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Hon: Theodore Ssekikubo’s motion to censure former leader of opposition Mathias Mpuuga and other backbench commissioners that were awarded the Shs 1.7 billion service award dismissed by Speaker of parliament Anita Among

Views: 39 Speaker of parliament Anita Among has dismissed a motion to censure former leader of opposition Mathias Mpuuga and other backbench commissioners that were awarded the Shs 1.7 billion service award. In her letter dated August 16 addressed to the mover of the motion MP Theodore Ssekikubo, Among says all aspects of the motion […]

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Guinness Commences EPL season in style with unforgettable viewing party

Views: 11 English Premier League (EPL) season kicked off in style in Uganda, with Guinness, the official beer partner, hosting a massive viewing party at the Garden City rooftop. Matilda Babukela, Head of Marketing at Uganda Breweries Limited, expressed her excitement about the partnership, stating, “We’re thrilled to bring the EPL excitement to Uganda, and

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Prioritise Mass-Line Principles Over Elite Interests-Museveni Urges NRM Caucus Members

Views: 4 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday, August 16, 2024, met and held discussions with members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting, the President urged the members to realign their priorities, emphasising the importance of adhering to the NRM’s mass-line principles. The President reminded the caucus

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India’s Modi pressures Netanyahu for Gaza cease-fire deal.

Views: 6 India’s Modi pressures Netanyahu for Gaza cease-fire deal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi put pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to implement a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Modi urged deescalating the situation in the Middle East during a telephone conversation with Netanyahu. “We discussed the current situation in West

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UN urges ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus.

Views: 5 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for humanitarian pauses in the war in the Gaza Strip in order to conduct a polio vaccine campaign after the virus was detected in the besieged territory. Guterres, speaking to reporters at the United Nations, appealed for assurances to be provided right away as he

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UK trained Ukrainian troops ahead of Kursk attack.

Views: 5 Ukrainian soldiers involved in the incursion by Kiev’s forces into Russia’s Kursk Region, were trained by British military specialists in the weeks before the surprise attack, The Times daily has reported. On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched their largest attack on Russian territory since the conflict escalated in February 2022. The advance into

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JUST IN: Germany To Cut Ukraine Military Aid In 2025 Budget: Parliament Source

Views: 6 Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to Ukraine, plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP Saturday. Instead the government of Olaf Scholz will bank on money generated by frozen Russian assets to continue supporting Kyiv, and is not planning “additional aid” to the

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US Navy acquires four new Flight amphibious assault warships

Views: 4 The Navy is gearing up for a significant deal worth about $11.5 billion to buy four new amphibious assault ships. This plan is set to kick off soon, based on a notice sent to Congress on Tuesday. In the August 14 notification, the Navy shared that it plans to buy three Flight II

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NATO flexes air power over Baltic – sent F-18s, Gripens, Typhoons

Views: 8 On August 15, NATO Allies gathered over the Baltic Sea to practice their flying and combat skills. Four Spanish F-18s from the Air Policing team in Romania joined Italian Eurofighters, Swedish Gripens, and Finnish F-18s for joint training in shared airspace. Photo credit: Spanish Air Force The Italian Eurofighters, based in Lithuania for a

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Canada buys 264 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles from RTX

Views: 11 The Canadian government is set to acquire 264 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles from the American defense contractor Raytheon Corporation [RTX]. This purchase has received the green light from Washington, with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency [DSCA] having already notified Congress. Valued at approximately $264 million, this deal includes 48 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II+ tactical missiles

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