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A majority in the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. House Democrats introduced a single article of impeachment for “incitement of insurrection” on Monday. The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration, expected when it reconvenes next week.  US […]

Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, multiple US media outlets reported Saturday Erin Schaff POOL/AFP/File The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to urge Vice President Mike Pence to start the US Constitution’s 25th Amendment process of removing President Donald Trump from office, although the vice president […]

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* are deeply concerned about the continuing impasse in implementing the electoral model agreed on 17 September by President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo and Federal Member State leaders. We urge Somalia’s top political stakeholders to demonstrate leadership in the interest of the nation and to quickly resolve outstanding issues of implementation through dialogue […]

YouTube said late Tuesday it’s suspending President Donald Trump’s channel for at least one week for violating the company’s policies amid fears of additional violence in the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol.The details: The Google-owned video-sharing service announced in a tweet that the action would count as an initial strike against Trump’s account, which […]

President Yoweri Museveni and singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine are the main contenders in Uganda’s presidential elections on January 14, 2021. AFP – SUMY SADURNI,YASUYOSHI CHIBA The most prominent of the 10 opposition candidates is the National Unity Platform’s Bobi Wine – a 38-year-old ragga star who has used his popularity with Uganda’s youthful population to defy the 76-year-old president and his National Resistance […]

House Democrats are poised to impeach him on Wednesday. But President Donald Trump is not expected to mount a forceful White House defense against charges he incited last week’s deadly riots inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a White House official. Trump knows he’s unlikely to be removed from office with Republicans controlling the Senate […]

House Democrats have formally unveiled their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump (Picture: Getty Images) Donald Trump is in danger of being removed from office as house Democrats formally begin an impeachment process against him for the second time. The single impeachment article was introduced to the house at 11am EST (4pm UK) and marks […]

In December, Somalia cut diplomatic ties with Kenya accusing it of repeatedly “meddling in its internal affairs” and “violating its sovereignty”. The move brought the long-simmering tensions between the two neighbours to the surface and ushered in a tinderbox situation that will have wide-reaching geopolitical ramifications if not resolved quickly. Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo […]

 Hashtags like “#WhatsAppSiliyoruz” (“DeletingWhatsapp”) are now the most trending topics on social media channels, mainly on Twitter, across Turkey as widespread criticism regarding the messaging app’s new controversial personal data policy is growing. People are also rapidly switching to alternatives, including a domestic messaging app. WhatsApp is warning users in a pop-up notice that they […]

President Donald Trump. | Getty Images The world watched in horror Wednesday as a violent insurrectionist mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to obstruct the democratic process of certifying the vote for president. Five Americans died in the attack, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. If the federal investigation into the deaths determines […]