Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired his FBI director James Comey, the man who leads the agency charged with investigating his campaign’s ties with Russia — a move that sent shockwaves through Washington. The surprise dismissal of Comey, who played a controversial role …
Read More »Shock as Trump fires FBI director Comey
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the shock decision to fire his FBI director James Comey, the man who leads the agency charged with investigating his campaign’s ties with Russia. The surprise dismissal of Comey, who played a controversial role in the 2016 …
Read More »Kaweesi case divides police, CIID, CMI, ISO
Police officers suspects, main investigator was sidelined by Kayihura Grace Akullo, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) faces the toughest assignment of her career; finding the masterminds of the worst murder to rock Uganda Police. As head of the Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Directorate (CIID), Akullo has been charged …
Read More »FBI’s Comey: from Clinton bugbear to thorn in Trump’s side?
Washington, United States | AFP | Eight months ago, James Comey hampered Hillary Clinton’s White House bid with a damning assessment of her email practices. On Monday, the powerful FBI chief lobbed another bombshell into the world of US politics — this time directed at the sitting president, Donald Trump. …
Read More »FBI lifts Clinton email cloud as US election looms
Washington, United States | AFP | The FBI on Sunday lifted the threat that Hillary Clinton might face charges over her private email server — another campaign bombshell just 36 hours before her White House showdown with Donald Trump. The Democrat’s camp welcomed the news that FBI Director James Comey …
Read More »No change to FBI advice not to charge Clinton over email
Washington, United States | AFP | The FBI’s review of new emails did not uncover any wrongdoing by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the bureau has not changed its July recommendation not to charge her, Director James Comey told lawmakers Sunday. Since late October, when Comey dropped a bombshell …
Read More »FBI adds to Election 2016 twists and turns
No change to FBI advice not to charge Clinton over emails Washington, United States | AFP | The 2016 presidential campaign has been a roller coaster ride with twists and turns that left voters alternately elated, distraught and sometimes flatout flummoxed. And another one came on Sunday, when FBI Director …
Read More »A late October surprise wallops Team Clinton
Des Moines, United States | AFP | A political earthquake triggered by a fresh FBI email probe rocked Hillary Clinton and her White House campaign Friday, but they weren’t even on the ground to feel it hit. Clinton and her team were on her plane, gliding toward the next campaign …
Read More »Clinton faces FBI probe as race enters final 10 days
Des Moines, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails. The 69-year-old Democratic candidate — vying to become America’s first female president — …
Read More »WhatsApp toughens encryption after Apple-FBI row
Washington, United States | AFP | The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented “full end-to-end encryption,” a move which steps up privacy but may lead to conflicts with law enforcement agencies. The Facebook-owned mobile application with one billion users worldwide made the announcement following weeks of intense …
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