Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault in New York, after a sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year.A panel of seven female and five male jurors deliberated for five days in the six-week trial before unanimously voting to convict
Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent" clothes at public beaches and swimming pools.The regulations, issued by the tourism ministry, were "a
The Director of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Colonel Okei Rukogota, has urged residents of Mayuge District to engage in income-generating activities rather than succumb to extremist ideologies that threaten community stability.Speaking in Kigulu Village, Kigandalo Sub-county,
Uganda and Israel recently celebrated Israel’s 77th Independence Day with a grand ceremony hosted at the Israeli Embassy in Kampala, highlighting a warm and enduring friendship between the two nations.Beyond the customary cocktails and courtesies, this year’s event underscored a deeper
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a
President Museveni has called on UPDF officers and students undergoing various courses at the Armoured Warfare Training School - Karama, Mubende District to protect Uganda from the divisive politics of identity.The president says politics of identity undermines national unity, and urg
The wife of a former Ugandan MP was among the five people that died in a Nakasongola accident on Sunday, June 08, 2025.Phiona Agaba, the wife of former Kitagwenda MP Abbas Agaba Mugisa, was one of those who died in the road crash, a head-on collision betw
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, issued a fervent call for peace during national Heroes’ Day celebrations held in Lyantonde, a district historically loyal to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), drawing attention to the growing political stakes as the country enters a
The opposition political party People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has lashed out at Ugandan government officials for allegedly misusing taxpayers’ money during the annual Heroes Day celebrations, which are taking place today in Lyantonde District.In a press briefing held at their Katonga
Just days after being officially recognized by the Electoral Commission as a full-fledged political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has commenced the process of registering candidates who will represent the party in various electoral positions across the country in the 2026 general
