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Joy and excitement as the 3rd hierarchy Orthodox Bishop  is enthroned in Gulu

 The Orthodox Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has this afternoon, received a new Bishop. Born in 1982, His Grace Nektarios Kabuye was  enthroned, amidst joy and ululation from hundreds of people who braved the scorching sun at St.Lawrence Orthodox Cathedral,  Gulu City. His installation comes a week after the enthronment of Bishop Silvester Kisitu […]

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AFP North Korea claims new test of ‘reconnaissance satellite’ component

North Korea carried out “another important test” towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president. © Jung Yeon-je People watch a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a

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Reuters: Erdogan will tell Putin to stop Ukraine war during call on Sunday -spokesman

|By Tuvan Gumrukcu   © Reuters/POOL FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin meets with Turkish President Erdogan in MoscowANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it was naive to expect talks between Moscow and Kyiv

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Texas judge rules Biden administration can’t exempt migrant children from Trump-era order

By Natalie Prieb   A Texas judge on Friday ruled that the Biden administration cannot exempt unaccompanied migrant children from a Trump-era order, a decision that could lead U.S. Border Patrol to turn children away. © Getty Images Migrants at U.S. borderDuring the early part of the pandemic, former President Trump launched Title 42, a controversial public

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Youth, women urged not to shy away from digital jobs

|Stakeholders in the technology and digital sector want the youth and women to use the internet to expand their opportunities to earn a living. Speaking yesterday during the Nation Digital Summit in Mombasa, the industry players want 1.2 million Kenyans who are working and earning from online work to expand their opportunities. They urged the

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In Spain’s ‘Little Ukraine’, anguish over the war

On the calendar in Mykola Grynkiv’s internet cafe, every day since February 24 is ringed in black, Russia’s war stopping time in this northern Spanish village where one in seven residents is Ukrainian. © Pau BARRENA News of Russia’s invasion hit hard in the Spanish town of Guissona, where one in seven residents is UkrainianBefore the

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Reuters:U.S. calls for help to rehome Afghans who fled chaos of Taliban takeover

By Alexander Cornwell © Reuters/Joshua Roberts The seal of the United States Department of State is shown in WashingtonABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, six months after Washington’s chaotic withdrawal as the Taliban

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Afghan evacuees prefer life in Qatar to Taliban rule

Surfing on wifi and enjoying free meals in comfortable town houses in Qatar, Afghans who fled their country have shrugged off the Taliban’s claims they are living in miserable conditions. © KARIM JAAFAR Afghan refugees gather in a playground at the Park View Villas in Qatar’s capital DohaDespite an uncertain future, the Afghans of Doha’s Park

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Associated Press: Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP for ‘apologists for Putin’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declared that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cemented his break from former President Donald Trump. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at

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Visa and Mastercard suspend their services in Russia

Visa and Mastercard are suspending operations in Russia in another major blow to the country’s financial system, according to a report from the Associated Press. © Photo Illustration by Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Visa and Mastercard are suspending operations in Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine. In an announcement on Visa’s website, the company

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