Warsaw, Poland | Xinhua | Poland had asked for the intervention of the United Nations (UN) over World War II reparations with Germany, a Polish deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday. “The United Nations system offers instruments for dialogue as well as for introducing the international community to the scale of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is mooting for joint efforts in the fight against malaria among East African member states. In an interview on Tuesday, Anifa Kawooya Bangirana, the State Minister for Health in Charge of General Duties said that they are concerned about the high …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng has been gazetted as the Iteso cultural leader. Emolot, 61, was installed as Iteso Paramount Chief in October 2022 after a court battle with the rival group that contested his election as caretaker Emorimor in April, after the death of former …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu district have decried the encroachment on parts of land hosting the Presidential Industrial hub for the Acholi sub-region. The industrial hub located in Oding Parish, Unyama sub-county in Gulu district was constructed by the government under the Presidential initiative to skill youth …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday amid growing concerns over the global economic outlook. The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery dropped 3.33 U.S. dollars, or 4.15 percent, to settle at 76.93 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Solar-powered street lights have been installed in Kapchorwa municipality. Two hundred lights were installed by China Construction Company Limited. The installation is part of the project for the construction of the Bukwo-Suam road. Each solar street light pole has a lightning arrester, an inbuilt solar …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Karamoja and Teso sub region have raised a red flag over the increasing illegal trade of livestock. The leaders say they are concerned by the trade that has resurrected cattle theft both from Karamoja and Teso, frustrating their efforts to recover livestock. Paul …

Kevin McCarthy falls short of majority in now Republican-controlled chamber as he faces opposition from far-right legislators Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday evening after its members failed to elect a speaker for the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abbey Musinguzi, the manager of Abtex Promotions and Marketing Agency has been remanded to Luzira prisons following the death of 10 revellers at the Freedom City Mall. Musinguzi, 52 on Tuesday appeared before the Makindye Grade One Magistrate Igga Adiru. He was remanded until January …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Busoga East have arrested a 19 year-old boy for assembling explosives. The suspect whose identities have been withheld has been transferred to the CID headquarters in Kampala. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday in an operation conducted in Busei A village, Iganga …