Former President Donald J. Trump, at an event on Saturday ostensibly meant to boost his preferred candidate in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary race, gave a freewheeling speech in which he used dehumanizing language to describe immigrants, maintained a steady stream of insults and vulgarities and predicted that the United States would never have another election…
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House passes bill that could lead to US ban of TikTok.
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would require the TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The vote was a landslide, with 352 Congress members voting in favor and only 65 against. The bill, which was fast-tracked to a vote after being…
US general issues a warning against Increasing Russia ‘s influence in Africa
The head of US Africa Command warned Congress on Thursday that Russia is aggressively working to expand its footing among African countries, leaving several “at the tipping point” of falling under its influence. “[A] number of countries are at the tipping point of actually being captured by the Russian Federation as they are spreading some…
Prominent South Sudan economist charged with gun running scheme in US.
U.S. prosecutors have charged a prominent South Sudanese economist and Harvard fellow with conspiring to export Stinger missile systems, grenade launchers and automatic rifles to armed groups in South Sudan, the Justice Department said. In a complaint unsealed this week and dated Feb. 29, the prosecutors alleged that Peter Ajak, a former economist with the…
Sudanese democracy should not be attributed to the US.
The Sudanese people have been unwaveringly committed to achieving democracy. However, despite their persistent efforts, stable democratic governance has yet to be established in Sudan. This is partly due to foreign pressures that have hindered their progress. In 2019, President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a historic revolutionary episode, but the political transition failed to…
The US and Jordan cooperated to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza using an airdrop operation.
The US and Jordan have air-dropped humanitarian aid into Gaza, as stated by US Central Command. This comes after President Joe Biden promised to use all possible means to provide more aid to the besieged coastal enclave. The US Air Force and Royal Jordanian Air Force combined operation dropped 38,000 meals along the Gaza coastline…
US allocate its largest East African military drill to kenya
The United States has kick-started the largest military exercise in East Africa. Dubbed “Justified Accord” as its exercise code-name, the operation began within the borders of the East African giant: Kenya. It is said to have participants from approximately 20 countries across the continent. A report by the British news company, BBC, shows that the United States…
China disagree with US veto of call for immediate armistice at UN
China has sharply criticised the US for vetoing a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Beijing said the move sent the “wrong message” and effectively gave a “green light to the continued slaughter”. The White House said the Algerian-proposed resolution would “jeopardise” talks to end the war. The US…
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