Section: Kenya
Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort charged with conspiracy
Former Donald Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort seen on October 16, 2017 in New York © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File / ELSAWASHINGTON, United States, Oct 30 – Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged Monday with conspiracy against the United States and money laundering, in the first indictment...
Special prosecutor ups pressure on Trump with broad data requests: reports
President Donald Trump’s firings of security advisor Michael Flynn and FBI director James Comey are increasingly the focus of the Russian election meddling investigation by independent prosecutor Robert Mueller © AFP / Brendan SmialowskiWashington, United States, Sep 21 – Independent prosecutor Robert Mueller has made document requests from...
Fuming Kenyatta hits out at judiciary over poll cancellation
Supporters of Kenya’s opposition celebrate in a Nairobi slum over the Supreme Court’s decision to annul the result of the August presidential election © AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBANairobi, Kenya, Sep 2 – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday lashed out at the judiciary for overturning his re-election, and refused opposition demands to...
UEFA 2017/18 Champions League Draw – Tottenham to face defending team Real Madrid
Tottenham will face defending champions, Real Madrid in the Champions League group stages. Spurs were drawn in Group H alongside the Spanish giants, German side Borussia Dortmund and Apoel of Cyprus. Spurs start at Wembley against Dortmund, before travelling to Cyprus and Spain. They then host Real and visit Germany before ending the group stage...
NATO chief demands Russian ‘transparency’ on war games
A soldier fires a portable air defense rocket during international war games Russia hosted in 2015/AFP-File WARSAW, Poland, Aug 25 – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday urged the Kremlin to comply with rules on transparency as Russia geared up for huge military exercises along the alliance’s eastern flank next month....
Angry Trump says Russia ties at ‘very dangerous low’
Donald Trump’s presidency has been overshadowed by allegations that his campaign team colluded with Moscow during last year’s US presidential campaign in which he defeated Hillary Clinton © AFP / Brendan SmialowskiWashington, United States, Aug 3 – US President Donald Trump claimed relations with Russia had hit an all-time and “very...
US to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for Russia’s Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017 © POOL/AFP / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMoscow, Russian Federation, Jul 30 – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties...
US to cut 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for Russia’s Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017 © POOL/AFP / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMoscow, Russian Federation, Jul 30 – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties...
US Senate passes Russia sanctions, sends bill to Trump
“It’s impossible to endlessly tolerate this kind of insolence towards our country,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said of US sactions © Lehtikuva/AFP / Martti KainulainenWashington, United States, Jul 28 – The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President Donald Trump,...
US House votes Tuesday to sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives is poised to vote to slap new sanctions against Russia © AFP/File / NICHOLAS KAMMWashington, United States, Jul 25 – The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald Trump’s ability to tinker with the penalties and has also triggered...
