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Zelenskyy: 25 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity, including Azovstal defenders

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Views: 6 25 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity, including Azovstal defenders Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the return from captivity of 25 Ukrainian civilians and military personnel, including defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal steelworks, as well as soldiers who fought in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of […]

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Hamas issues statement after ceasefire announced

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Views: 13 Hamas issues statement after ceasefire announced   TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas issued a statement after the mediators on Wednesday night announced that a ceasefire agreement was reached to stop the war in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire agreement is the result of the amazing resistance of the Palestinian

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Rescuers evacuate 3,000 residents near Indonesia’s Mount Ibu after eruption

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Views: 9 Rescuers evacuate 3,000 residents near Indonesia’s Mount Ibu after eruption JAKARTA —  Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday (Jan 16), after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as 4 km into

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North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency

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Views: 12 North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers   North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to a travel agency, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic. Tourists from

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Russian presidential adviser warns Moldova may “cease to exist”

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Views: 7 Russian presidential adviser warns Moldova may “cease to exist” Influential Russian presidential advisor Nikolai Patrushev voiced unprecedentedly aggressive rhetoric against Moldova, saying the country may “cease to exist” in an an interview given to Komsomolskaia Pravda and broadly circulated in the Russian media. Patrushev blamed the pro-EU authorities in Chisinau for the ongoing energy crisis

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Russia backs Vietnam’s bid to join BRICS

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Views: 8 Russia backs Vietnam’s bid to join BRICS Russia has publicly endorsed Vietnam’s aspirations to join the influential BRICS bloc, a move that could significantly bolster Hanoi’s global standing and economic prospects. This support was articulated in a joint communique released following a visit by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Vietnam, as reported

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Teachers’ poor grasp of ICT frustrating e-recruitment

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Views: 19 Hon. Nathan Itungo (R) expressed discontent about reports of bribery in recruitment The Committee on Education and Sports has learnt that the desired e-recruitment system envisaged to curb down graft in recruitment, has been foiled by teachers’ poor literacy levels in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). This was revealed by Dr. Asuman Lukwago,

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Mulago Hospital seeks more money for organ transplants

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Views: 17 Mulago Hospital seeks more money for organ transplants Mulago National Referral Hospital is seeking Shs8.598 billion in additional funding for Financial Year 2025/2026, to support organ transplant services. The hospital’s Executive Director, Dr Rosemary Byanyima, brought the appeal before the Committee on Health, on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. According to Dr Byanyima, the

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MPs push for reinstatement of funds in 2025/2026 Budget

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Views: 26 The Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Hon. Patrick Isiagi (L) interacting with members after the meeting Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have called for the reinstatement of funds removed from the current financial year’s budget in the 2024/2025 financial plan. In the 2024/2025 budget, legislators allocated Shs750 billion to critical areas

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Deputy Speaker, Tayebwa (R) receiving the report from AG, Akol

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Views: 33 Deputy Speaker, Tayebwa (R) receiving the report from AG, Akol The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that Parliament will soon take action against accounting officers who do not implement recommendations in the Auditor General’s report. Tayebwa made the pronouncement while receiving the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year 2023/2024 on Wednesday,

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