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Australia to host ‘Quad’ meeting of foreign ministers

Views: 1 | 4 SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said on Monday. © Reuters/LEAH MILLIS Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with Australian Foreign Minister PayneThe two-day meeting […]

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The Rwanda-Uganda border at Katuna has finally opened this morning despite the disruption brought about by the morning downpour.

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Views: 2 The first truck to cross from Rwanda into Uganda got stuck in the middle of the road which is under construction especially in the no-man’s land. Buses and other official vehicles were seen in the queue on the Rwandan side of Gatuna, ready to be cleared and cross over to Uganda. Uganda

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Police probe after member of Canada trucker convoy filmed dancing on tomb of unknown soldier

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Views: 5 Ottawa police have launched a criminal investigation into the incident of protestors climbing atop a cenotaph and dancing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier among other violent acts seen during the protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and safety protocols, officials said on Sunday. “Several criminal investigations are underway in relation to the

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Putin is rewriting history to justify his threats to Ukraine

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Views: 8 As Russian troops mass on the Ukrainian border and worries of an invasion grow, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to push a familiar Russian line about the conflict: that Ukraine belongs to Russia and that the two are “one people — a single whole.” Specifically, much of Russia’s political positioning to launch

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EXPLAINER: Why US sanctions may target individual Russians

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Views: 0 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and U.S. officials have threatened Russia with financial sanctions carrying “severe consequences” if it invades Ukraine, but so far plenty of people have been prime targets for Western pain. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2022, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a

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NATO’s on notice in Ukraine crisis: What’s next?

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Views: 2 Romania has long wanted a NATO battlegroup on its territory, similar to those mustered for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. © Provided by DW UK troops provide enhanced defense for Estonia under NATO commandThanks in no small part to Moscow’s renewed massing on Ukraine’s border, the Black

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Bartenders decry continued mistreatment, advocate for remunerations of working conditions.

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Views: 26 By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates Najjera, Wakiso-Uganda: Bar workers united under Bartenders Association Uganda (BAU) cling to the government for its intervention in setting standards for the creation of favorable atmosphere under which they should work. Members of Bartenders Association Uganda (BAU) during the Press Conference at The Grill/Courtesy Photo. While addressing a

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Two UPDF soldiers killed in container truck crash

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Views: 9 Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence & Veteran Affairs (MODVA) Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu Two UPDF soldiers who went missing from their detachment on Sunday have been found dead a few kilometers inside South Sudan from the Uganda border, an army official has said. The soldiers had reportedly travelled secretly to a border

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Uganda’s Former Minister Fr. Simon Lokodo is dead

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Views: 4 Geneva, Switzerland Former Uganda Minister for Ethics and Integrity Fr Simon Lokodo is dead, the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has confirmed. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Fr Simon Lokodo, a member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) collapsed on Thursday 27th before he was rushed to ICU, where he succumbed to COVID-19

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New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case

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Views: 5 WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the government said. © Reuters/PRAVEEN MENON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington The exposure took place on

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