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Minister Hamson Obua making his way to the Dispatch Box on the Floor of Parliament to make a statement on the squatters The Government has no plans to resettle residents of Kireka B Village, who are to be affected by the renovation of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. According to the State Minister for Sports, Hon Hamson Obua, the residents were aware that it was government land preserved for the stadium, before they settled on it. “Mandela National Stadium sits on titled land in the names of Mandela National Stadium Limited. As of now, there is no budget line for a…

SEOUL (Reuters) -A resumption of North Korea’s nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would “instantly” send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening. A record month of North Korean missile testing in January highlighted failures of Moon’s efforts to engineer a breakthrough as his term ends in May, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested he could order new nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches for the first time since 2017.© Reuters/KIM HONG-JI FILE PHOTO: People look at North Korea’s propaganda…

No fewer than seven people were killed on Tuesday when terrorists attacked three communities in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union Public Relations Officer, Mr Luka Binniya, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. According to him, the terrorists, in a well-coordinated attack, set ablaze many houses and lynched one person in Zaman Dabo, while six people were killed in Chibob and Sabon Kaura communities. File photo: Security personnel stand outside a female hostel in Kaduna, Nigeria, on April 21, 2021. (Photo by NASU BORI/AFP via Getty Images)Binniya explained that the terrorists invaded…

The UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not to describe it as a military coup or even condemn it outright. © Angela Weiss AFP/FileAfter negotiations diplomatic sources called difficult, the council unanimously adopted their formal declaration, which “took note” of Burkina Faso’s suspension from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union “until there is swift and effective restoration of constitutional order by the military authorities.”An earlier version of the document, which AFP obtained, called on the junta to “facilitate the rapid return of constitutional order” in Burkina Faso,…

Russia and Belarus are due to start 10 days of joint military drills as concerns rise over the buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine’s borders. Nato says the joint drills mark Russia’s biggest deployment to ex-Soviet Belarus since the Cold War. The White House called the drills an “escalatory” action in the tensions over Ukraine. © Getty Images Nato says the joint drills mark Russia’s biggest deployment to ex-Soviet Belarus since the Cold War.Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite amassing more than 100,000 troops at the border. But some Western countries including the US have warned that…

KATHMANDU, Feb. 10 — The Pashupatinath Temple, which has been closed due to the fresh wave of COVID-19, will reopen starting Friday (tomorrow). FILE – Hindu devotees sit next to oil lamps as they perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members during the ‘Bala Chaturdashi’ festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)According to the Pashupati Area Development Trust, the temple is being opened as per the new order issued by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu. The DAO on Monday directed allowing…

A new round of key talks aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis is set to take place in Berlin on Thursday.The talks will follow the so-called Normandy Format, the name of the long-running negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by France and Germany, and are aimed at ending the conflict between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east. Tensions still running high on Russia-Ukraine border after diplomatic meetings The talks have been largely deadlocked since 2015, but Thursday’s meeting is being closely watched for signs that a flurry of diplomatic activity this week, spear-headed by French President Emmanuel…

Egypt on Wednesday swore in its first Coptic Christian to lead the country’s high court. © Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP Egypt swears in first-ever Coptic Christian to head country’s high court Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in Judge Boulos Fahmy to preside over the Supreme Constitutional Court, according to The Associated Press. Fahmy is reportedly the nineteenth person to lead the court, which was created in 1969, and had led the court’s General Secretariat since 2014. Judge Saeed Marei, who preceded Fahmy, retired because of health reasons, the AP reported, citing Mohammed Bassal, an Egyptian judicial affairs expert who…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travelers Thursday in a lifesaving boost for its tourism and related industries as an omicron-fueled surge eases. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Foreign passengers wearing protective suits prepare for their flight to China at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines on Jan. 18, 2021. The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travelers Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 as the latest coronavirus outbreak sparked by the omicron strain eased in a lifesaving boost for badly battered tourism, hotel and airline industries and large numbers of workers, officials said.…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said she is “deeply sorry and anxious” about the lengthy wait for residents to get tested or enter isolation facilities after a record number of new coronavirus cases left authorities scrambling. © Reuters/JOYCE ZHOU FILE PHOTO: Testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong KongHong Kong’s daily COVID-19 infections nearly doubled to a record 1,161 cases on Wednesday as the global financial hub battles a rapid surge that could pose the biggest test yet of its “dynamic zero” policy. Writing on her official Facebook page on Wednesday night, Lam said…