Trump Team Reports Bomb Threats To Cabinet Nominees
Several members of Donald Trump’s incoming administration have received threats including bomb alerts, a spokeswoman for the president-elect said Wednesday.
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Opposition Figures Killed as Tanzania Holds Local Election
Chadema said in a statement that a candidate, George Juma Mohamed, was shot dead by police after being attacked by ruling party supporters at his home in Mkese in central Tanzania late Tuesday.
Trump Cleared of Federal Indictment As Judge Dismisses 2020 Election Case
The special counsel paused the election interference case and the documents case this month after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election.
Loyalist Gaetz Withdraws as Trump Attorney General Pick
Right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz on Thursday pulled out of the confirmation process to become US attorney general, pitching Donald Trump’s…
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, as well as Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif.
US Govt Calls for Breakup of Google and Chrome
In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and preventing it from exploiting its Android mobile operating system.
US Pushes UN to Upgrade Haiti Force to Peacekeepers
The current force is under-staffed and under-equipped as it takes on Haiti’s powerful, well-armed gangs, and shifting to a formal UN mission would provide more money, personnel and logistical support, said Dorothy Shea, the deputy US ambassador to the United Nations.
Pope Cuts Three-Coffin Tradition From Papal Funerals
Deceased popes traditionally have three coffins, one made out of cypress, one of lead and one of elm, which are placed one inside the other, before the papal body is interred.
Johnson & Johnson Risks UK Lawsuit Over Talc Cancer Claim
KP law, the firm representing about 2,000 claimants, said “women who have been diagnosed with life-changing and life-limiting cancers were exposed to asbestos contained within the company’s talcum powder”.
‘Kidnapped’ Uganda Opposition Leader Besigye Appears in Military Court
Besigye, 68, was brought to the General Court Martial in handcuffs and under a heavily armed military escort, his lawyer Erias Lukwago told AFP.
