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Pentagon will bolster weapons training for Ukrainians as aid expands

Views: 0 The Pentagon says it will resume direct training of the Ukrainian military, which had largely stopped with the Russian invasion of Ukraine seven weeks ago. President Biden said Wednesday that his administration has authorized an additional $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine, drawing on the Pentagon’s existing weapons inventory. The arms transfers […]

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ABC News:Biden gets praise, criticism for calling Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Views: 0 President Joe Biden is getting both praise and criticism after doubling down on describing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine as “genocide” — the first time he’s used the term since the invasion began nearly 50 days ago — even as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for weeks has claimed that is what’s happening on

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AFP:North Korea’s tests stir nuclear debate in South

Views: 0 © Jung Yeon-je New North Korean sabre-rattling, coupled with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, appears to have shifted the public mood in South KoreaAfter firing its largest-ever missile, North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, officials and analysts say, reviving a longstanding debate south of the border: should Seoul have nukes too?

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Emirates launches powerful platform for customers to browse and book bespoke Dubai and UAE itineraries

Views: 0 dexlaunch-laptopmockup-hires Available in 19 countries, Emirates’ Dubai Experience platform promotes the best of Dubai and the UAE, and offers customers exclusive benefits on flights, hotels and attractions   Dubai, UAE, 14 April 2022 – Emirates has launched Dubai Experience, its powerful and intuitive platform for customers in Uganda to easily browse, create and

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MTN Uganda Rewards Outstanding Women in Sports, Sponsors Netball Team to Compete in Atlanta

Views: 0 MTN Uganda has rewarded outstanding women in sports following a Women’s month activation that commenced last month across all MTN’s digital platforms. The nominations and voting happened on MTN’s sports microsite www.sports.mtn.co.ug Suncity Netball team walked away with a community service award and a sponsorship package worth Ugx.30,000,000 shillings in recognition of its

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AFP Renewed South Sudan clashes force 14,000 to flee

Views: 0 Detoh Rie has spent the last five days hiding in a swamp with his children — one among thousands of South Sudanese forced to flee their homes as renewed violence threatens to return the fragile nation to war. © ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN Barely two years into its hard-won independence, South Sudan found itself in

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MTN Uganda’s Device Financing scheme is Transforming Lives through Digital Inclusion

Views: 0 A happy customer upon buying an M-KOPA smartphone that he will pay for over a one year period. Harriet Nakkungu, a businesswoman based in Namataba town in Mukono district had for over 12 years, desired a smartphone to boost her business but she could hardly afford one due to the high cost of

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AFP:Man Utd fans planning ‘constant’ protest against Glazers

Views: 0 © Oli SCARFF Manchester United’s US co-chairmen Joel Glazer (R) and Avram Glazer (L) Manchester United fans are planning a protest against the Glazer family, the owners of the English football giants, on Saturday. A supporters’ group called ‘The 1958’ has organised a protest march that will end at United’s Old Trafford ground before

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AFP:Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58

Views: 0 © Handout Tropical storm Megi has unleashed floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing dozens of people The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches. © STAFF Map of

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AFP Mariupol’s tunnel warriors seek to slow Russian onslaught

Views: 0 As Russian forces close in on the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a small number of resistance fighters hope to slow them down using a tunnel system below a vast industrial site as their base. © Andrey BORODULIN Experts say the fall of Mariupol, seen as strategically vital for Russian plans to attack

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