Shafaq News – Washington / Canberra; Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Australia challenging a new law that bans children under 16 from using social media, arguing that the measure breaches constitutional protections. Court filings cited by Reuters showed that the US-based social media platform said the legislation unlawfully restricts freedom of political communication and wrongly […]
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On Dec. 11, 2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched its largest-scale, widest-reaching and most ambitious combined kamikaze drone operation against its giant northern neighbor, Russia, of the entire Russo-Ukrainian War. Overnight, nearly 300 drones of various types, along with cruise missiles, struck targets across western and central Russia – a stretch of some
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They are to replace current G36s, which were manufactured by the same company Heckler & Koch, DW reports. The G36 model, which was adopted in the 1990s, was criticized after tests. It was found that at high temperatures or intensive use, the accuracy of firing is significantly reduced. The new G95 is based on the HK416 and has a
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025- GABORONE, BOTSWANA: The “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition” arrived triumphantly in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone on Day 13, with MTN Uganda playing the pivotal role of providing the expedition’s entire digital backbone across six countries. As the connectivity partner for the historic 13,000 km round-trip journey from Kampala to
The members of parliament of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and their support on December 1, 2025 toured Namunkekera Rural Industrial Park, also known as Liaoshen Industrial Park, and Kirima Heritage Farm in Kapeeka-Semuto Municipality in Nakaseke district. Both of these landmark establishments are owned by General (Rtd) Caleb Akandwanaho Salim Saleh, the Chief
Iran added the floating base Kordestan and the destroyer Sahand to its navy on Saturday, the army said, in a move it described as a boost to its maritime power and technical self-reliance. Sahand, a Moudge-class frigate built in Iran, joined the navy in 2018 and is equipped with cruise missiles and stealth technology designed
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Kotido, Uganda: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, is conducting a five-day ICT and multimedia skilling programme in Kotido aimed at empowering youth with practical digital content creation, entrepreneurship and online safety skills. The training, now on day three, will run until Friday. Local multimedia experts Jemba Hosea and
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MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge, together with programme partners, during the launch of MTN AWE programme in Gulu City on November 20, 2025. For Immediate Release: MTN Uganda, together with its partners MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank, and The Innovation Village, yesterday opened applications for the second cohort
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed the latest sanctions that have targeted over 170 vessels responsible for shipping Iranian petroleum and petroleum products A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration. Reuters The US Treasury Department has imposed a slew of
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Kampala, November 10,2025- Yas, a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom Holding & Management PLC, has officially completed the acquisition of 99.63% of Wananchi Group (Holdings) Ltd, the parent company of Zuku and Simbanet. The acquisition marks a major milestone in AXIAN Telecom’s regional growth strategy, consolidating its leadership in fibre connectivity and expanding its footprint across
