World News
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5.4KOracle Chief Larry Ellison overtakes Elon Musk as World’s Richest in Record Stock Rally
Global News: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has overtaken Elon Musk as the world’s richest person, following a record-breaking surge in Oracle’s stock...
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1.4KWho is Drug Lord Kilmer Ábrego ‘García’ and why Trump Administration want him deported to Uganda
Washington, USA: The Trump administration this week announced plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda, in a case that has become...
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7.4KShincheonji Taekwondo Team Wins over 25 Medals at Park Chung-hee Cup in Korea
Sangju, South Korea: The Shincheonji Church of Jesus Taekwondo Team has once again showcased its international prowess, clinching 4 gold, 7 silver,...
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8.2KParliament passes law legalizing assisted dying for terminally-ill adults
The bill passed with 50 votes in favour, 34 against, and three abstentions in the country’s parliament, following months of heated public...
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11.0KBritish army offers jobs to Ugandans with salaries up to Shs25m monthly; see how you can join!
London, Uk: Ugandan youth struggling with unemployment have a new pathway to economic opportunity – joining the British Army, one of the...
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7.1KSean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of serious crimes but denied bail in historic US court ruling
New York, USA: American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of major charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking, but...
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7.9KUganda’s Qatar Embassy issues security advisory amid regional tensions
Doha, Qatar: Uganda’s Embassy in Doha has issued a public advisory to all Ugandan nationals residing, working, or visiting Qatar, urging calm...
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8.1KUNAIDS calls out Gilead over alarming $28K price for new HIV prevention drug, urges equity for Africa
Geneva, Switzerland: UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has called out pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences for placing profit before lives following the U.S....
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10.0KOver 30,000 Ugandans at risk as Trump mulls travel ban on Uganda, 24 other countries
Washington, United States: Uganda is among 25 African countries facing potential travel restrictions to the United States under a sweeping new immigration...
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8.5KWorld Bank lifts ban on Uganda funding after 2-year halt over ‘harsh’ anti-gay law
Kampala, Uganda: The World Bank has lifted its suspension on new financing to Uganda, nearly two years after halting support over the...
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8.1KUS sanctions Uganda’s Solomy Bossa, three other ICC Judges over Netanyahu warrant
Washington, USA: The United States government under the administration of President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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7.4KTop US Bar Association Names 2025 Women of Achievement Award Winners (FULL LIST)
Chicago, USA: The American Bar Association (ABA) has unveiled its 2025 honorees for the prestigious Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award,...
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7.7K‘Peace be with all you,’ Pope Leo XIV says in first words as Pontiff
Vatican City: “Peace be with all you,” were the first words of Pope Leo XIV as he appeared on the central balcony...
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2.5KPROFILE: Who is Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff and New Head of the Catholic Church
Vatican City: With his election on Thursday evening, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American to ascend...
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8.7KUS Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
Vatican City: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and becomes the new leader of...
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7.1KOver 130 Cardinals at Vatican to elect new Pope
Vatican City, May 7, 2025: The Catholic Church has entered a pivotal moment as 133 cardinal electors from over 70 countries convene...
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8.0KLydia Mugambe: Uganda UN judge sentenced to over six years for forcing woman to work as slave
London, UK:– Justice Lydia Mugambe, a prominent Ugandan High Court judge and former United Nations tribunal member, has been sentenced to six...
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3.0KTrump, Musk top list of world’s most hated Billionaires in 2025 – Report
Global: U.S. President Donald Trump and tech guru Elon Musk have emerged as the world’s most hated billionaires in a new ranking...
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7.1KShincheonji Church fires back at critics over cult claims, calls for Bible-Based debate
Seoul, South Korea: The Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, has declared itself the only Christian denomination...
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8.9KWhy Uganda will not be part of the Papal Conclave in voting for new Pope
Vatican City, Rome: Uganda will not participate in the upcoming papal conclave to elect a new Pope following the death of Pope...
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7.3KNamibia’s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82
Windhoek, (NM):- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He...
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6.9KCommonwealth Secretary-General commends Museveni’s Chairmanship of NAM Summit
Kampala, (UG): The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC Saturday addressed leaders from 121 countries at the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of...
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6.9KList of Senegal presidential candidates out, prominent opposition leader Sonko excluded
Dakar, (Senegal), AFP: Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that...
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3.0K2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5...