Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | It is necessary for Russia to increase defense spending in 2024, due to the hybrid war that is being waged against the country, the Kremlin said Thursday. “It is clear that such an increase is … absolutely necessary,” local media reported, citing Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defense has closed its submissions in the trial of Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case. Nagirinya a former social worker and her driver Kitayimbwa were kidnapped and killed in August 2019 in Lungujja, Rubaga Division. Their bodies were later found dumped in Mukono …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 76-member contingent consisting of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), Uganda Police Force, other sister forces, and civilians headed by Brig Gen Stephen Kashure has been warmly recieved ahead of the EAC Command Post Exercise dubbed ‘Ushirikiano Imara 2023′ to be conducted at Musanze in …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hopes that his side can tighten up in defense when they face Manchester City in the return leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday night. Real Madrid go into the game with a 4-3 deficit and knowing that if City …
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Washington, United States | AFP | With an aircraft carrier forced into port and staff at bases handling nuclear missiles hit by COVID-19, the US military wants rivals to understand: don’t test us, we have not been weakened. Statement after statement from the Pentagon has sought to deliver that …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, and America’s biggest celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz were announced Friday to be joining President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment defense. The administration has yet to unveil the full team but confirmed …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump said Tuesday he looked forward to another summit with Kim Jong Un, a day after the North Korean leader warned Pyongyang could take a different approach to nuclear talks if US economic sanctions persist. “I also look forward to meeting with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda says that it is ready to defend the termination of the contracts of former employees of Crane Bank. Last month, 400 former employees of Crane Bank through their lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde wrote a statutory notice to Bank of Uganda demanding 120 …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed an extraordinary attack on Emmanuel Macron, mocking the French president’s approval rating and lashing him over European defense proposals which enjoyed a crucial new boost from Germany. On the heels of a rocky trip to Paris to mark the …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The United States Air Force said Sunday that a group of F-22 stealth fighters left behind at a base to ride out Hurricane Michael were intact but it was too soon to say whether all of them would fly again. Tyndall Air Force Base in …
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