WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping trade penalties under federal law. The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs were illegal under […]
By Naome Namusoke/KMA Updates The nomination process for local government leaders has officially begun in Kampala, signalling the start of a crucial phase in preparations for the upcoming elections. The exercise is taking place at the Regional Electoral Commission offices in Ntinda, drawing large crowds of aspirants eager to secure their place on the ballot.
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At least 69 migrants, mainly from Gambia and Senegal, have died, and dozens are missing after their overcrowded boat capsized off the Mauritanian coast. The vessel, carrying around 160 people, capsized near Mheijrat after passengers rushed to one side when they spotted coastal lights. Only 17 survivors were rescued; they said the boat had left
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Tears and shock engulfed the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe after one of President Yoweri Museveni’s trusted guards was killed in a tragic road accident on Friday morning. The deceased, identified as Droma Vasco, was a State House staff member attached to the elite SFC. His sudden death has sent waves of grief
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza Strip move with their belongings on a street in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) The Israeli military on Friday declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” before a new offensive in the Palestinian enclave’s largest city. Israel is moving forward with plans to seize Gaza
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FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin’s St. George Hall in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo© Thomson Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said on Friday that the Russian army had sped up its rate of advance in
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration had likely acted unlawfully when it rolled back temporary protections from deportation granted to 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden’s tenure. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court
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Yesterday, August 28, 2025, Lt Gen James Mugira, Managing Director of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), conducted an inspection visit to the ongoing construction of the Lira University Teaching Hospital Administration Block in Lira City. The project is being undertaken by NEC Construction Works and Engineering Ltd (NEC Works), a subsidiary of NEC. The tour
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania AP — The official campaign period has started for Tanzania’s October general elections with incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday introducing her party’s parliamentary candidates and the main opposition leader remaining in custody. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the presidential candidate of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, shakes
French Prime Minister François Bayrou leaves the weekly cabinet meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France, August 27, 2025. © Abdul Saboor, Reuters France’s hard-right and hard-left parties on Thursday rejected a compromise with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his government’s cost-cutting budget, saying it was “too late” to make a deal. Bayrou has staked
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