Washington, United States | AFP | A wave of indictments has undercut Donald Trump’s attempts to paint allegations of collusion with Russia in his election as a media invention, with the White House admitting the probe is rattling the president. Trump counterpunched in typical fashion Tuesday, a day after it was …
Read More »US snatches, charges suspect in 2012 Benghazi raid
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump said Monday that US special forces had captured a man linked to the 2012 attack on the American mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi. “Yesterday, on my orders, United States forces captured Mustafa al-Imam in Libya,” Trump said in …
Read More »Trump aide Manafort under house arrest as Russia probe accelerates
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman was placed under house arrest Monday, as an investigation into Russia’s manipulation of the 2016 election shifted to a new and more perilous stage for the White House. After a first wave of indictments were unsealed, Paul Manafort and …
Read More »‘Bigotry seems emboldened’: George W. Bush slams Trump-era politics
New York, United States | AFP | George W. Bush issued a sharp denunciation of bigotry, white supremacy and falsehoods on Thursday, in what was seen as a clear rebuke of politics in the age of President Donald Trump. In a New York speech, the two-term former president warned that …
Read More »Obama returns to political arena for key governor races
Richmond, United States | AFP | Barack Obama is returning to the political arena for the first time in months after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation with his White House successor. The 56-year-old former president is scheduled to attend campaign rallies in New Jersey and Virginia on …
Read More »THE INDEPENDENT: The story behind the massacre in Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent. COVER STORY Behind Massacre in Somalia: Trump’s strategy and 5 factors around Mogadishu killing of 300. THE LAST WORD Uganda’s Donald Trump: How frustration with Museveni has led us to abandon reality and embrace demagoguery. MINING …
Read More »Trump accused of disrespecting family of slain US soldier
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump was snarled in fresh controversy Wednesday after he was accused of being disrespectful to a US soldier slain in an ambush in Niger, as well as showing insensitivity to the grieving family. Trump moved quickly to dispute descriptions of his …
Read More »Trump and the dismantling of Obama’s legacy
Washington, United States | AFP | Brick by brick, the demolition job has begun: since taking office less than a year ago, Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on the legacy of Barack Obama. Climate, free trade, health care, immigration, foreign policy — the 45th US president has set …
Read More »Trump puts America first, but more and more alone
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump has gambled with US diplomatic credibility by attacking an Iran nuclear deal that his European allies cherish as a benchmark for international cooperation. And in doing so the US president has underlined the risk that his “America First” foreign policy will translate …
Read More »Trump loses a key ally as Republican senator bites back
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump has often lambasted potential allies from his own party but now a Republican has punched back, alleging that the president’s reckless behavior poses a danger to America. Senator Bob Corker’s extraordinary weekend rebuke, in which he tweeted his dismay that “the White …
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