid vaccine manufacturers raked in billions patients died during trials

Moderna’s European filing also revealed that the company withheld trial results demonstrating that children under 12 who received the vaccine were ten times more likely than those who received the placebo to suffer “serious side effects.”

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Trump’s bare-knuckled election campaign speeches give Facebook chief reason to roll back hate speech

Trump’s bare-knuckled election campaign speeches give Facebook chief reason to roll back hate speech

Arturo Béjar, a former engineering director at Meta known for his expertise on curbing online harassment, said while most of the attention has gone to the company’s fact-checking announcement on Tuesday, he is more worried about the changes to Meta’s harmful content policies.

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Kenya’s marathon queen Obiri seeks Boston Marathon third win, Ethiopia’s Lemma to defend men’s title

Kenya’s marathon queen Obiri seeks Boston Marathon third win, Ethiopia’s Lemma to defend men’s title

The 35-year-old Hellen Obiri has been dominant in the distance event since making her marathon debut in 2022, winning New York in 2023 in addition to her pair of Boston titles, picking up the bronze in Paris Olympics last year.

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