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Anduril secures $1.5 billion to hyperscale defense manufacturing

DEFENCE BLOG Anduril Industries announced today that it has secured $1.5 billion in Series F funding to enhance defense manufacturing capabilities. As noted by the company, this funding will enable Anduril to expand hiring, upgrade processes and tooling, increase supply chain resilience, and build infrastructure. Additionally, Anduril is investing in Arsenal, its manufacturing platform for […]

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Israel halts PA funds transfer to Norway as ‘punishment’ for Palestine recognition

NEW ARAB Israel has stopped transferring Palestinian tax revenues it collects to Oslo to punish Norway for recognising Palestine. Through the move, Israel is also expressing anger at strong-worded statements by the Norwegian foreign minister against Israel and the country’s failure to object to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against Israeli officials. The tax funds in question

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI BIDS FAREWELL TO OUTGOING BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni bid farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Uganda, Her Excellency Kate Airey, at State House, Entebbe on August 7, 2024. The meeting underscored the enduring relationship between Uganda and the United Kingdom, highlighting the strong diplomatic ties and mutual respect cultivated over the years. President Museveni expressed his gratitude

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US revokes Sheikh Hasina’s visa: Reports

THE WEEK The US has reportedly revoked the visa of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said television channels CNN News18 and Pakistan-based Geo News. In recent years, the relationship between the Sheikh Hasina administration and the United States has been fraught with tension. The US has repeatedly expressed concerns about the state of democracy in Bangladesh,

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US judge rules Google’s online search monopoly is illegal

AA ISTANBUL. A US judge on Monday ruled Google engaged in illegal practices to eliminate its competitors and uphold a monopoly on online search and related advertising. Judge Amit Mehta said Google breached Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a US antitrust statute. “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court

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Natasha Nyonyozi (23) from Kabale District in southwestern Uganda was Saturday night crowned Miss Uganda 2024-2025

Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Natasha Nyonyozi (23) from Kabale District in southwestern Uganda, and an accountant by profession, was crowned Miss Uganda 2024 on Saturday night. The news has sparked jubilation across social media, with Ugandans congratulating her on this achievement. Nyonyozi has made history as the first Miss Uganda from the Kigezi region in

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5 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza Strip

AA GAZA CITY, Palestine. At least five Palestinians, including a child, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike targeting a house in the southern Gaza Strip. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that “five citizens, including a child, were martyred in an Israeli airstrike targeting a home in southern Khan Younis.” Israeli warplanes bombed a

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Uganda’s Cheptegei adds to his three world titles with Olympic 10,000m crown and Games record in Paris

Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, poses for photos after winning the gold medal and setting a new Olympic record in the men’s 10000 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics  –   Copyright © africanews Matthias Schrader/Copyright 2024 The AP. Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei claimed Olympics gold in 10,000m after unleashing a devastating finishing kick to shock Ethiopian runners who had

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Russia’s Putin vows ‘mirror measures’ in response to U.S. missiles in Germany

Russia may deploy new strike weapons in response to the planned U.S. stationing of longer-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Speaking at a naval parade in St Petersburg, Putin vowed “mirror measures” after the U.S. earlier this month announced that it will start deploying the weapons in 2026,

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