Director of Public Prosecutions says Kenya wanted in US for killing girlfriend has been extradited
The preliminary investigation showed Mbitu had left her workplace and travelled with Kang’ethe to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he lived, the prosecution in Kenya said during the extradition case hearing.
US researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile
The identification of the missile’s probable launch site suggests that Russia is proceeding with its deployment after a series of tests in recent years marred by problems, said Eveleth and the second researcher, Jeffery Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Americans’ willingness to vaccinate drops, distrust in vaccines grows among adults as does belief they alter DNA
Roughly a third (32 per cent) of US adults said they were unsure of the effectiveness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Swedish pop group ABBA bans presidential candidate Trump from using their music
Campaigns don’t need an artist’s express permission to play their songs at rallies as long as the political organisation or the venue has gotten what’s known as a blanket licence from the performing rights organisations ASCAP and BMI.
Harris vows tougher approach on migration along US southern border and arms for Israel
Kamala Harris also hewed closely to President Joe Biden’s strong support of Israel and rejected calls from some in the Democratic Party that Washington should rethink sending weapons to Israel because of the heavy Palestinian death toll in Gaza. She said she supports a strong Israel but “we must get a deal done” to get a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
How American presidents paper over US military fiascos in Africa, Asia and Middle East
In his 2022 National Defence Strategy, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin laid out five key traits of America’s “future force.” The first among them: “Lethal.” In Pentagon-speak, in that instance, “lethal” meant possessing “anti-access/area-denial-insensitive strike capabilities that can penetrate defence at range.”
Trump lawyers rush to avoid spectre the former president going to jail as early voting starts
rump was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels, whose affair allegations threatened to disrupt his 2016 presidential run.
Trump marginally loses grip on the presidential race as Harris opens 4-point lead in opinion poll
The findings illustrate how the US presidential race has been shaken up over the summer. President Joe Biden, 81, folded his flailing campaign on July 21 after a disastrous debate performance against Trump sparked widespread calls from his fellow Democrats to abandon his re-election bid.
Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion but the ex-president wants entire case thrown out
Bradley Moss, an attorney who specialises in national security, said the revised indictment reflects “a clear effort by the Justice Department to narrow the scope of factual information” to address the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity.
GOP candidate Trump threatens to withdraw from presidential debate over ‘hot mic’ fears
Trump had floated another debate hosted by Fox News on September 4, which he later said would be a televised town hall with just himself and host Sean Hannity. The Harris campaign said no.
