The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has assured residents of the Rwenzori region of continued security and stability following a string of recent coordinated attacks on police and army installations.Speaking during a visit to Kasese District on Wednesday, Bya
Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo have once again made headlines, this time after threatening to mobilize protests targeting Tanzania’s leadership. The two, who were recently released from detention in Uganda, announced plans to stage demonstrations and shut down the Kenyan–Tanzani
Members of the Bolivarian National Militia attend a military drill, amid rising tensions with the United States, in Naguanagua, Venezuela in October.Venezuela says it is launching a “massive mobilization” of military personnel, weapons and equipment in response to the build-up of US wa
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petr
A 73-year-old man, James Wakabenga Wanyera, says he is living in fear and pain after his own children, led by Col Betty Musuya, former Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Director for Women Affairs, allegedly forcefully removed him from his home. Relatives claim that armed
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned individuals he says are being funded by foreign groups to stir unrest in Uganda ahead of the 2026 general elections.Speaking to journalists at Mbale State Lodge during his campaign tour in the Bugisu subregion, the President said Ug
A Russian lawmaker has said Moscow recently delivered air defenses to VenezuelaRussian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Moscow was prepared to “respond appropriately” to Venezuela’s request for military assistance amid a US military buildup
The UK has agreed to send troops to Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions on its airspace, the new chief of Britain’s armed forces has said.Belgium’s main airport at Zaventem closed temporarily on Thursday night after drones were spotted nearby and also at militar
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a growing number of Eastern Europeans - particularly Poles - have been buying homes on the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands, according to new property data. Figures from Spain’s College of Registrars show that Poles are increasingly favouri
Ministry of Defence officials have been told to prepare the nation for war “in our own backyard”. Staff responsible for spending the nation's £288 billion defence procurement budget were told to speed up the process and equip the armed forces “to be ready to fight”, even if it meant taki
