Biden’s Team Calls For Release Of Russian Activist Navalny

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Biden’s team release of Russian activist Navalny The team of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny after he was detained upon arrival at a Moscow airport, as the Trump administration remained quiet on the subject. “Mr Navalny should be immediately released, and the perpetrators of the … Read more

Uganda Election: US Vows To Deal With Museveni

The United States says those who truncated democratic processes, subverted will of the people and violated human rights during Thursday’s general elections in Uganda will be decisively dealt with. Ekohotblog reports that Morgan Ortagus, Department of State spokeswoman, made this known on Saturday. President Museveni has come under severe  and widespread castigation for deploying the … Read more

UK Hopes To Ease Lockdown From March – Foreign Minister

Boris Johnson, UK Exempts Nigeria From List Of High-Risk Countries For Money Laundering

UK Lockdown Britain’s government hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March as it presses ahead with Europe’s fastest rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, said on Sunday. The country, which also has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll, has been under national lockdown since Jan. 5, with schools closed for most pupils, non-essential … Read more

US States On Alert For Armed Protests Ahead Of Biden’s Inauguration

US States On Alert For Armed Protests Ahead Of Biden’s Inauguration

All 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops have been sent en masse to Washington DC, to deter any repeat of last week’s deadly riots. The FBI has warned of possible armed marches … Read more

Biden To Sign Executive Orders To Rejoin Paris Climate Accord, Rescind Travel Ban

Biden To Sign Executive Orders Rejoining Paris Climate Accord, Rescind Travel Ban

The President-elect will be sworn in on January 20 as the 46th president of the United States Biden is looking to deliver on his campaign promises of solving the issues created by his predecessor, chief among which are immigration and foreign policy United States President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders, … Read more

Latest U.S. Sanctions ‘Shameful, Insane,’ Says Hong Kong

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Latest U.S. sanctions, Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government on Saturday described a new round of U.S. sanctions against six Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials as “shameful and insane.” The United States announced the latest sanctions on Friday, accusing Hong Kong and some Chinese officials of involvement in the Jan. 6 series of arrests of … Read more

Biden To Mount Federal Vaccination Campaign

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Biden to mount federal vaccination campaign President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting responsibility for a pandemic that is unchecked and worsening after nearly a year, has outlined his plan to throw the weight of the federal government behind getting Americans vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Biden, in a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, five days before his inauguration, … Read more

COVID-19 Deaths Surpasses Two Million Globally

COVID-19 Deaths Surpasses Two Million Globally

Total confirmed deaths from Covid-19 around the world passed two million on Friday, according to a count by AFP.  As of Friday evening, 2,000,066 people have died of the virus since it first emerged in China in late 2019, according to the count based on official figures provided by authorities. The grim milestone comes as … Read more

Trump Ban Was Right But Sets Dangerous Precedent – Twitter Chief

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Trump ban, Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend Trump’s account indefinitely Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the … Read more

Biden Reminds Senate Of ‘Other Urgent Business’ Of State

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Impeachment: Biden reminds Senate “constitutional responsibilities on impeachment” with ‘other urgent business’ of state. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday evening said he hoped the Senate would find a way to balance its “constitutional responsibilities on impeachment” with ‘other urgent business’ of state. Biden’s remarks came in a statement shortly after the House of Representatives … Read more

Biden Calls On Senate To Pursue Trump’s Impeachment

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United States President-elect, Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to conduct the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump while simultaneously working on other critical issues, indicating a desire to settle the proceedings against Trump that are likely to remain unresolved when Biden takes office. He said in a statement that the House’s vote “to … Read more

US President, Donald Trump Impeached For A Record Second Time

Bar Trump From Holding Office Again, Impeachment Managers Tell US Senate

A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term, making him the first US president to be impeached twice.  AFP reports that with nearly all votes counted, the number supporting impeachment on the single charge of “incitement of insurrection” for … Read more

JUST IN: US House Of Reps Convenes To Impeach Trump For “Inciting Insurrection”

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A debate to commence impeachment proceedings for a record second time against US President, Donald Trump, over his role in last week’s attack on Congress, is underway at the House of Representatives. According to the BBC, democrats are accusing the president of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building an Invasion that left five … Read more

YouTube Deletes Trump’s Video As Concerns For Potential Violence Persist

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YouTube has taken down a new video uploaded on President Donald Trump’s channel for violating the online video sharing platform’s policies on inciting violence.  The company announced late on Tuesday that it also banned the channel from posting any new content for the next seven days. Read also: Trump’s Account ‘Permanently Suspended’ By Twitter With … Read more

Ugandan Govt Shut Down Social Media — 2 Days To Election

Ahead of its January 14 presidential poll, The Ugandan government has ordered that social networking apps be shut down in the East Africa country. Ekohotblog gathered that authorities in the country have directed telecommunications companies to “immediately suspend any access and use” of social media and online messaging platforms. Citing a letter from Irene Sewankambo, … Read more

US Military Chiefs Condemn Capitol Attack, Say Extremism Not Allowed

US Military Chiefs Condemn Capitol Attack, Say Extremism Not Allowed

US military chiefs have condemned the attack on the Capitol, reminding its officers of their obligation to defend the Constitution and reject extremism. America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire military Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “We … Read more

Meet The United States Lawmaker Who Vows To Carry Gun To Congress

EKO HOT BLOG United State Lawmaker, Lauren Opal Boebert has vowed to carry a Glock handgun to Congress during her term in Washington, D.C. According to the report by BBC News, the 34-year-old Republican Congress woman, representing Colorado’s 3rd District in the House of Representatives, pledged that she will be coming to the Congress with a … Read more

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