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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister

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Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and

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Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

The University of Nairobi in Kenya has reportedly disowned two academic documents submitted by Felix Adupa Ongwec—the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag-bearer for Kioga County in Amolatar District for his nomination before the Electoral Commission, sayin

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Brazilian Pilots in SA for the G20 Summit Learn the Hard Way After Failing to Pay Prostitutes

Brazilian Pilots in SA for the G20 Summit Learn the Hard Way After Failing to Pay Prostitutes

Brazilian Pilots in Sandton Bust-Up After Alleged Dispute With Two Women Over Unpaid ServicesTwo Brazilian pilots who had apparently arrived in South Africa for the G20 Leadership Summit found themselves caught up in a bizarre altercation in the early hours of yesterday morning, after two

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The HIV-prevention jab is here: What you need to know…

The HIV-prevention jab is here: What you need to know…

You can now be vaccinated against HIV – but that does not mean you can be reckless, warns the Department of Healthscientist-hiv-vaccinationA scientist holds a batch of tests. Image: CDC on UnsplashFrom March 2026, people at high risk of contracting HIV will be able to visit

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Ex-Minister Elioda accused of paying off EC, voters in desperate bid to achieve unopposed victory

Ex-Minister Elioda accused of paying off EC, voters in desperate bid to achieve unopposed victory

SHEEMA, Uganda — Former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye is facing severe allegations that he has paid voters and attempted to bribe Electoral Commission officials in a brazen effort to disqualify his main opponent and win the Sheema North parliamentary race

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West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam an

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Ukrainian servicemen surrender in Kharkov Region for water — administration

Ukrainian servicemen surrender in Kharkov Region for water — administration

According to head of the Kharkov military-civilian administration Vitaly Ganchev, such cases are constantLUGANSK, November 13. /TASS/. Ukrainian servicemen often surrender to Russian captivity in the Kharkov Region just to drink water, Vitaly Ganchev, the head of the Kharkov military-civil

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Court of Appeal orders govt to pay Shs 33bn to Iraqi Fund

Court of Appeal orders govt to pay Shs 33bn to Iraqi Fund

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High court decision that had cancelled a payment of $8.7 million (about Shs 33 billion) owed by the Government of Uganda to the Iraqi Fund for External Development.Court of Appeal ruled that the High court acted in error when it revisited a case that ha

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Jay-Z’s paternity case dismissed 10 years after man claimed he was fathered by rapper

Jay-Z’s paternity case dismissed 10 years after man claimed he was fathered by rapper

paternity lawsuit filed by a man claiming to be Jay-Z’s son — Rymir Satterthwaite — has been dismissed with prejudice, Page Six has learned.In documents obtained by Page Six on Wednesday, a California judge granted the rapper’s motion to dismiss a federal paternity suit filed earli

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