US Senate leaders agree to delay Trump impeachment trial until early February
23 January, 2021 Comments Off on US Senate leaders agree to delay Trump impeachment trial until early February
The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda and Cabinet nominees before turning to the contentious showdown over Trump. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said the trial is set to […]
Continue reading …UPDF kills 189 Al Shabaab militants in Somalia raid
23 January, 2021 Comments Off on UPDF kills 189 Al Shabaab militants in Somalia raid
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has killed atleast 189 Al Shabaab fighters in a raid that could be the biggest ever since UPDF deployed in Somalia. According to a statement issued by the UPDF Deputy Spokesperson Lt Col Deo Akiiki on Friday, Ugandan troops raided Al […]
Continue reading …EU diplomats on how the bloc is preparing for Biden after four years of Trump
23 January, 2021 Comments Off on EU diplomats on how the bloc is preparing for Biden after four years of Trump
Four years have passed since Donald J Trump stood at the West Front of the US Capitol on a cold Friday afternoon to be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. “We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world but we do so with the understanding that it is […]
Continue reading …Experts still not sure mutant strain is more deadly despite Boris’ dire warnings
23 January, 2021 Comments Off on Experts still not sure mutant strain is more deadly despite Boris’ dire warnings
Scientists say they were ‘surprised’ to hear Boris Johnson’s grave warnings about the new strain of coronavirus because they are still ‘only around 50%’ sure it is more deadly. The Prime Minister announced to the public yesterday that the latest studies indicate the variant first found in Kent is associated with a higher death rate. […]
Continue reading …In Somalia, mothers fear sons were sent to Ethiopia conflict
22 January, 2021 Comments Off on In Somalia, mothers fear sons were sent to Ethiopia conflict
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Pressure is growing on Somalia´s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia´s deadly Tigray conflict.Mothers have held rare protests in Somalia´s capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere, demanding to know the fate of their children who originally were sent to Eritrea for military training. They fear […]
Continue reading …ISIL takes responsibility for deadly Baghdad suicide bombings
22 January, 2021 Comments Off on ISIL takes responsibility for deadly Baghdad suicide bombings
The site of the suicide bomb attack in a central market [Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters] The ISIL (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing – the deadliest in nearly three years – that ripped through a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 32 people and wounding 110 others. The first attacker drew […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia’s government appears to be wielding hunger as a weapon A rebel region is being starved into submission
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Ethiopia’s government appears to be wielding hunger as a weapon A rebel region is being starved into submission
Ethiopia has suffered famines in the past. Many foreigners know this; in 1985 about one-third of the world’s population watched a pop concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians. What is less well understood is that poor harvests lead to famine only when malign rulers allow it. It was not the weather that killed perhaps 1m […]
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TEHRAN – The clock is ticking on the Biden administration’s promise to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal because Iran has waited for so long to see a wise leadership taking the helm in Washington. Therefore, any procrastination on part of the United States under President Joe Biden will most likely spell the end of the […]
Continue reading …Transparency back to the briefing room’: Psaki commits to pre-Trump press norms The new White House press secretary said she would share information “even when it is hard to hear.”
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Transparency back to the briefing room’: Psaki commits to pre-Trump press norms The new White House press secretary said she would share information “even when it is hard to hear.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki committed on Wednesday to “bringing truth and transparency back to the briefing room,” in her first news briefing of Joe Biden’s presidency. “Rebuilding trust with the American people will be central to our focus in the press office and in the White House every single day,” Psaki told reporters […]
Continue reading …Baghdad market suicide bombing death toll rises to 23: Iraq police
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Baghdad market suicide bombing death toll rises to 23: Iraq police
Iraqi security forces keep guard the site of a suicide attack in Baghdad. (Reuters) A twin suicide bombing killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 50 in a Baghdad market on Thursday, the first such attack in years, security and medical sources said There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Suicide bombings have […]
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