BRUSSELS — Belgium on Monday pushed back against the European Commission’s proposed concessions to unblock a €210 billion loan to Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets — dashing EU hopes of securing a deal in time for Thursday’s leaders’ summit. With two days to go, the Commission is making a last push to convince EU […]
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A teenager attacked students with a knife at a school outside Moscow on Tuesday, killing one child. The first reports appeared on several Russian Telegram channels — Baza, 112, Mash, Shot, and Ostorozhno, Novosti — which said the incident took place at a school in the settlement of Gorki-2. Russia’s Investigative Committee later confirmed the information. According to investigators, one student died in the attack. Police in the
Makerere University has released official guidelines on the payment of graduation fees for students set to take part in the institution’s 76th graduation ceremony, scheduled later this year. In a notice dated October 24, 2025, the Office of the Academic Registrar outlined the mandatory fees that all graduands must clear before being allowed to graduate.
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LONDON; Britain’s new head of MI6 has warned that the UK and its allies are operating in a dangerous “space between peace and war,” as she used her first public speech to set out what she described as an “interlocking web of security challenges” dominated by the threat from Russia. Blaise Metreweli, the first woman
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The India-EU trade talks will enter the new year and a deal is expected to be signed by the Republic Day, according to European Union (EU) trade chief Maros Sefcovic. European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated that Kyiv is prepared to drop its long-held ambition of joining NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees. The Ukrainian leader’s suggestion came on Sunday as he headed to meetings with US envoys and European allies in the German capital, Berlin, admitting that some members of the military alliance
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SAF has been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. The RSF controls all of Darfur and parts of Kordofan, while the armed forces retain control of the capital, Khartoum, and the eastern, central, and northern regions of the country. Mr Al Burhan has rejected calls for a ceasefire and vowed to
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As reported by Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, on 12 December, the Central Bank of Russia filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court over what it calls “illegal actions by the Euroclear depository causing losses”, as well as over the European Commission’s plans to use the bank’s frozen assets. On the morning of 15 December, the court’s press
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Jinja, Uganda: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, on Sunday consecrated and enthroned Rt. Rev. Prof. Dr Grace Lubaale as the 4th Bishop of Busoga Diocese during a colourful ceremony held at Kyabazinga Stadium in Bugembe. Dr Lubaale officially replaces Rt. Rev. Paul Naimanhe Mukembo
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A high-quality drone video released on Monday shows one of the suspected gunmen involved in the deadly Bondi Beach shooting stumbling and falling on a bridge as police moved in, while a civilian is seen lying on the ground nearby amid the unfolding emergency. At least 15 people were killed and nearly 30 others wounded when gunmen
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