US Airstrike in Syria Kills Senior Hurras al-Din Operative The US military said it killed a senior operative of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group in an airstrike in northwest Syria on Thursday. The airstrike resulted in the death of Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir of the Hurras al-Din group, the US Central Command said in a statement. It […]
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Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar US President Donald Trump threatened BRICS member states with 100% tariffs on Thursday to dissuade them from replacing the US dollar as reserve currency. Trump had made a similar statement right after winning the November 2024 elections. “We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly
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Hamas confirms death of its military commander Mohammed Deif Hamas confirmed on Thursday the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, the head of the Palestinian group’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades. “The Al-Qassam Brigades announce to our great people the martyrdom of a group of distinguished fighters and heroic commanders,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’ armed
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Mexico’s president calls on Google to identify US as ‘América Mexicana’ Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has blasted Google for kowtowing to Donald Trump by changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico – and wants the United States to be identified as “América Mexicana.” Sheinbaum attacked Google after Trump unilaterally decreed last week in an
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Trump says he wants to take Greenland. International law says otherwise One of United States President Donald Trump’s more startling claims since taking office for his second term – and there have been many – is his insistence that the US will take control of Greenland. Both prior to taking office and since, Trump has
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Iran Army ready to confront any threat TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Force for Coordination Affairs Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says that the army force of the country is ready to confront any threat with all its might. As a regional power, the Islamic
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Parliament has adopted the report of the Government Assurance and Implementation Committee on the long-awaited war compensation programme. Much as adoption of the report clears the way for the payment of outstanding claims, it also tickled Members of Parliament (MPs) into tabling fresh demands for the inclusion of more areas such as West Nile, Sebei,
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NOT US: Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, denied that the country is invloved in the DRC conflict The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Regional Cooperation), Hon. John Mulimba, has assured Parliament that Uganda has no links to any armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mulimba described the
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Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, the Attorney General The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Attorney General and Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development to expedite amendment of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 (PFMA), to support programme-based budgeting. While addressing the House on Thursday, 30 January 2025, while considering the 2025/2026 budget
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EC Chairperson, Justice Byabakama (R) during the meeting with the committee The Electoral Commission is using the 2014 National Census data to update the national voters’ register ahead of the 2026 general elections. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama told the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs that the 2024 national census
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