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Sabotage at an air base housing F-35A jets and P-8A Poseidon.

Bulgarian Military In early July, several U.S. military bases in Europe were put on high alert following intelligence reports hinting at potential sabotage by groups backed by Russia. Photo credit: Norwegian MoD NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently underscored a worrying trend of growing Russian aggression, including arson and sabotage attempts, at a summit. According to […]

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Kampala Uganda: Uproar as UNRA fires over 100 workers.

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Over 100 Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA Kampala Station support staff are protesting the manner in which they were sacked last month. The affected support staff include masons and porters who earn sh25,000 (for semi-skilled) and sh15,000 (for unskilled). These were inherited by UNRA when it was birthed in 2008 from the Ministry of Works and

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VIDEO: Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among meets His Holiness Pope Francis for the third time

Leave a Comment / Africa, International News, News, Politics, World / Ronald Kabuubi

The Rt Hon Speaker Anita Among met with His Holiness Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican yesterday, August 24th. After this meeting, she also held discussions with His Eminence Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, to explore ways to strengthen bilateral relations between Uganda and the Vatican. video

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MFA official’s briefing on U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit to China

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BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Saturday that Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29 at the invitation of Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China

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Israeli defence minister declares 48-hour state of emergency.

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Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency from 06:00 am (0300 GMT) Sunday, after the Israeli military launched what it called pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon. “The declaration on the state of emergency enables the IDF (Israeli military) to issue instructions to the citizens of Israel, including limiting gatherings and closing sites

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Ukrainian strikes hit Russian ammunition depot

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Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot near the town of Ostrogozhsk in the Voronezh region of Russia. The attack, which reportedly involved drones, led to a series of detonations that continued into the early morning hours. The governor of Voronezh Oblast, Alexander Gusev, confirmed the incident, stating that the region was targeted by unmanned

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Zelensky confirms successful launch of new “Palyanytsya” missile

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Ukraine has successfully deployed its new indigenous “Palyanytsya” drone missile in combat for the first time. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the development during an Independence Day event on August 24, marking the debut of this cutting-edge weapon. “Today, we witnessed the first successful combat use of our new weapon, the Palyanytsya drone missile. This

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Iran-Turkiye friendship meeting held in Istanbul.

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Iran-Turkiye friendship and cooperation meeting has been held in Istanbul, where the gathering convened with a message from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian who hailed stable relations between the two countries. The meeting was held in honor of Pezeshkian who was inaugurated as Iran’s president last month, with his message being read out at the gathering

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German, Austrian scientists receive Kazemi Prize

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Professor Thomas Braun in the field of stem cells from Germany, and Nicolas Rivron, an outstanding young scientist in the field of laboratory embryos from Austria, were jointly announced as the winners of the sixth edition of the Kazemi Prize at the Royan International Research Festival. Professor Braun is a principal investigator at the Max

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Chinese jet made ‘unsafe’ approach to Philippine aircraft

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In a sharp escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines has accused China of “dangerously” firing flares near its aircraft during recent patrols in disputed waters. Manila alleges that the Chinese military engaged in “harassment” on multiple occasions over the past week, with one incident involving flares being deployed just 15 meters

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