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Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip - a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.Speaking in Riyadh, the US president also pledged to lift all sanctions agai

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Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poorest president" because of his modest lifestyle.Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his pre

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Controversial Military Bill Sparks Fears of Civilian Trials

Controversial Military Bill Sparks Fears of Civilian Trials

A contentious 143-page bill, the UPDF (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is set to be tabled in the Ugandan parliament today by Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth Oboth, triggering a wave of concern over potential civilian trials in military courts.The bill, a sweeping overhaul of t

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Matugga Healer Stabbed to Death Over Shs 2,000, Suspect on the Run

Matugga Healer Stabbed to Death Over Shs 2,000, Suspect on the Run

Police in Matugga have launched an investigation into a gruesome murder that occurred in the early hours of May 8, 2025, in Kito Cell. The victim, 45-year-old traditional healer Bisobolwa Isa, was fatally stabbed following an altercation with a younger man he ha

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Mpuuga Plans Legal Action Against Bobi Over Ssegirinya Incarceration Claims

Mpuuga Plans Legal Action Against Bobi Over Ssegirinya Incarceration Claims

Former Leader of the Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has announced his intention to take National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi to court over accusations linking him to the imprisonment of former Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya.This comes a day after Kyagulanyi publicly c

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Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

BBC | Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off the coast of California.In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, President Trump said that "for too long America has been plagued by vicious, vi

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Perhaps we should all be police officers

Perhaps we should all be police officers

As we continue headlong into the regurgitating inanity that is Uganda’s rollercoaster elections, the gross contradictions that embody our governance and politics continue unencumbered.Dear reader, let us review a few instances that should have us questi

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Judge claims Trump deported a 2-year-old US citizen with 'no meaningful process'

Judge claims Trump deported a 2-year-old US citizen with 'no meaningful process'

A Louisiana federal judge has voiced concern over the deportation of a two-year-old US citizen and her mother, warning that the Trum

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El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap

El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is pictured before a meeting at the Costa Rican presidential house in San Jose on November 11, 2024.CNN — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering t

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Gunshot Residue Cannot Prove Who Fired Gun, Court Told in Katanga Trial

Gunshot Residue Cannot Prove Who Fired Gun, Court Told in Katanga Trial

A government toxicologist has told the High Court in Kampala that the presence of gunshot residue (GSR) on a person cannot be used to determine whether they fired a gun, casting fresh light on the complex forensic details in the ongoing trial of Molly Katanga.Dr Jaffer Kisitu, a toxicologi

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