KIEV, UKRAINE | Xinhua | At least seven people were injured in a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital here on Friday morning, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. The building of the Lukyanivska metro station in central Kiev was damaged by the explosion, Klitschko said, noting that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, has cautioned his replacement; Joel Ssenyonyi against petty arguments that may distract him from executing the responsibilities of his new assignment. Last week, the National Unity Platform-NUP, made changes in their parliamentary leadership, naming Ssenyonyi as the …

  SAN FRANCISCO, USA | Xinhua | U.S. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday decided that former President Donald Trump was disqualified from the state ballot in next year’s U.S. presidential primary election for his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Trump campaign said …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China has always been open to having space exchanges and cooperation with the United States, and it is the United States who should remove the stumbling blocks on the path towards cooperation, a Chinese spokesperson said. Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said if …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has embarked on plans to ensure that transcripts are ready by the beginning of the one-week-long 74th graduation ceremony slated for January 29th to February 2, 2024. According to an internal memo shared by the Academic Registrar Professor Buyinza Mukadasi to the Makerere …

WASHINGTON, USA | Xinhua | The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced this year’s final package of weapons and equipment to aid Ukraine, exhausting existing funding still at the Biden administration’s disposal. The arms and equipment in the package are worth up to 250 million U.S. dollars and are being …

Karenga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Karenga district have expressed deep concerns about rising insecurity affecting the disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM). Beneficiaries from Sangar and Kawanakol sub-counties have not received their allocations due to security threats from armed warriors raiding villages, causing livestock …

HARARE, ZIMBABWE | Xinhua | Road traffic accidents killed 92 people and injured 460 others during the period of Dec. 15 to 27 in Zimbabwe, police said on Wednesday. This is compared to 102 deaths and 289 injuries in road traffic accidents during the period Dec. 15 to 26 last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have cleared 1970 venues to display end-of-year fireworks on Sunday night. The venues including churches, bars, clubs, restaurants, hotels, guest houses, and tourism sites were cleared by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola through the Directorate of Operations Services (OPS). OPS is headed …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Luwero has summoned 37 bishops, including the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (COU), Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu to defend themselves against the cancellation of the election of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula as the fourth bishop of the Luwero …