The United States has updated its travel advice for Uganda, following the promulgation in May of the “Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023”, considered to be one of the most repressive in the world, according to a note published Monday evening by the State Department. The law provides for heavy penalties for people who have homosexual relations and…
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Trump pleads not guilty in arraignment over classified documents
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida. Mr Trump is the first US president – current or former – to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. Arms crossed, in a dark suit and red tie, he sat in stone-faced silence for…
Election Panic? Donald Trump indicted over classified documents case
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Mr Trump, 76, faces seven charges including unauthorised retention of classified files, US media reported. The charges are not yet public. It is the second indictment of Mr Trump and the first ever federal indictment…
Prince Harry’s admitted Drug use cited in push to release his US Visa Records by conservative think tank .
By Samuel Osborne Prince Harry’s past drug use detailed in his explosive memoir should lead to the release of his immigration paperwork, an American conservative think tank has argued in a Washington court. The Heritage Foundation appealed to US District Judge Carl Nichols for a quicker response to a records request the US government has…
FBI Agent who spied for Russia found dead in Colorado prison
By Chloe Kim updated at 0755 EAT on Tuesday 06th June 2023 An FBI agent-turned-Russian mole who is notorious as one of the most damaging spies in US history has been found dead in prison. Robert Hanssen was discovered at a maximum-security facility in Florence, Colorado, on Monday morning. Hanssen, 79, received more than $1.4m…
US presidential election 2024: Mike Pence, more Top Republicans challenge Trump
The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up as two long-tipped contenders enter the fray. Former US Vice-President Mike Pence and ex-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are poised next week to join the increasingly crowded field. It places a big political target on the back of the current front-runner,…
South Africa Grants Putin Diplomatic Immunity to Attend Brics Summit
By Andre van Wyk Cape Town — South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor gazetted a notice providing diplomatic immunity to officials attending the the BRICS summit in August. The decision bears significance as it comes in the wake of an international warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for…
M7 Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed the anti-homosexuality bill into law. According to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, who is the chief legal adviser to the government, the new law provides for a mandatory death sentence for a person convicted of aggravated homosexuality. Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among confirmed that the president executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed…
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