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China Issues Unspecified Sanctions On U.S Over ‘Nasty Behaviour’ With Taiwan
China is planning to sanction officials of the United States, who got engaged in the recently lifted curbs on exchanges between U.S. and Taiwanese government, China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. Although the exact sanction was not named, it is not unconnected to the tense relations between both countries, more…
Read More »Russia Under Condemnation Of West Over Arrest Of Kremlin Critic, Navalny
Calls for release of Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny have gained momentum from around the world particularly the United States and Europe. Navalny was arrested and detained on Sunday evening on arrival at Moscow for the first time in five months since he was flown to Germany for treatment following a…
Read More »Trump To Roll Out 100 Pardons As Last Presidential Execution In Office
Reports have revealed that President Donald Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his final full day in office. According to CNN sources, the pardon will include white-collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others. This is coming while Trump is still facing charges in the Senate…
Read More »Top Kremlin Critic, Navalny Detained By Russian Police On Arriving In Moscow
Only a few minutes after arrival at a Moscow airport on Sunday, Russian Police detained top Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny after he returned home for the first time in five months since his poisoning last summer. Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport less than an hour…
Read More »Top Russian Opposition Figure, Navalny Flies Back Home For First Time Since Poisoning
Despite the risk of arrest once his plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny is flying back to Russia on Sunday for the first time since a near-fatal poisoning attack last summer. Navalny was flown to Berlin in August last year for emergency medical treatment after being poisoned with…
Read More »Biden To Sign Executive Orders Reversing Trump’s Policies On First Day In Office
Joe Biden will be signing a dozen of Executive orders on January 20, his inauguration and the first day in office as the president of the United States, the incoming chief of staff Ron Klain said. According to Klain as stated in a memo circulated on Saturday, the executive order…
Read More »U.S Condemns Rigging In Uganda Polls, Vows To Take Action Against Masterminds
The United States has vowed to take action against masterminds of election rigging and irregularities in Uganda in the just-concluded general election of the country. The US position came in a statement by the Department of State through its spokesperson, Ms Morgan Ortagus, on Saturday evening. Ortagus said the government…
Read More »Museveni Wins Uganda Presidential Election
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared winner of the Thursday presidential election in Uganda. As announced by Uganda’s National Electoral Commission in a televised news conference on Saturday, Museveni secured his victory with 5.85 million votes, or 58.64 per cent, of the total votes cast to defeat his main contender,…
Read More »Security Beef Up At Capitol As Biden’s Inauguration Ceremony Rehearsal Is Delayed
Rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden has been delayed by a day amid heightened security concerns. The Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli told CNN Friday morning. A state of emergency is currently running in Washington DC the reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…
Read More »Biden Picks Cohen To Return As CIA Deputy Chief
Joe Biden has appointed David Cohen to serve in his cabinet as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) again. Cohen was formerly CIA Deputy Director in the last years (2015 to 2017) of the Barack Obama administration when Biden was Vice-President. “Cohen is a national security, finance and…
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