Why is it instilling more repression and divisions in the polity at a time when the country desperately needs stability and the rule of law to win the confidence of foreign and local investors?... In fact, the establishment has been a key factor in the induction and removal of governments, while the judiciary and political opposition have generally played a complimentary or ‘enabling’ role in the making or unmaking of a political system.... The current dispensation has also been confronting th

following the Owen Paterson debacle.... Mr Paterson, 65, had been found to have broken

BERLIN( AFP)-German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow in the twilight of her reign on Friday( Aug 20), with Afghanistan set to be the final twist in their long and thorny relationship. From alleged cyberattacks to the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, Mrs Merkel and Mr Putin have rarely seen eye to eye during the chancellor's 16 years in power. Her return to Moscow for what is likely a farewell visit comes on the anniversary of the poisoning of Kremlin critic Al

elective procedure to treat his prostate cancer....

With Taliban fighters poised to rout the U.S.-backed Afghan government — and with it the 20-year, multibillion-dollar effort to root Western-style democracy in Afghan soil — President Biden over the weekend first offered compassion for those left behind. Support our journalism.... It reflects an increasingly defiant and defensive tone from Biden and his aides amid criticism that Biden is condemning a U.S. partner to brutal rule by Islamist fundamentalists and opening the door to new terrorist t

Republicans are doubling down on the issue.... Some party leaders fear a new nominating contest at this point would run the risk of setting off an internal civil war that could effectively hand Trump the presidency.... Biden has meanwhile repeatedly insisted he’s fit to serve....

close Video Warning, disturbing content: Taliban fighters open fire as Afghans protest Videos from around the Kabul airport and from the Asadabad district of Kunar province show Afghans running for cover as Taliban fighters open fire during Independence Day protests. The late Sen.... John McCain's, R-Ariz., remarks in 2014 warning that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is" dangerous to America" resurfaced online amid the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. The senator's comments come from his o

Ahead of the President's visit on Saturday to Tulsa, there had been tentative plans to announce another rally for the near future, perhaps as early as the next two weeks.... Some advisers suggested it could be weeks or even months before Trump attempts another rally, though as of Monday morning no decisions had been made on how to proceed.... And Trump will visit Wisconsin on Thursday in an official capacity....

Abu Qatada, votes for prisoners, whole-life sentences. Now we can add Rwanda deportation flights to the long list of high-profile British government policies frustrated by the European Court of Human Rights( ECHR). Tuesday night’s drama adhered to a familiar pattern: ministers announce their intention bolstered, they argue, by public support and common sense; the UK courts clear it as lawful; but then, at the eleventh hour, judges in Strasbourg slap it down.On this occasion, it meant that the ai

There is an old adage in the military that no plan survives first contact with the enemy, meaning that no matter the amount of planning and preparation one does, it cannot anticipate the impact of real-time events. The adage applies to politics too.... What rules will the Taliban impose on women in Afghanistan?... Wounded rushed to hospital in taxis after double explosion in Kabul The deal signed with the Taliban in February 2020 was brokered by the administration of Donald Trump....