(2022). The Comparative Study of Advertising American Presidency Election Campaign for Both "Barack Obama" & "Donald Trump" via Advertising Animation Film with Multimedia. European Journal of Education (EJED), v5 n1 p25-42 Jan-Jun. The role of advertising animation film as a political motivate in the contemporary reality strategy through multimedia in the research scale of universal unilateral force "America". And this reflection on the animation industry, which made the US authorities and capital owners as a political motivate towards political trends and political changes within and outside America worldwide, and this impact and reflection of our country Egypt and monitoring the effects and results of modern political changes in the contemporary Egyptian reality, and the need to presence of an national Egyptian defensing resistant to Western ideologies, especially the American ideology, which push the changes towards her interests and her advantages as well as the need for writing the history of our contemporary reality by Ourselves via all multimedia forms until they are not forging for the facts or the history with different ideology of the good Egyptian thought. Referring to the futurology, which… [PDF]
(2005). You're Fired! Donald Trump, No Child Left Behind, and the Limits of Dissonant Leadership in Education. Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, v3 n3 p193-212 Jul. Imagine a scenario in which an individual gets up every day and goes to work in fear–in fear of performing the difficult tasks at work–in fear of the colleagues who perform better. The individual is in fear of the boss who is omnipotent, larger than life and constantly judging, evaluating, and sentencing employees to a lifetime of failure. The individual knows that someone is going down, and at any moment, it is likely the individual will hear those dreaded words, "You're fired!" This is not Donald Trump's reality television program, "The Apprentice." Although it follows a similar formula, this is the reality of public school teachers on a daily basis obliged to follow the fear-inducing mandates of the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 (2002). Like Donald Trump, the "No Child Left Behind Act" compels the managers of schools, superintendents and principals, to use hierarchy, competition, and fear to motivate their most important employees,… [Direct]
(2018). Praxis of Resilience & Resistance: "We Can STOP Donald Trump" and Other Messages from Immigrant Children. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, v12 n3 p122-147. In 2018 there have been constant anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies, and enforcement. Most recently, Trump referred to immigrant children as "future criminals" who needed to be kept in prison-like detention centers and "tender age facilities" (Min Kim, 2018). Meanwhile, the 4.5 million children of immigrants already in the US continue to face possibilities of family separation due to this enforcement-focused political system (Su√°rez-Orozco et al., 2015). The goal of this article is to provide insight into the lives of one of the most vulnerable and fastest growing populations in the U.S.–immigrant children. As a researcher and educator, I developed an art-centered methodological and pedagogical tool that can serve those working with immigrant children and vulnerable populations. Over a two-year period, I used artistic tools such as drawings, storyboards, Teatro Campesino's "actos," and various techniques from Theater of the Oppressed (Boal, 2000) to work… [Direct]
(2007). Digging Out of the Digital Divide. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, v24 n2 p20-23 Mar. One of the most prominent engineers and entrepreneurs in the country, Dr. Randal D. Pinkett keeps a high profile on issues related to minorities, technology and education. The holder of five degrees, Pinkett has built an academic record that includes a doctorate and MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was also named a Rhodes Scholar in 1994. While an undergraduate at Rutgers University, he founded BCT Partners, a consulting firm now based in Newark, New Jersey. Its clients include many technology giants, such as Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer. "Black Issues In Higher Education," "Diverse's" predecessor, first introduced readers to Pinkett when he was named an Arthur Ashe sports scholar more than 10 years ago. He gained national, if not worldwide fame as the 2005 winner of Donald Trump's NBC reality-based television show, "The Apprentice." The Philadelphia native has also been praised for his work to help close… [Direct]
(2005). Workplace Communication: What \The Apprentice\ Teaches about Communication Skills. Business Communication Quarterly, v68 n4 p429-456. This article reports the results of a content analysis of the debut season of the reality television show, \The Apprentice.\ All 15 episodes were examined to determine the role that communication competencies played in competitors' success or elimination. Results indicate that the ability to persuade effectively was most critical to winning tasks, but leadership skills and interpersonal skills were the most common sources of praise and criticism from teammates and Donald Trump and his associates. Women appeared to be judged more critically for their interpersonal skills than men, whereas evaluations of men focused primarily on their leadership abilities. (Contains 2 tables.)… [Direct]
(2017). Critical Citizenship and Anger: A Reconstructionist Resistance to the Election of Donald J. Trump. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v30 n10 p929-935. Almost like never before, the place and role of citizenship in a democracy is at the forefront of my thinking. The Trump administration, that in a month's time has attempted to turn the presidency of the United States into an autocracy, demands that citizens become actively engaged in ensuring that the hallmarks of living in a democracy and the ethical efficacy of the checks and balances system that is to undergird the governmental process are being forthrightly enacted. This season brings into much higher focus what it actually mans to live in a democracy and what it means to be a critical citizen in such a time as this…. [Direct]
(2007). Presidential Transitions: It's Not Just the Position, It's the Transition. ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education. Praeger A presidential transition has a major impact on the life of an institution. Hundreds of presidential transitions take place annually, and when they are not amicable and carefully orchestrated, they can scar both the institution and the president. This book is designed to provide assistance to presidents, trustees, faculty, and other important stakeholder groups, helping them avoid the pitfalls of poorly managed transitions. After the Foreword (Stephen Joel Trachtenberg) and Preface, this book is organized into the following chapters: (1) The Journey Begins; (2) Creating a Transition Map [Includes the following essays: My Transition to a Presidency (Mohammad H. Qayoumi); How Long Can I Last? (John V. Lombardi); and The BSU Budget Surprise (Mickey L. Burnim)]; (3) New Presidents Will Go Only as Far as Their Relationships Take Them [Includes the following essays: Going on the Road to Connect with Trustees (Donald R. Eastman III); Building and Working with a Board of Trustees (Rita… [Direct]
(1969). The Teacher and His Staff: Differentiating Teaching Roles. Report of the 1968 Regional TEPS Conferences. This book contains 10 papers selected from those presented at the 1968 regional conferences of the NEA National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (NCTEPS) on differentiated staffing: \Teacher Education: Analysis and Recommendations,\ John Macdonald, chairman, Department of Education, Sir George Williams Univ.; \New Perspectives on Relevance in Education,\ Daniel C. Jordan, professor of education, School of Education, Univ. of Mass.; \Peopling Education,\ Laurence D. Haskew, professor of educational administration, Univ. of Tex.; \Images of the Future II,\ J. Lloyd Trump, associate secretary, National Assn. of Secondary School Principals; \Staff Support for Innovative Teaching,\ Eugene R. Howard, president, Nova Learning Corp.; \The New Teacher Education: Prospects for Change,\ James L. Fisher, vice president and dean for information and research services, Ill. State Univ.; \Where Are We Going and How Can We Get There?\ Kevin A. Ryan, director, Master of Arts… [PDF]
't its core, the mistreatment of nature in Trinidad and Tobago is more than an environmental crisis'Originally published on Plastic pollution in a Trinidad river. 
ALBAWABA – Strange swirling-like lights were spotted in the skies over multiple towns and cities in both Ukraine and Russia causing panic and spreading fear among residents as their source is unknown. "what are those strange swirling-like lights?" people asked online as some came up with some suggestions of explanations suggesting they could be the results of the debris of rockets and missiles amid a continued war between the two countries.Others in Russia claimed that this was a sign that the aliens had found our planet and were visiting the Earth and that the lights were coming out of their spacecraft.On the ot…
ALBAWABA – Mia Khalifa gets emotional seeing her photo.When former adult film star and social media sensation Mia Khalifa saw her photograph displayed at the Hayward Art Gallery in London, United Kingdom, she lost control of her emotions and became overcome with emotion. During the event, which she documented on her Instagram Story, she was seen sobbing uncontrollably as she stood in front of the artwork that featured her face.The 31-year-old Khalifa expressed her profound appreciation for the opportunity to be a part of a prominent art institution. Being able to see myself in a setting like this is quite dauntin…
Venezuelan migrants arrive on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. — Reuters
Trump's portrait in Colorado. — X@trump_repost/FileUS President Donald Trump has received a new portrait from Russian President Vladimir Putin, just as he publicly ridiculed an existing painting of himself displayed in Colorado's State Capitol, BBC reported. While…
ALBAWABA – A TikTok video of a 7-year-old girl reportedly getting a tattoo has sparked widespread outrage and concern with speculations from social media users on its authenticity. If true, several social media users have expressed their disbelief about the issue at hand, bringing up topics about the 7-year-old girl's parents and the tattoo artist including, child abuse, and legality. Many have also raised concerns about failed parenting, further urging authorities to jail everyone responsible for the bizarre video. 7-year-old girl gets a tattoo, TikTok video sparks outrage: Is 7 too young for a tattoo? 
A Thai cook explains the plight of Uyghur refugees in a rural detention centerOriginally published on A cook narrates the situation of detained Uyghurs in a rural detention center in Thailand. This 
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 24, 2025. — Reuters
Starmer keeps targeting Jewish people in his war on free speech and protest rights about Palestine and Israel A large crowd of protesters cheered and embraced 87yo Jewish Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos as he arrived a Charing Cross police station, where he had been summoned for police questioning over a peaceful anti-genocide march on 18 …
The lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles comes days after the Trump administration joined a separate lawsuit filed in June against the university by Jewish students and a J…
Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. | Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main opposition CHP party in the 2028 presidential election. | His party has denounced the detention as a "coup" and 
Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of undermining the country's territorial integrity, local media reported Thursday. | Sansal, a prominent figure in North African modern francophone literature, is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as of Islamists. | The 80-year-old was detained in November upon arrival at Algiers airport, at a time of A verdict in the case, w…
Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym The far-right figure breached an injunction which prevent…
It was the third straight night that demonstrators had rallied against the arrest of Imamoglu – Erdogan's biggest political rival – in Turkey's biggest street protests in m…
Since April 2024, the Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community and other organizations have been demanding that the Cuyahoga County Council divest from Israel Bonds. Of the $16 million of taxpayer dollars invested in genocide, $3 million are up for renewal this March. Activists recognize the need to ratchet up the struggle. . . . | 
An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. — ReutersIndia investigates possible election-influencing activity by USAID.Trump mentions USAID spent $21 million on Indian voter turnout.Indian Express reports funds were for…
Hamas and Israel are set to complete the final prisoner-exchange of the first phase of the fragile Gaza ceasefire on Saturday amid heightened tensions surrounding the Hundreds of 
The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…
An official with the committee preparing a national dialogue conference in Syria to help chart the country's future said Friday that it has not been decided whether the conference will take place before or after a new government is formed. | The date of the conference has not been set and the timing "is up for discussion by the citizens," Hassan al-Daghim, spokesperson for the committee, told The Associated Press in an interview in Damascus Friday. | "If the transitional government is formed before the national dialogue conference, this is normal," he said. On the other hand, he said, "the caretaker government…
Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, Syrian state media said on Friday. | China, which backed Assad, saw its embassy in Damascus looted after his fall, and Syria's new Islamist rulers 
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The autopsy carried out by the Israeli military on Forensic tests confirmed that Sinwar's blood didn't contain any traces of drugs but that he had consumed a significant amount of caffeine before he was killed in October, according to Israeli media reports. | Israel has in the past alleged that Sinwar and other Hamas fighters have used the captagon, a type of amphetamine that fight…
Nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Nasrallah was 
Israel has sparked global outrage after dropping leaflets over the The messages, written in Arabic, carried explicit threats, including the chilling statement: "The world map will not change if all the people of Gaza cease to exist." | The move, condemned as a psychological warfare tactic, has intensified concerns over Israel's military campaign in Gaza, with many seeing the leaflets as an open admission of ethnic cleansing. | The threats…
The Israeli military said on Friday that it was reviewing reports that Hamas had handed over to the Red Cross a body it claimed was that of hostage "Following the reports regarding Shiri Bibas, they are currently under review," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said on X. | "[Israeli military] representatives are in contact with the family." | Multiple Israeli media outlets reported that the Red Cross had collected a body from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. | Bibas, along with her two young sons Ari…
Huntsville, Texas Within eight days in February, Texas executed two men, one innocent and the other disabled with serious mental illnesses, which brings Texas's total state killings to 593 since the Supreme Court of the U.S. allowed executions to resume in 1976. Demonstration against the execution of Richard Tabler, Huntsville, . . . | 
A tidal wave of demonstrations across Belgium on Feb. 13 brought out a multitude of people to protest the government's planned austerity policies, which would be draconian for the multinational working class. Demonstration of 100,000 in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2025, opposing attacks on workers. The banner reads in translation, . . . | 
February 19, 2025, Denver Ten thousand striking grocery workers at 77 King Soopers stores in the Denver, Boulder and Louisville, Colorado, area returned to work on Feb. 18 for an agreed 100 days while the company and union restarted bargaining negotiations. Strike activities which workers called on Feb. 6 for . . . | 
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) will, on February 24, 2025, hear an appeal filed by four East African civil society organisations (CSOs) seeking to reverse a judgment made by the First Instance Division of the EACJ. The case was brought following continued environmental …
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 3rd Annual East African Court Justice Judicial Conference ended on Thursday in Rwandan Capital Kigali amidst grumbling by judges and some of the top EAC officials based in Arusha. Apart from complaints of poor funding to the top judicial organ of the revived East Africa Community, the judges …
The British Museum said Friday it had chosen French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh to redesign a third of the venue's gallery space – including a section housing the disputed Parthenon Marbles. | The museum, one of London's biggest tourist draws, received more than 60 entries after launching a competition last year for a remodelling of its Western Range galleries. | Judges were won over by Ghotmeh's "deep understanding and sensitivity towards the museum," it said in a statement, while British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan said Ghotmeh was "an architect of extraordinary grace and gravitas". | Her previous…
Meanwhile, British tennis star Emma Raducanu was forced to seek protection during a match at the Dubai Tennis Championships due to a troubling encounter with a fan, raising fresh concerns about player safety. | Elsewhere, Leeds United is ramping up surveillance at Elland Road Stadium after growing controversy over an anti-Palestine chant linked to…
Last year, the EU agreed Half of the money was paid out last August but the remainder will be subject to "some…
Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…
Sudanese health officials said on Thursday that over 400 The surge in cases was attributed to a "shortage of water due to power outages," the health ministry in White Nile state said in a statement. | On Sunday, eyewitnesses told AFP drones had struck the Um Dabakar power station which supplies the city, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Khartoum. | "The station has stopped working," an engineer told AFP, w…
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle Political leaders from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of 
Iran's military will conduct naval drills on Saturday in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, a commander told state television. | "The joint military exercise Zolfaghar 1403 will begin tomorrow (Saturday) on the Makran coast, the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean," Habibollah Sayyari, the Iranian army's deputy coordinator, said on Friday. | With United States President Donald Trump's return to the White House in January, Tehran has stepped up its 
Accusations of an apparent Nazi salute by American conservative firebrand and Jordan Bardella, president of France's anti-immigration Bannon, a former…
This handout photograph released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump meeting on September 27, 2024 in New York. — AFPUkraine and US…
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ALBAWABA – "Sayed El Nas" is one of the most anticipated dramas for the Ramadan 2025 season, and the Egyptian and Arab audiences are getting ready to watch it.Amr Saad, Reem Mostafa, Ahmed Zaher, Ahmed Rizk, Elham Shaheen, Engy El Mokadem, Khaled El Sawy, Nashwa Mostafa, Rana Raees, Malak Ahmed Zaher, Ahmed Fahmy, Mona Fadali, Mahmoud Qabil, and Tarek El Nahry are among the art stars of the series, which was written by Khaled Salah and directed by Mohamed Sami.Following its premiere on MBC Egypt, the official promo for the series was a huge hit, garnering over 10 million views in a single day, demonstrating the p…
ALBAWABA – Euphoria star Hunter Schafer shares shock after receiving a passport with 'male' marker.In a shocking and uncommon eight-minute video shared on social media, Hunter Schafer, one of Hollywood's most well-known and sought-after transgender actors, shares her reaction to being issued a new passport with her sex indicated as male."I felt compelled to share with anyone who is listening after receiving a somewhat unpleasant reality check today. In her introductory remarks, the Euphoria star said, "I'm sure most of us remember that on, I believe, the first day of Trump's presidency, he signed an executive ord…
ALBAWABA — New leaks about the iPhone 17 have revealed a range of diverse technical specifications. Apple users and fans are eagerly anticipating the new design, which is expected to differ from the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro.iPhone 17: The new iPhone 17 will debut with an upgraded screen design and enhanced specifications. This upgrade will include support for a 120 Hz refresh rate, significantly improving smoothness and responsiveness for a better user experience.Remarkable changes between iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17: According to recent leaks, the new iPhone 17 will fea…
ALBAWABA – According to the Guardian, Amazon has paid over $1 billion for "creative control" of the James Bond series. The agreement has elicited conflicting reactions from the movie actors.Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the British-American descendants of film producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli and longstanding guardians of the Bond movies, announced an agreement with Amazon MGM Studios on Thursday.The second-biggest company in the world in revenue acknowledged that it and the two had established a joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property, with Amazon taking "creative control."Although…
Former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. — Reuters/FileLONDON: US President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people in his first month in office, significantly fewer than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns recorded in the final year of Joe Biden's…
Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken to secure the immediate release of the Egyptian-Turkish poet The opposition writer has been held incommunicado in the UAE for more than six weeks after "Fears are growing abou…
Hadi Matar was found guilty on Friday of attempting to murder the novelist Matar, 27, can be seen in videos rushing the Chautauqua Institution's stage as Rushdie was being introduced to the audience for a talk about keeping writers safe from harm, some of which were shown to the jury during the three-week trial. | Rushdie, 77, was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head, neck, torso and left hand, blinding his right eye and d…
US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. | A speedy resumption of exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous The US government has said it wants to isolate Iran from the g…
The U.S. on Friday proposed a draft United Nations resolution to mark the third anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a bid to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, sparking a rift with 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has announced a strategic partnership with the ICT Innovation Hub to enhance soft skills and digital literacy among job seekers and professionals. The collaboration addresses the growing demand for well-rounded professionals by equipping individuals with the essential competencies needed to thrive in today's evolving job market. Recognizing …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of Catholic priests from the Kabale Diocese visited Dr. Kizza Besigye at Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court, where they prayed for his quick release and recovery. They said it is the pastoral duty of priests to visit those in prison and those who are sick. The priests, who …
The 2025 edition is expected to be the largest in the event's history, drawing over 6,000 delegates, including Heads of State, business leaders from Africa, the CARICOM region, and beyond Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria and Afreximbank have signed the Host Country Agreement for the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM), scheduled for June 23-28, …
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM caucus will support the proposed amendments to the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Act as presented by the Attorney General. This includes a proposal of trying civilians accused of illegally possessing specific firearms before the Court Martial first, although these will be given the prerogative to appeal their …
Security personnel have raided and cordoned off the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters. The personnel comprising of the police, army and operatives from the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce-JATT also sealed off the party's leadership training centre in Kmawokya. Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye, the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Spokesperson, said the raid follows videos that have …
A senior three student at Seeta High has been found dead. Eli Shama Ssesanga was found hanging on a rope in the dormitory. His body was discovered on Friday by students who had woken up for morning preps. The shocked students later informed teachers who later managed to get police to the scene at around …
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded two people to Luzira Prison for conspiring with the Kampala District Land Board Chairperson lawyer David Balondemu to defraud 2.2 Billion shillings from an American firm, KG Unlimited LLC. The accused Martin Kasenge aka Denis Tumusiime a businessman, and Ronald Kaweesa aka Dr Alfred Musinguzi, a painter …
Maine Governor Janet Mills stands as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a business session with US governors who are in town for the National Governors Association's annual winter meeting, at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, February 21, 2025. —…
ALBAWABA — Apple, the American multinational technology company, launched its Vision Pro last year. The AR/VR headset is struggling with an app shortage.Apple's Vision Pro app shortage: The famous tech company released its Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset combining augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), in February 2024. According to AppFigures, the number of apps available on the Vision Pro has declined significantly. | Notably, Apple stated in August 2024 that around 2,500 apps were available, but the total count has now dropped to 1,900.Sources revealed that developers who work on new…
My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in part shaped the tenor of that era, but socialism had been popular in the USA before this revolutionary change. In the depression era, FDR, responding to the working-class ferment that swept up folks like my mother 
"Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein." (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, October 16, 2017, Michael Wysession, Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the extreme weather of 1816, also known as the "Year Without a Summer." Today's climate change is 
Hundreds of major U.S. retail stores are projected to close in 2025, with thousands of workers being displaced as a result. Retail workers protest layoffs triggered by private equity buyouts of store chains, 2019. JCPenney and the Ohio-based Joann Fabric and Crafts are the latest big box department store chains . . . | 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he would ensure "Hamas pays the full price" for failing to hand over captive Shiri Bibas after the Palestinian group released a body Israel said was not hers. | The remains of four people, whom the group said were captives, were handed over on Thursday, the first such transfer under a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said the remains included those of Bibas and her two young sons, whose father was released by the group earlier this month. | On Friday, however, Israel said the body purported to be of Shiri Bibas was instead that of a Gazan woman…
The Israeli military said its air forces "struck crossing points in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border" used by the Iran-backed H…
"Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social, and human capital progress," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said. | "At…
A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . | 
A revolutionary is not a victim. In fact, a revolutionary fights against victimhood past, present and future. When a movement fighting the racism and brutality of police forces uses a slogan like "Hands up, don't shoot" it is emphasizing its potential victimhood and denying its power. Without power, there can be no long-term victory in 
We live in a world where the funeral matters more than the dead, the wedding more than love and the physical rather than the intellect. We live in the container culture, which despises the content. —Eduardo Galeano At the heart of this book lies a stark truth: Americans, and people worldwide, are facing a moment 
In January last year, Adil Abbuthalha launched an app to help people boycott companies tied to Israel amid its brutal genocide in the Gaza Strip. | The app? What started as a simple Surpassing over a million users, divesting $150 million from Israel-linked companies and bein…
Christian leaders in Jerusalem are calling on the Israeli government to prevent the city's authorities from seizing property owned by the In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the Patriarchate Nourhan Manougian called for church property to be protected from the Jerusalem Municipality, which is attempting to seize assets for what it claims are thr…
Are you keeping lists? Years from now, when the dust settles on this Trumpian insanity, historians will look back upon this Archimedean tipping point and show specific moments where certain individuals could have changed the course of history. Counterfactual social psychologists will analyse this historic moment by asking: What if enough Republican senators had voted not to confirm most of Trump's nominees? What if enough civil servants decided to resign to shut down the entire government in solidarity with those let go or given unacceptable marching orders? Before historians and counterfactual experts start thei…
The bill, submitted by Likud MK Amit Halevi, passed its preliminary reading with 25 votes in favour and 10 against. | Under the proposed law, any individual providing services or resources to the ICC could face up to five years i…
Founded in 2002, By challenging dominant narratives and promoting dialogue about the region's history, Zochrot, which means "remembering" in Hebrew, seeks to address the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and envisions a shared, equal future. The group's slogan is 'From Nakba to Return'. | In 2009, Israel's education ministry banned the use of the w…
In a meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan in the Oval Office, Trump said to the camera: "The U.S. won't have to buy Gaza. We will take it. We won't buy it; we're going to take it, hold it, cherish it. … Nobody's going to question it." (ABC News, Feb. . . . | 
El 21 de febrero de 2025 se cumplirá el 60 aniversario del asesinato de Malcolm X. El siguiente artículo, ligeramente editado, se publicó originalmente en 
February 21, 2025, will mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. The following slightly edited article was originally posted on 
This story originally appeared on For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work. | NPR has learned that FEMA is dropping out of the latest effort to improve building codes, taking its name off recommendations that its experts have already developed and…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Kizza Besigye has called off his hunger strike after the transfer of his charges from the military court to a civilian court. He was this morning charged with treason and misprision of treason at Nakawa court. JUST IN: Opposition doyen @kizzabesigye1 has called off his hunger strike after …
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Xinhua is willing to work with partners from Chinese and Japanese media outlets and think tanks to tell moving stories of enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between China and Japan, and continue to record the history of mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, said Xinhua's President Fu Hua. TOKYO | Xinhua | …
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis. The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester, ProPublica found. The surge in this life-threatening condition, caused by infection, was most 
I enter the Thyssen Museum in Madrid to see the exhibition about Gabriele Màºnter. She is one of the great painters of German Expressionism, who has finally been placed on an equal level with her male colleagues. Lately, several museums have organized major exhibitions of her work. Last year it was the Leopold Museum in 
Comics do not often make news. A little over a hundred years ago, in 1924, the now-forgotten "Andy Gump" comic strip character—chinless but full of life and hugely popular—ran for president from artist Sidney Smith's palatial home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. "Andy" promised to crack down on the railroad monopolies and the Wall Street swindlers. 
The legendary founder of Bread and Puppet Theater is 90 years old and rising. In December I went to interview Peter Schumann in his home in Glover Vermont, together with his carpenter and comrade Henry Harris. We asked him about the wars of our times, about education, about ideology, and about the past and future 
A Review of Legacy: a Black Physician Reckons With Racism in Medicine by Dr. Uché Blackstock Ethnic and racial disparities in public health is an acknowledged part of the policy and social landscape of our times. It is well known that minority groups, especially African-Americans, tend to be screened, diagnosed and treated for major illnesses like 
For good people these are times to weep, rage and, above all, to fight back! But sometimes we may allow ourselves a laugh. Such a time arrived this past weekend in Brussels and at the Security Conference in Munich. Though the big shots present were in no laughing mood — but in shock! The reason 
While contemplating the incipient collapse of our Republic from an inside job, I dipped back into the six-volume edition of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire that Alexander Cockburn gave me as a Christmas present years ago. Gibbon's prose style is ornate, featuring wide-ranging and winding sentences that often end abruptly, like a dagger plunging. It takes some pages—and there are entire mountain ranges of them—to get used to his baroque rhetorical rhythm. Still, once you do, the book really picks up steam and roars along through decade after decade of unrivaled i…
The unceremonious end of the "end of history" – which has unfolded steadily since 9-11 — and the fading of the Obama era's alluring but naàØve dream of "post-partisanship" — gives robust new leases on life to the study of history and political theory. The human condition is neither post-historical nor post-political. | Contrary to progressives' hope for the withering away of political and even geopolitical conflict, the nagging old problems of humanity – how best to govern complex societies and how growing societies can live together peacefully on a shared planet – have been resurfacing with a…
Talk a walk through the Los Angeles' Arts District, and you'll learn that there's nothing contradictory about trying to save the world and living a luxury lifestyle. Start your tour with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), which proudly displays a banner stating: "the future begins here." LACI is "a non- profit organization creating an 
Schools and businesses in Om Laarayes, a major Tunisian mining town, shut down Thursday as a The regional URT labour union, part of the powerful UGTT trade federation, called for the strike to demand improvements to the southwestern town's infrastructure and healthcare. | "All schools, shops and local institutions hav…
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When I entered Leo Frontini's figure show On the Corner Of, on view in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan until March 22nd at Albertz Benda, I knew in about 15 seconds that I would write a review. I have been awestruck by the phenomenal reemergence of figurative art in New York's hot gallery scene. America's… 
ALBAWABA – Kim Kardashian's stance on Kanye West is changing. Despite her previous denials, she admitted that he has "been involved" in co-parenting their four children.On Feb. 20, Kardashian and the "Famous" rapper saw their 11-year-old daughter North's Lion King performance at the Hollywood Bowl. In the show, the SKIMS founder strangely solely praised her problematic ex.Kardashian, who has Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 5, with Ye, confessed to E! News, "Her dad has been involved." We always have nice vibes when we support our child because Kanye and I want the best for the kids.Always wonderful vibes?! Is th…
ALBAWABA – According to British star Bonnie Blue, she pretended to be "pregnant" in order to repay her fans and gather money for an IVF treatment.After being expelled from Australia in November for her Schoolies stunt involving "barely legal" young guys, the controversial sex worker lately posted a string of acerbic videos that implied she was pregnant.The 25-year-old disputes claims that she was "pregnant," but the videos, which are still shared on social media, give the impression that she was.Blue disclosed in one video that she intended to "take another pregnancy test" in order to ascertain "how far along" sh…
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Foreign ministers from The G20 countries, which represent some 85% of global GDP and three quarters of trade, often struggle to see eye to eye, but geopolitical rifts since 
In a joint statement, the General Directorate of National Security and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance said they had foiled the plot with simultaneous arrests across nine cities, including Tamesna near the capital Rabat. | They alleged that the 1…
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The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the move on Thursday, following official approval from King Salman bin Abdulaziz. | The new riyal symbol has been designed to the highest technical standards and reflects Saudi Arabia's rich cultural heritage, SAMA said in a statement. | "The symbol will make it easier to refer to the Saudi riyal in all finan…
Tunisian journalist and media figure Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being His lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, to…
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The The couple, who were travelling on a global motorbiking trip, were arrested in January in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman, accused of working with covert institutions linked to Western intelligence agencies. | The UK Foreign Office said it was "deeply concerned" following the arrest, reiterating that British citizens…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, his aide Hajj Obeid Lutale, and UPDF officer Capt. Denis Oola have been formally charged with treason, Chimpreports has reported in last hour. According to Chimpreports , the charge sheet, dated February 20, 2025, accuses Besigye, Lutale, and Oola of contriving a plot to …
Lessons from the past on how to fight back when the dominant global power bullies weaker nations COMMENT | DANNY BRADLOW | U.S. president Donald Trump's recent actions seem designed to reassert American power and demonstrate that it is still the dominant global power and is capable of bullying weaker nations into following America's lead. He …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country is giving former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Boniface Aron Okoth Ogola a final salute with a funeral service starting 9am today at All Saints Cathedral Nakasero. The Government has granted an official burial to the late former IGP. The body leaves for Tororo also today, ahead of …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda has today reaffirmed its commitment to KOBs Rugby Club by unveiling the team's new kit for the 2025 season and announcing a cash boost of sh195 million to support their title ambitions. The announcement was made during a press engagement at Legends Rugby Club in Kampala. …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved tax waivers of over Shs9.5 billion for selected local investors for the financial year 2024/2025. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on approval of the waivers. The report presented by Committee Chairperson, Amos Kankunda on Thursday, …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has tasked government to account for new missing members of the National Unity Platform (NUP). Ssenyonyi said several of their party members have allegedly been kidnapped by unknown people in Kampala and Mpigi. "As we are still grappling with the situation of Dr …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations. Presenting a Statement on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) grading system under the new curriculum, the Minister of State for Education and …
TOKYO | Xinhua | President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Katsuhiko Sakai, president of Japan's Jiji Press, in Tokyo on Tuesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance media cooperation. Noting that the media is an important bridge for political exchanges, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges among countries, Fu pointed …
Brian Terrell stopping for an interview on the World Beyond War podcast at Des Moines International Airport | By Marc Eliot Stein, World BEYOND War, February 21, 2025 | A worldwide protest against the growing scourge of foreign military bases escalating threats of war and harming human beings all over the world will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2025. World BEYOND War and other organizations who helped plan this 
200 guns have been recovered from various districts in Karamoja voluntarily. Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesman, Mike Longole says that some residents in Karamoja have heeded the messages of peace and stability in the region. According to Longole, the police can register at least two guns voluntarily from residents weekly. Together with other forceful recoveries including …
The government has withdrawn the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2024, from parliament. The Government Chief Whip, Dennis Hamson Obua withdrew the bill under Rule 140 of the Parliament Rules of Procedure, concerning the withdrawal of Bills. The Rule provides that: "(1) A member in charge of a Bill may, at any time, give notice that …
The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has revealed that 21 mobile phones valued at more than 18 million shillings are stolen every day. The Director Criminal Investigations Department, Tom Magambo said in the report that a total of 7,330 cases of stolen mobile phones were recorded in 2024. This translates into 21 phones stolen from Uganda …
The United States has slapped sanctions on James Kabarebe, Rwandan Minister of State for Regional Integration and Lawrence Kingston Kanyuka, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels political spokesperson over insurgency in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement released on Thursday by Tammy Bruce, Spokesperson of the United States Department of State, the …
His arrest, captured in a broadcast by Israeli media, has sparked outrage worldwide, especially among his family members. | Reacting to the footage, one of Ab…
At least seven civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed on Thursday when unexploded munitions ignited at a house in northwestern "Seven civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed whe…
Israel has intensified military operations in the Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the escalation, targeting refugee camps, particularly in Tulkarm, as Israeli forces continue their The explosions, which took place on Thursday night, saw three empty buses detonated, with additional explosive devices discovered on…
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Among the flurry of actions by the Trump administration, it could be easy to miss one that poses a grave danger to public health and our planet: a no-holds-barred attack on science. In a series of disturbing moves, the administration has censored scientific research, slashed resources for public health and the environment, and advanced fossil 
"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.'" —Donald Trump Almost one month into the Trump presidency, and the Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they 
at the beginning, the theory of the society of the spectacle was an effort to understand the disembodiment of human sociality…. Bodies spoke a different language from that of their leaders. They were a reservoir of insubordination. — T. J. Clark, A Brief Guide to Trump and the Spectacle, London Review of Books 1/23/25 Little by little Tolstoy 
It is true that science is embedded within human culture and therefore will carry some expression of human bias. However, this bias has always been considered a kind of contamination—something that drags us away from, rather than nearer, to scientific truth. Biases have come in innumerable forms, most claiming themselves to be representative of "real" 
After a month in which President Donald J. Trump allowed Elon Musk to launch a hostile takeover of the U.S. government, dispatched his talking dummy J.D. Vance to implore Europeans to embrace neo-Nazi political parties, cut off U.S. AID to those suffering from Alzheimer's and HIV, and sent his diplomatic eunuchs to Riyadh to pay 
Arab leaders were gathering in Saudi Arabia on Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Trump's plan has united Arab states in opposition to it, but disagreements remain over who should govern the war-ravaged Palestinian territory and "We're at a very i…
Ken and Paul assess recent developments between the US and Russia and whether this can realistically be seen as a watershed moment in 21st century history. 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | You cannot miss it. The hauntingly sunken face of Kizza Besigye. Winnie Byanyima, Besigye's wife, told AFP that Besigye went on a hunger strike on February 10 protesting his continued illegal detention. His detractors, still harping on about the performative antics of activism, claim that Besigye's frail state is self-inflicted. Mockingly, …
ALBAWABA — The US President Donald Trump contributed with approximately $613 billion to Elon Musk's companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and X.Trump supports Musk's companies: Since US President Donald Trump began his presidency, Musk's companies have seen significant growth. Trump has contributed approximately $613 billion to Musk's companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and X. | Notably, Tesla's shares experienced a significant increase following Trump's inauguration, and then SpaceX was named the world's most valuable tech startup. Additionally, xAI doubled in value. | Currently, the X socia…
ALBAWABA – Cemre Baysel faced a frightening harassment incident while filming "Leyla."There is shocking information from behind the scenes of the series "Leyla: Life… Love… Justice," in which Cemre Baysel was exposed to a terrible circumstance during production. This occurred when she observed two people watching her from the window when she was resting in her trailer.As soon as she became aware of the scenario, she promptly contacted the security personnel on the set, expressing her displeasure with the circumstance in which she felt insecure.Cemre Baysel, dizi àßekimleri sƒ±rasƒ&plusm…
ALBAWABA – The Vatican is allegedly preparing Pope Francis' funeral after the 88-year-old prominent figure was hospitalized on Friday due to suffering from severe pneumonia in both lungs, according to The Daily Mail. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was rushed to Rome's Gemelli Hospital after enduring recommendations to leave the Vatican. Doctors diagnosed the Pope with a "complex" respiratory infection and halted several of his upcoming engagements. 88-year-old Pope Francis who still remains hospitalized, recently revealed that he has already "prepared his tomb" but didn't disclose its exact location beca…
Sudan's government has made changes to the country's transitional constitution to cement the army's control, removing references to civilians and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), two government sources said. | The changes, agreed late on Wednesday, represent the first comprehensive changes to Sudan's constitutional document since war broke out in April 2023, and come after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was readying a wartime cabinet. | They also come as the 
Two top Turkish business lobby executives were barred from travelling abroad after being questioned for hours by a judge over remarks criticising the justice system, state media reported Thursday. | Orhan Turan, who heads the influential TUSIAD business and industry association, was taken to court by police several hours after Istanbul's chief prosecutor said he was being investigated for "seeking to influence a fair trial" and…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda's leading microfinance institution, has today announced that it will host this year's edition of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Annual General Meeting. The event, which will be held at the prestigious Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala will run from the 10th to the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musa Lukwago, a resident of Kyengera on the outskirts of Kampala, started his delivery business in 2016. For a while, business was good—until he began receiving orders that required him to have a reliable means of transport. Determined to meet customer demand, Musa set out to buy a motorcycle. …
The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya and Captain Denis Oola on charges of treason and misprison of treason. Prosecutors allege that the charges were committed in various countries including Switzerland, Greece, Kenya and Uganda where they reportedly made meetings and a plot to …
21 February 2025, Quezon City. Despite the ban, some hair dye products with sodium perborate, a compound that is classified as a "carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) chemical," can still be found on store shelves. | As reported by the EcoWaste Coalition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last Monday, locally-manufactured powder hair dyes containing sodium perborate as declared on the packaging are still being offered for sale in well-established chain stores in Makati, Manila, and Parañaque Cities, which the group recently visited. | Further investigation by the group found the non-compliant produ…
Rwanda has broken international law with the visible presence of Rwandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside Rwanda's covert M-23 militia. M-23 is reported to have captured Goma (again) and the civilians are in a state of emergency. This is familiar because M-23 previously took over the city in 2012 but had to …
In UK News Medical experts have claimed that Lucy Letby did not murder any babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that the infants died of natural causes and negligent medical care. Having reviewed the medical evidence, a panel of 14 world-leading neonatologists have concluded that they "did not find any murders". The case …
The Cook Islands finds itself in a precarious dance — one between the promises of foreign investments and the integrity of our own sovereignty. As the country sways between partners China and Aotearoa New Zealand, the Cook Islands News asks: "Do we continue to haka with the Taniwha, our constitutional partner, or do we dance…
President Trump has ordered a freeze on all foreign aid to South Africa in an executive order he signed Friday, claiming that a new land reform law amounts to "government-sponsored race-based discrimination." The country's white minority still owns the vast majority of farmland decades after the end of apartheid rule. Trump also criticized South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ and said the United States would accept white South Africans as refugees facing what he characterized as persecution. The cuts to aid are already causing widespread suffering in South Africa, where &…
We look at how Elon Musk's executive branch agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, known as "DOGE," is wreaking havoc, with young male software engineers slashing government services and funding in what legal experts are saying could amount to a "constitutional crisis." Most of the DOGE staffers are pulled from Musk-linked tech companies and have limited work and educational experience. "Even if these young men are very technically gifted … some of them seem to have questionable backgrounds," says Wired reporter Vittoria Elliott, who has revealed key details a…
Israel "has moved the war from Gaza to the West Bank," says the Palestinian National Initiative's Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, who joins us from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military's ongoing assault there has displaced over 35,000 Palestinians through evictions, destruction of infrastructure and indiscriminate attacks resulting in over 80 deaths. Barghouti also condemns Donald Trump's declaration that the U.S. should take over the Gaza Strip. He calls both the "theft of Gaza" and the military campaign in the West Bank war crimes.
Four Palestinians including an elderly woman were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, despite Local sources said that Israeli troops targeted three of the Palestinians as they travelled to their destroyed homes to inspect them, east of the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City, where Israeli forces…
Hamas and Israel completed the fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with many of the Palestinians released suffering health problems from mistreatment in Israeli prisons, according to a local rights monitor. | Israeli released 183 Palestinians in exchange for Hamas freeing three Israeli captives held in Gaza. | Of the Palestinians released, seven were hospitalised and the majority were in poor health, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said, accusing Israel of "systematic abuse". | An AFP correspondent later reported that more than 100 Palestinian prisoners had arrived in Gaza. | T…
A Hamas official said Israeli troops completed their withdrawal on Sunday from a strategic road cutting through the As negotiations are set to begin on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which is intended to pave the way for a permanent end to the war, Palestinians on Sunday were able to cross the An official from…
Arab governments have slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that a Palestinian state should be established in Saudi Arabia. | Netanyahu — Riyadh quickly rebuffed the Israeli leader's comments in a foreign ministry s…
Israeli Prime Minister Sources told Israeli publication Haaretz that Netanyahu's sending of an Israeli delegation to 
Despite the fallout, there was little that was actually new or shocking about Trump and Netanyahu's press conference last week. What shocked informed people on all sides of the Palestine issue was Trump's forthright (if crude, ill-comprehended and oblivious) statement of the truth: that the United States is committed to the Judaization of Palestine and a process of "normalization" between a "greater" Israel and its Arab neighbors that involves a combination of apartheid and physical displacement. All the diplo-speak of Biden and his predecessors that so effectively obfuscated the Americans' and Israelis' true pol…
"There is something sick and rotten about states and societies that not only support and enable mass killings but also make money off of them." — Pankaj Mishra, January 30, 2025 At a February 4th, 2025, press conference in Washington, D.C., President Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, announced U.S. intent to turn the 
On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian teenage boy in Tammun town, southeast of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that several military jeeps invaded the town before soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Yazan Samer Samara, 17, from his family's …
On Monday, the Israeli army continued its offensive on Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, for the 21st consecutive day. The ongoing assault has resulted in the deaths of 25 Palestinians and numerous injuries. Media sources reported that only a few reporters and residents managed to enter the Hawashin neighborhood, Samran …
On Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Khallet Ad-Dabe' area in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and demolished five homes, a cave, and infrastructure. Mohammad Rib'ey, the head of Tiwana Village Council, stated that the army pushed several military vehicles and bulldozers into the area before demolishing …
On Sunday and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip. Earlier Monday, medical sources have confirmed that Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinians in the Sheja'eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing one Palestinian. On Sunday, medical sources said three slain Palestinians were …
Lebanon finally has a new president. | After an over two year wait, Joseph Aoun was chosen to be the new President of Lebanon, with a healthy majority of the votes in parliament . | Aoun, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces comes into office with a bulging in tray of problems to sort out. | This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we examine what Aoun's priorities will and what are the challenges that he will have to face? Can Aoun bring stability to the Israel/Lebanon border? And following their war with Israel, where does Hezbollah stand in this new phase of Lebanon's history. | J…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the update of the National Voters Register for seven more days to allow more eligible Ugandans to register and update their details ahead of the 2025/2026 General Elections. Addressing the press in Kampala, EC Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon announced that the exercise, …
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale Diocesan Peace and Justice Tribunal has come under criticism from sections of the public in the Kigezi region for allegedly promoting sectarianism ahead of the 2026 general elections. Concerns emerged last week after Rev. Fr. Felix Eugene Odeda, the Muko Parish priest in Rubanda Deanery and …
By Rania Khalek / BreakThrough News Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear blast the notion that Donald Trump is "anti-war," exposing both his call for the US to "take over the Gaza Strip" and the real motives behind his and Elon Musk's defunding of USAID. They explain how Israel failed to seize control of Gaza, yet …
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist A Palestinian man living in Aotearoa New Zealand who has lost 55 relatives in three Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, says his remaining family will never leave, despite a US proposal to remove them. US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan on Friday after it was rejected…
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian woman, including one who was pregnant, in the Nur Shams refugee camp on Sunday, amid an expanding Israeli Sondos Jamal Muhammad Shalabi, 23, and Rahaf Fuad Abdullah, 21, were killed during an 
To many, it is an unseen problem. People denied mental health services who end up homeless or incarcerated as criminals. A few year ago, the Kennedy Forum at Chicago's Palmer House Hilton, addressed this and other aspects of the lack of a functional community mental health system in the United States. The Kennedy Forum was founded …
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President Trump's targeting of South Africa is clearly tied to his influential adviser Elon Musk and a coterie of wealthy U.S. oligarchs, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa as children." These men are known as the "PayPal Mafia" due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa correspondent for The Guardian, outlines Musk's pro-apartheid and neo-Nazi family history, which appears to form the basis of his adherence to a right-wing ideology that believes white Sout…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Dr. Micheal Atingi-Ego Governor of the Bank of Uganda and Augustus Nuwagaba as the new Deputy Governor. Atingi-Ego who has been serving as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda replaces the late Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who died in January 2021, after a long illness. Nuwagaba …
Paul is joined today by Eric Yeung, a long term friend, for a discussion in which they seek to demystify Western lies and propaganda with respect to China. 
At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, millions of Americans understand that if they are going to make it to the middle class, they need to be in a trade union so they can negotiate for decent wages, benefits and working conditions. When Trump 
How do we organize elements in a system? One way is through the lens of hierarchy, which presupposes levels, a top-down ranking of elements. Another is homoarchy, which permits one (and only one) ordering. Both terms, while useful to characterize a stable formation, do not accommodate the dynamics of complex systems. Heterarchy, by contrast, embraces 
Don Trump, current temporary occupant of the elective office of President of the United States, has issued an Executive Order to ferret out "antichristianity" from the federal government. Now cynics might perceive an odd karmic resonance from the "communist witch hunts" of Senator Joe McCarthy though the grotesque, twisted soul of Roy Cohn to his 
As January bled into February, Lora Kelly notes at The Atlantic, US president Donald Trump "announced 25 percent tariffs on the country's North American neighbors, caused a panic in the stock market, eked out minor concessions from foreign leaders, and called the whole thing off (for 30 days, at least)." Cue collective sigh of relief, but the 
After two weeks of Donald Trump at the helm, it's clear the warnings about creeping fascism and America going rogue were too optimistic. The bar wasn't just low, it's six feet under, buried alongside the last remnants of US neoliberal democratic norms and illusions courtesy of Biden, Harris and Blinken. In a spectacle of diplomacy with the 
Donald Trump has occupied the White House for only three weeks, and the term "crazy town," which former chief of staff John Kelley applied to Trump's Washington in the first term, is gaining greater credibility and meaning. According to Bob Woodward's book "Fear," Kelly said that Trump was an "idiot. It's pointless to try to convince him of anything. He's gone off the rails We're in Crazytown. I don't know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I've ever had." 
By Michael Klare / TomDispatch Last April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers — Anduril Industries of Costa Mesa, California, and General Atomics of San Diego — to build prototype versions of its proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a future unmanned plane intended to accompany piloted …
The Gaza government's Detainee Media Office has issued a statement slamming what it called "international double standards" in media treatment of Media reports on Saturday focused on the gaunt and emaciated condition of the three released captives [mda…
Iran's top diplomat has said a "Forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza is part of a scheme to eliminate Palestine in a colonial manner," Foreign Minister 
A peace protester highlighted the death and destruction in Palestine and Sudan at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday 9 February. They managed to unfurl the countries' flags during a performance of tv off. However, the security guards who tackled the Black protester all seemed to be white, in a microcosmic example of […] | By 
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. | The chaos surrounding the future of scientific research in the Trump administration's first weeks has meant a bumpy beginning for a new program where ice fishing anglers and others on the frozen Great Lakes record ice thickness for research. | The Great Lakes — which include lakes Michigan, Erie, Superior, Huron and Ontario — comprise about a fifth of the planet's fresh surface water. Ice cover on the lakes can be measured by satellites, but ice thickness is difficult to estimate fro…
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As Africa shifts towards renewable energy, homes, businesses, and institutions are increasingly adopting battery storage systems to reduce reliance on the national grid. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa is experiencing a major boom in battery storage, as residential homes, businesses and institutions like hospitals and schools cut down their dependence on national grid …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has launched a hunt for individuals involved in illegally dumping soil in a protected wetland in Fort Portal City. The crackdown follows a joint operation by police and the Resident City Commissioner's office, which impounded a Sino truck, registration number UBH 797C, that …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has justified its decision to allow the members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) to hold processions to Parliament, protesting perceived disrespect towards General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, their leader. Hundreds of supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) took to the streets, wearing …
Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), for his outstanding contribution to Uganda's peace, stability, and prosperity. "The country has lost a true patriot. He did a commendable job as Director General of ISO. He …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While candidates who excelled in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E) start secondary school today, uncertainty looms over 264 pupils in Luwero District whose results were withheld. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the 2024 P.L.E results on January 23, 2025. In Luwero District, 1,085 candidates (6.8%) failed, …
COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Following the release of the Amanya Mushega-led Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) Report in February 2025, Uganda's Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, hailed the recommendations as "game-changing". The report, commissioned in 2021, proposes key reforms in education governance, language policy, vocational training, and assessment methods. However, while the recommendations …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will release the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results on the 11th February, 2025. All Secondary schools are advised to settle all outstanding invoices on EREG-PORTAL to avoid being blocked from receiving 2024 results at the time of release tomorrow. Share on: WhatsApp…
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tearing America's most insidious instrument of domination THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The "reforms" to government spending by President Donald Trump and his newfound friend, Elon Musk, are the logical conclusion of the way "democracy" in America has evolved. America has, anyway, never been a democracy in …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have praised the joint security forces for restoring peace in the region. Peter Lokeris, the Minister for Karamoja Affairs lauded the security forces for reclaiming back the glory of Karamoja after a long time of instability. Lokeris appealed to the people to desist from …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has sent an eight-strong team to the 2025 All Africa Badminton Senior Championship which is slated for February 10-16 in Douala, Cameroon. The Championship sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will be played on a team and individual basis and will bring together players from 14 countries and …
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Resistance Army (LRA) war victims in West Nile have renewed their demand for compensation. The 1,102 members under their umbrella organization West Nile Kony War Victims Association lost money, merchandise and motor vehicles among other property between 1992 and 1997 during the LRA insurgency in northern Uganda. …
Abapakasi Bus Company is under scrutiny following multiple complaints from passengers alleging fraud and mistreatment during their journeys. The bus that plies the Kampala-Kabale route reportedly picks up passengers under the assurance of transporting them to Kisoro District, Kigali in Rwanda, and Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Passengers traveling to Kisoro are charged UGX …
The joint summit of the heads of state and government of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. In a joint communique issued after the summit held in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the leaders said …
A boda rider in his mid-30s, who fled from medical teams tracking Ebola contacts in Mafubira Zone A and B, in Jinja City Northern Division, has died from Ebola-related symptoms. The rider reportedly began experiencing a heavy fever but initially avoided seeking medical care, hoping for recovery. However, his condition worsened on Sunday afternoon when …
President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), for his outstanding contribution to Uganda's peace, stability, and prosperity. "The country has lost a true patriot. He did a commendable job as Director General of ISO. He has died in the prime of his …
The BBC has an unfortunate history of employing men who rape and sexually assault children. What's even worse is that many have accused the BBC of failing to stop such individuals, with the organisation itself reporting: The BBC missed opportunities to stop "monstrous" abuse by DJ Jimmy Savile and broadcaster Stuart Hall because of a […] | By 
This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Ontario is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems in recent years. Thousands of unplanned closures of hospital emergency departments, permanent closures of som…
On Saturday, Israeli forces invaded the northern, central and southern West Bank, driving military vehicles through villages, terrorizing civilians, and closing roads and bridges. A young man was injured on Saturday evening when the Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus . Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the …
'It seldom works out well' — even far-right US lawmakers think Trump's plan to take over Gaza for Israel is foolish Skwawkbox needs your help. The site is provided free of charge but depends on the support of its readers to be viable. If you'd like to help it keep revealing the news as it …
Once again, Samantha Simmonds cuts off inconvenient fact-teller — as Skwawkbox has shown, she was a member of a Zionist youth movement BBC News presenter Samantha Simmonds was at it again on Saturday. As Israeli prisoners of war were released as part of the ongoing exchange deal, she: and more. Nor did she mention that …
Scientists aim to refine cloning techniques to produce superior Shaziling pigs with improved feed efficiency…
Rudd referred to Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens, the first Black deputy mayor of Syracuse, as a "slave breaker" Syracuse, NY — The city's political landscape has been shaken following controversial …
Ken assesses a recent announcement by China with respect to gold and compares that to developments in the United States, which are still focusing on FIAT-based assets with a new technological twist. 
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist New Zealand should be robust in its response to the "unacceptable" situation in Gaza but it must also back its allies against threats by the US President, says an international relations academic. Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman said the rest of the world also "should…
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has departed for Cairo, Egypt, to attend the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans (GSFA) Bishops Formation Retreat. The retreat is scheduled from Monday, February 10th to 16th, 2025 in Egypt. During the retreat, Archbishop Kaziimba …
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, the Coordinator of Congo River Alliance-AFC, a coalition of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels has said that they are open to a direct dialogue with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to solve the root cause of the conflict. Nangaa revealed this in a …
It's the biggest day in U.S. sports: Super Bowl Sunday. | The National Football League's premiere event will see the Philadelphia Eagles take on the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans. | CGTN's Jim Spellman has a preview.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by United States President Donald Trump to order a suspension of US foreign aid that came with a funding halt on HIV treatment has come with wide misinformation about drug access. This has caused fear and could turn away clients from picking their refills affect their progress …
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Forces-UPF Long-distance runner Kenneth Kiprop won the National cross-country championships held in Tororo on Saturday. The rising star athlete secured the 10km race victory in a time of 29 minutes and 28 seconds. Abel Chebet from the same club followed in the second position as he crossed the …
What happens when a continent is torn apart by a hundred years of war, while another flourishes with trade, innovation, and unity? COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The medieval era offers a stark contrast between Europe, struggling with feudal conflicts and the devastating Hundred Years' War, and Africa, where empires like Mali and kingdoms like Buganda …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the judicial officers to always dispense justice in accordance with the culture and norms of the Ugandan people. In a speech read by the Prime Minister, Robina Nabanja at the opening of the New Law Year 2025, Museveni reminded the Judiciary …
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his stand that direct talks between President Felix Tshisekedi and all is opponents are vital for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni, who was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the joint Summit of the East African Community (EAC) and …
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wonder still hovers over friends and neighbors of Charity Kayomirwoth, 31, and her colleagues Margaret Atimango and Gladys Piyic after they successfully turned a bushy, grove-inhabited area along the banks of River Enyau in Arua City into a money-making space. In January 2003, the three women conceived the idea …
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jovia, a 30-year-old resident of an island in Mayuge decided to take her two-month-old baby to a medical facility on the mainland, unfortunately, the locally made boat capsized and the child died. Two years later, her second baby fell ill, with heavy vomiting. Afraid of trying the boat transport, …
Reeves plan to take control of public sector pension plans for 'risky' investments sees resisters on council likely to be deselected The deep-rooted anti-democratic nature of the Labour right and the Starmer regime in particular has gone on show again with the party machine's seizure of control of Labour-run Tameside Council in Greater Manchester — …
Red Tory Health Secretary and his boss are fully committed to rationing services through so-called 'integrated care' and replacing doctors with non-doctor 'associates' Wes Streeting — the Labour Health Secretary who launched a 'disgusting, disgraceful' tirade in the face of Britain's first Black woman MP in 2018 — has criticised the NHS for being 'too …
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA | Xinhua | African leaders on Saturday called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and reaffirmed their full support for seeking a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict. A "historic summit," jointly convened by the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development …
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump's recent proposal to take over Gaza by the United States, made during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, has met with widespread condemnation from European, Middle Eastern and other international leaders. Trump proposed that the United States …
On Sunday 9 February, the Labour Party "sacked and suspended" health minister Andrew Gwynne (sacked as a minister/suspended from the party). Why did they suspend him? Because leaked WhatsApp messages showed him being racist, sexist, and vile towards colleagues and older constituents — constituents he also wished death on for daring to ask Gwynne to […] | By 
9 February 2025, Quezon City. Ahead of Valentine's Day gift giving, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to the illegal sale of perfumes, a popular gift idea, containing a "reprotoxic" chemical forbidden in cosmetic products. | To mark this popular celebration of love and romance, the group went store hopping in Makati, Manila, and Quezon Cities in search of perfume products listing butylphenyl methylpropional (also known as BMHCA, p-BMHCA, lilial, lily aldehyde, lysmeral or 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde) as an ingredient. | The group targeted BMHCA because cosmetics containing thi…
In 2021, the small city of Ithaca announced it would electrify all of its 6,000 buildings with the help of one key partner: a technology company called BlocPower, whose then-CEO Donnel Baird said the company would make the mass electrification process fast and affordable. | "There's a lot of expensive engineering and financial and workforce development costs," Baird told 
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The bodies of 18 soldiers from other African countries killed in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were transported to Uganda for post-mortem examinations on Saturday, an official said. The remains of the deceased soldiers, who were part of the Southern African Development Community Mission …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In May, the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, will be spending one year at the helm of the Uganda Police Force. Byakagaba replaced Martin Ochola who held the mantle for six years. On Wednesday at the 28th Police Council Meeting held at police headquarters, Naguru, Byakagaba informed President …
By Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity — Feb 7, 2025 | In a piece written for Kawsachun News, the Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity shares the experience of Burkina Faso delegates in Caracas for the World Anti-Fascist International Festival which coincided with the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. | The towering peaks of Caracas' mountaintops captured the attention of the delegates from Burkina Faso even before their airplane hit the ground at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. Venezuela's imposing mountainous coastline is a sharp…
The Trump thugs continue to crash through norms of humane behavior with the abrupt suspension for 90 days of all foreign aid programs in countries around the world. Such programs have long had a dual purpose: doing good while serving to hide the essence of a cruel and aggressive capitalist . . . | 
Goma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization said on Friday that the recent surge in violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life and trauma with over 3,082 injuries recorded in 31 health facilities in North Kivu alone. According to a statement released on …
Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…
The exchange of Israeli captives is set to take place in Deir el-Balah, and will see the release of three Israelis – Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Amin. 183 Palestinians are also set to be released, of which 72 are from the occupied West Bank a…
Veterans for Peace Statement Workers World received this statement from Veterans For Peace on Feb. 7. It pledges that VFP "will support military personnel who question the legality of [President Donald] Trump's orders" and is an important contribution to mobilizing to defend the rights of migrant workers. National Guard in . . . | 
A senior member of Al-Qaeda in Abu Yusuf al-Muhammadi al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib, east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. | "By God, we will not let your blood (be spilled) in vain," said the AQAP statement, which was issued late Thursday. | Washington regards the group, known as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Pe…
Israeli Speaking to Israeli media on Thursday, Netanyahu rejected the two-state solution, calling a Palestinian state a "security threat" to Israel. | Netanyahu, who faces arrest warrants over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israel in Gaza, directly dismissed Palestinian claims to their homeland. | "The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot…
The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardless of what Israel and the U.S. have to say.
On Friday, Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian paramedic in Beita town, south of Nablus, and invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the town of Beita, south of Nablus, assaulted a paramedic, damaged an ambulance, and rammed a civilian vehicle, on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just a year to the 2026 general elections, the opposition has raised alarm about the significant overcrowding at polling stations, particularly in areas traditionally supportive of opposition parties. They argue that this issue is not just a matter of logistical inefficiency but a deliberate tactic that undermines the democratic …
It's shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6. It is titled "Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday". Whereas all of its first 14 minutes — the entirety of Beeley's …
The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a shock 
The US has warned that Ortagus' visit came amid ongoing political negotiations, with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam working to form a government. | The US is reportedly pressuring him to exclude Hezbollah, reinforcing Washington's longstanding stance against the Iran-backed g…
The State Department has signed off on the sale of $6.75 billion in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660 million in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooper…
Lawyers and judges know it all too well: If parsed with proper eloquence, the intent of words and phrases can be twisted to one's own purpose or made meaningless. It's no secret that particular judicial interpreters (judges/justices) are championed by special interest groups and then appointed by politicians in anticipation of how eloquently the U.S. …
The U.S. independence revolution of 1776 would have been a good timet o bring enslavement to an end. Tragically it was not done. Enslavement was discussed a few years later during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. But in the end enslaved people were sold out as matters were left to . . . | 
Denver Unionized workers walked out at 5: 00 a.m. on Feb. 6 in a two-week strike against 77 King Soopers stores in Colorado. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 struck stores in six counties that include the major cities of Denver, Boulder and Louisville. Three King Soopers strikers, Denver, Feb. . . . | 
The Lebanese judge leading an investigation into the The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media. | On 4 August, 2020, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate detonated in a Beiru…
Vietnam ranked as Malaysia's sixth-largest rubber supplier…
Turkey's central bank on Friday increased its year-end inflation forecast to 24 percent from 21 percent. | Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly expensive for millions of people, notably hitting the cost of education, housing, healthcare, hotels and restaurants. | Speaking at a briefing in Istanbul on the 2025 Inflation Report, bank governor Fatih Karahan said the inflation forecast was set at 12 percent for 2026 and eight percent for 2027. | He said the revision of the inflation forecast for this year did not signal any easing in Turkey's monetary policy stance.
Ramaphosa has plenty of controversies and serious allegations against him in his history — but he exposed and humiliated the orange one without even mentioning him South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is no Nelson Mandela. He has been accused of many things, including providing a massive police presence that carried out an appalling massacre of …
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus has agreed that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2024, currently in parliament be withdrawn. The decision was reached during Friday's Caucus meeting at State House, Entebbe, following an address of the ruling party chairman, President Yoweri Museveni. The decision also follows a recent Supreme Court ruling …
The departing team said on X that it had handed over the embassy in Ankara to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday. The unusually strongly-worded statement said that the decision by…
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Pacific Media Watch President Donald Trump has frozen billions of dollars around the world in aid projects, including more than $268 million allocated by Congress to support independent media and the free flow of information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced this decision, which has plunged NGOs, media outlets, and journalists doing vital work into…
Mohammad is in town to promote Since then he's travelled the world to screen the politically potent familial drama, earning both BAFTA and Oscar nominations along the way, which somewhat explains his fatigue. | Still, as much as he relaxes into our co…
France and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Thursday to a framework accord for a 1 gigawatt data centre dedicated to President 
Clashes erupted between locals and the police in Tunisia's eastern city of The clashes came hours after an unnamed 26-year-old set himself on fire at the st…
Musimenta is first amateur winner of the Pearl of Africa Golf Series Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Uganda's top professional golfers will slug it out from 11.30am today for honors when the inaugural Pearl of Africa Golf Series reaches a climax at Uganda Golf Club, Kitante. Marvin Kibirige (-4), Ronald Rugumayo …
"You come to someone's house whom you have been abusing and you demand to speak….only a fool can allow you to speak. I personally told the program manager to remove you from the list of the people to talk" Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy has demanded an apology …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that scientists are yet to identify how the Ugandan health worker who succumbed to the Sudan virus disease got infected. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, Otim Patrick Ramadan, a Health Emergency Officer at the World Health Organisation Africa office revealed that they …
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama |Dear reader, as we say in Ugandan speak, let us be guided. Today's class will revisit the use of UPPER CASE (or CAPITAL LETTERS as my teachers taught) in online communication. The great internet code deems typing in CAPITAL LETTERS offensive, equivalent to YELLING. Typography and graphic communication experts observe that …
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital has set up an Ebola isolation centre. The facility will attend to all the probable contacts traced from the different parts of the Busoga sub-region. It will also serve as a treatment centre for all Ebola cases traced from the different parts of the Busoga …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has reported that Uganda's coffee export revenue has risen to USD 115.02 Million, in December 2024. Information from MAAIF indicates that Uganda exported 413,221 60-kg bags of coffee in December 2024, generating USD 115.02 Million in revenue, marking an increase from November 2024, …
A joint security operation by the Police and army has led to the arrest of over 30 suspected gang members of the Kasoro criminal group. The group is responsible for terrorizing residents of Lubaga and Nansana municipalities in Wakiso district. The suspects were apprehended in two intelligence-led operations in Kampala, targeting Katooke A and …
The government has constructed a health centre III in Akoromit Sub County. Akoromit Health Centre III will serve a population of over 30,000 people. The facility worth 1.2 billion shillings was constructed under the Government program of UGIFT to bridge the gap of shortage of health services in the sub-county. This health facility comes along …
The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy has demanded an apology from the Uganda Law Society leadership. He accuses the Society's leadership of abusing judicial officers including Justice Musa Ssekaana. According to Owiny-Dollo, the abuses hurled against justice Musa Ssekaana by lawyers is the gravest thing that has ever happened during his tenure as the Chief …
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, US President Donald Trump said Palestinians have "no alternative" but to leave Gaza. When the two leaders met in the oval office, Trump declared that after Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are moved elsewhere, the US will "take over". The US president also expressed his desire to transform the Israeli-occupied territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East". 
Across the Arab world, ordinary citizens stand and watch the United States sliding into the abyss and wonder, what can the Americans be thinking there? Their institutions, packaged once as the envy of the world with a free society and values of compassion and tolerance … all blowing away in the winds of history, over 
US President Donald Trump's declaration to remove the Palestinians from Gaza reveals the two truths. First, history repeats itself, but in doing so, it does in farcical ways. Second, whatever shred of rules-based order that was imposed by the United States on international politics is effectively dead. In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Karl 
Human rights group urgently trying to arrange access after more than 40 days denial but fate of Dr Ahmad al-Muhanna remains unknown after well over 300 days The Israeli occupation has finally lifted its ban on kidnapped Kamal Adwan hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers, after more than forty days' arbitrary detention and …
With a public action declaring its intention to combat the attacks from the Trump administration on their PICTURE STORY: WWPHOTO: John Catalinotto fellow students and their families, the Hunter College Committee to Defend Immigrants held a rally and demonstration outside Hunter West in New York City on the afternoon of . . . | 
Cilantro Taqueria in Cleveland Heights, Ohio,was especially crowded, even for a Saturday night, on Feb. 1. People came out to express solidarity and outrage over the arrest of six Cilantro workers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Jan. 26. The workers were taken to the ICE detention center . . . | 
While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government . . . | 
As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli . . . | 
On Thursday, Israeli forces continued their aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp for the 17th consecutive day; the ongoing assault has killed 25 citizens, displaced thousands, and destroyed many homes and infrastructure. According to the Jenin Camp Media Committee, at least 15,000 citizens have been displaced from …
On Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Kahil town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Rafat Rasmi Al-Asafra. The soldiers …
Israeli soldiers continued their aggression on the town of Tammun and the Al-Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day. Update: An Israeli drone bombed an area in the town of Tammun, without resulting in any injuries.
The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarem for the twelfth consecutive day, amid military reinforcements and the seizure of homes, turning them into military barracks after forcing their residents to leave. Media sources reported that the occupation forces have pushed more military reinforcements, including infantry and armored units, toward the …
On Friday, a Palestinian child died due to an explosion of an object left behind by the Israeli army in the city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip's southmost part. Medical sources said the child, Mohammad Yasser Al-Qadi, died as a result of the explosion of an object left behind by the occupation forces in …
On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured two Palestinians before abducting them in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that the soldiers assaulted Tareq Jaber, 55, and Rafat Mohammad Marar, injuring them before taking them away. |Updated:…
In Gaza on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces' gunfire killed a Palestinian father, north of Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A Wafa news correspondent reported that Palestinian citizen Salman Rushdi Salman Abu Ghoula was martyred after being shot by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Maghraqa, north of Al-Nuseirat camp. Medical sources …
Gaza, Palestine — "We sleep and wake up in the street living in the same harsh conditions," said Doaa Abu Jama, a Gazan woman sleeping on the street with her family. In the midst of genocidal acts perpetrated by Israel against the entire population of the Gaza Strip after October 2023, three Palestinian women forcibly …
What if the citizens of Germany during the 1930s somehow could have known in advance how World War II was going to end? Would they have bought into the lies of Hitler and the Third Reich? Would they have gone along with the wanton aggression knowing it was a suicide mission and would turn their …
The passing of Jimmy Carter has been duly noted in ubiquitous remembrances and commentaries on his four-year presidency, 1977-1981. Carter is lauded more for his post-presidential humanitarian projects, while his presidency is deemed a mixed bag by left and right alike. For many Vietnam War resisters — myself included, it is more personal. Jimmy Carter's …
This year's Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few 
Hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the Greek islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi, and Ios – known collectively as the Cyclades – raising concerns among residents, officials, and scientists about a potential escalation in seismic activity that could disrupt neighbouring regions in the According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), earthquakes were occurring within minutes of each other as of 07: 00 on Tuesday (17: 00 GMT), with the largest recorded at magnitude 5.1 on Mo…
Three decrees approving controversial new construction projects along The move had gone "unnoticed for weeks", according to the Lebanese daily L'Orient—Le Jour, which reported on Thursday that while Lebanon's coa…
These solar cells offer applications in wearable electronics, curved architectural surfaces, electric vehicles, and aerospace technology…
Recent efforts led to the recognition of 26 new heritage files, securing Iran's current place…
The number of Emirati tourists visiting Moscow has reached over 40,000 in the first nine months of last year…
It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better term, prides itself on minimal, no-frills service for eye popping prices. The Irish-based low-cost carrier was intended to revolutionise European air travel by offering a budget option for the eager and easy holiday maker. In time, this seemingly 
We've reached that terminal point of imperial decay when the highest ambition of most members of Congress is to be a sycophant (though few of them could spell or define the word without consulting ChatGTP.) It's rather bracing to watch nearly the entire Congress stand mute as Trump and Musk usurp the key constitutional powers assigned to the House and the Senate and dismantle agencies and whole departments of government created and funded by acts of Congress. Or, as David Graeber wrote in The Utopia of Rules: "It's not just that some people get to break the rules—it's that loyalty to the organization is to…
We assess why China is indeed living rent free in the heads of US leaders, who continue to completely misjudge Beijing's intentions. 
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than dozen people and companies in China, India…
A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and the exclusion from being able to testify in court. Evidence of this entrenched history lingers today, in the trade sanctions against China, belligerent rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats 
In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo recycles a 
Donald Trump has launched a scorched earth campaign to carry out an authoritarian nationalist transformation of U.S. society and its state. In contrast to his first term, this time Trump has a loyal cabinet, a Republican Party reincarnated in his image, and a program laid out in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. In just his first 
"The League is dead," Robert Cecil solemnly declared on April 18, 1946, addressing delegates from 34 countries at the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva. The death of the League was not the immediate end of a worldwide international organization dedicated to cooperation, negotiation and the rule of law. After announcing the end of the League, Cecil did say right after announcing the League's cessation, "Long live the United Nations." The birth of the U.N. was included in the League's termination. But could we now be witnessing the death throes of the U.N. with no future organization on the horizon? Can we i…
We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government to get rich and stay rich. Elon Musk is giving the whole country a prime-time lesson in how this works. He is looking to end the I.R.S.'s direct file program. This program was allowing hundreds 
All indications are that Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are causing higher global temperatures and climate change. Records show that 2024 was the warmest year on record. Climate change is increasing natural hazards, from hurricanes to wildfires. The Arctic permafrost is melting, emitting methane, a Greenhouse Gas (GHG} that is even more effective at trapping 
COUP D'ETAT: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the alteration of an existing government by a small group. During last year's campaign, Donald Trump faced growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric. Last year, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave Trump a chance to assure the American people that 
This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We've been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982. Originally, this group of lesbians convened to talk about sex: what we were doing, what we wanted to do, what we fantasized about doing. But you know how it is with 
The exploitation of part-time faculty, adjuncts, lecturers, etc. in higher education, in which many have difficulties supporting themselves and their families is scandalous.[1] In many colleges across the country, there could be two equally qualified and experienced people teaching the same class with the same number of students (paying a similar amount in tuition whose 
It is a new day for federal immigration enforcement in the USA. The Donald J. Trump administration's recent announcement on immigration enforcement is ending the longstanding "sensitive locations" policy, and allows federal immigration arrests at schools, churches and hospitals. This big change will have immediate impacts on immigrant communities in California, America's most populous state 
"All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see catastrophic effects in the next few years, certainly in the next decade or two the world will be completely different… I think we're at the last minute now." (Peter Wadhams) PM Margaret Thatcher's 1989 speech to the UN General Assembly 
One of the small ironies of the Vietnam era was that people who saw themselves as fervent patriots often sported pins and bumper stickers repudiating the First Amendment. That's the constitutional amendment, as not everyone seems to know, that protects five key freedoms: speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition. What did those pins and bumper stickers say? America: Love It or Leave It. 
When Kamala Harris lost her bid for the White House to Donald Trump, she quickly turned to Hillary Clinton for consolation. At one level, it made sense. Clinton, of course, knows a thing or two about under-performing as a feminist standard-bearer in the face of a thinly-veiled patriarchal onslaught. But the similarities between the two 
Legislative efforts to BAN the dangerous COVID-19 mRNA injections are now underway across multiple U.S. states, with bills being considered, drafted, and supported at various levels of government: | . | . | . | . | A critical mass will soon be reached, forcing …
President It begins to make more sense when we realise that…
By Maryam Qarehgozlou — Feb 3, 2025 | In a dimly lit room somewhere in southern Gaza, surrounded by her children, Ghadir Syam finally broke her silence, days after Hamas announced the martyrdom of a man who lived in secrecy for decades. | Syam spoke of the life she shared with her husband Mohammed Deif, the former commander of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas. | In an emotional tone, she spoke about the man who embodied unwavering resistance and an unshakable commitment to a cause despite constant dangers and multiple assassination attempts. | She spoke about…
By The majority of rare earth minerals in which the United States is interested are located in territories controlled not by the Kiev regime but …
This war is not just a humanitarian catastrophe; it is a direct challenge to Africa's ability to control its own destiny COMMENT | MIKE OMUODO | A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming message — a friend had sent a message with an attachment and a note reading, "This is so sad and needs …
We assess recent remarks made by Rubio, which admit the world order in place since 1945 is now over. 
Senator Mitch McConnell fell twice and was escorted out of the Capitol in a wheelchair as a precautionary measure, one of multiple health issues the former majority leader has had in recent years. What do you think?
After a year and a half of watching Palestine fall apart at the seams, Thread Memory, curated by 
Chief of Defense Forces, General Kainerugaba Muhoozi, has criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling that banned the trial of civilians in Military Courts, arguing that the decision undermines the vision and mandate of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). Muhoozi expressed his shock over the ruling, stating that the UPDF is a foundation upon which …
Buried within a flurry of memos from the Department of Justice Wednesday was a clear and concise invitation for foreign actors and lobbyists to secretly meddle in America. | When it comes to the nation's preeminent law for regulating foreign influence in the U.S., the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the DOJ is henceforth only going to bring criminal charges in "instances of alleged conduct similar to more traditional espionage by foreign government actors," according to a 
200 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, is a nondescript office building – the kind of place you'd expect to house accountants or consultants. But beneath its plain exterior lies the corporation that controls Aylo, a rebranded iteration of MindGeek, the company that sits behind the world's biggest porn site: Pornhub. | And this being porn even that is not what it seems. To complicate matters further, Aylo is owned by a company called Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm that claims to bring "principled ethical leadership" to industries requiring "transparency" and "accountability." | Let that se…
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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Four years ago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Climate Equitable Jobs Act, an ambitious suite of overlapping goals and deadlines to put Illinois on track to overhaul its economy by 2030: decarbonizing the power sector, propping up electric vehicles, and fast-tracking a clean energy workforce. | Now, with five years left unti…
The late After a funeral ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in the Portuguese capital on Saturday – to be attended by leaders of the community, Portuguese government members and foreign dignitaries – Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday,…
The case of Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya's judicial police, has sparked a 
The army, "Our forces are close to reaching the centre of Khartoum … and expelling the Daglo militia," a source in…
Michket Slama Khaldi will take on the country's finance portfolio, the presidency announced on Facebook Wednesday, in a post that showed her being sworn into office by Saied. | The presidency initially gave no details for the decision, nor did it mention outgoing minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia. | A video posted on Thursday on the presidency's Facebook page showed Saied, visibly unhappy, going to several…
The UK government has admitted that drastic aid cuts under the former Conservative administration in 2021 contributed to the worsening famine in Yemen and disrupted key development projects across the International development minister Annaliese Dodds described the £4 billion funding reduction as "damaging" and a cause of "chaos", acknowledging that the consequences were still being felt today. | "This had a direct impact on that programme, and we're determined not to see a retu…
London's Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner "announced her decision about Grenfell Tower to a room full of survivors and next of kin" Wednesday, Grenfell Next of Kin, which represents some families, said in a statement on X. | The decision comes more than seven years after an inferno dest…
COMMENT | Dean Hack & Chetan Jeeva |The world is rewriting its rulebook. It's no longer just about what you produce but how you produce it. For resource-rich regions like Africa, the implications are profound: the value of its vast reserves of critical minerals is now tied not only to their abundance but also …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as Uganda's new Deputy Chief Justice to replace Justice Richard Buteera who retires in April. Zeija has been the Principal Judge. On the advice of the Judicial Commission, the President of Uganda , in exercise of his powers under Article 142 (1) …
New Labour's disgraced "prince of darkness" Peter Mandelson has wiggled his way into a job as British ambassador to the US. But his relationship with infamous sex trafficker and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly called him "Petie", is not leaving him behind. And nor should it. Peter 'Petie' Mandelson Mandelson was recently very …
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief Justice. He replaces Richard Buteera who will clock the mandatory retirement age of 70 years in April. In a statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, a statutory body in charge of recruitment and regulating the conduct of Judicial officers, the President …
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded eight people for causing financial loss to the government. According to the prosecution, Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula, Commissioner Treasury Services Jenifer Muhuruzi, and the senior IT officer Yawe Tonny being employed in the Ministry of Finance neglected to put in place measures to safeguard public funds hence resulting in a 60 …
The widow of slain Lebanese intellectual A secular activist from a Shia Muslim family, 58-year-old Slim was found shot dead in his car in south Lebanon on February 4, 2021, a day after his family reported him missing. | His family has said Hezbollah had thr…
On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate a homecoming. "It's a return of an ancestor," DeVaughan said. "It's a return of a relative." | That relative was the land they stood on, part of a tract slated for a federal penitentiary that many in the crowd consider another injustice in a region riddled with them. The mine shut down years ago, but the site, near the town of Roxana, still bears the scars of extraction. DeVaughan, an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, joined some two dozen people on Janu…
Former Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner and Javier Milei at the latter's inauguration, 2023. Photo: Prensa del Senado de la Nación Argentina. | 'Rothbardian'? 'Paleolibertarian'? 'Anarchocapitalist'? That's a lot of deviant terminology to unpack. These labels place Javier…
On Sunday evening, several illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and pumped sewage water. Ahmad Ghazal, the secretary of the Fateh movement in Kisan, stated that the colonizers came from the nearby illegal Ibei HaNahal colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian …
Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz 
The company has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models ANALYSIS | TONGLIANG LIU | Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and …
The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…
The dramatic and televisual nature of long waits, overcrowding, trolleys in corridors and cupboards, queuing ambulances and harrowing stories from patients, their families and A&E staff are an endlessly repeating staple of news reporting about the However, the root causes lie outside A&E itself in the wider health and social care system. They result from years of harmful policy decisions or complacent inaction over several parliaments. | What happens in A&E is a prominent shop window into the current state…
Let me tell you a story. | By the spring of 2005, the world was well aware of the grave crimes being carried out in Darfur against the Black population at the hands of Arab Janjaweed militias, with arms, coordination, and air support provided by the Sudanese government. | Determining the death toll proved to be impossible given the limited access to the region. The attempts to generate an estimate are outlined in Darfur and the Crime of Genocide and detail the authors' efforts to create a model based on combining several sets of flawed survey data to reach a projected death toll between 300,000 and 400,000.
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army continued its military escalation and violations in various parts of the occupied West Bank, causing damage to homes and infrastructure, and abducting at least 25 Palestinians. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the army invaded Kafr Malek village, east of the city, stormed homes, and abducted Hayel Hamayel, Ghassan …
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army intensified the siege on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted at least two Palestinians. Media sources reported that the soldiers ransacked several homes in Nablus and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers abducted Tamer Thaher …
The Israeli occupation army continues its aggression on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the fourteenth consecutive day, resulting in the killing of 25 Palestinians, dozens of injuries, scores of abductions, and the demolition of dozens of homes, amid large-scale displacement affecting 15,000 citizens. On Sunday, 73-year-old Walid Mohammad Ali Lahlouh was …
On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank's northern part, bringing the number of slain Palestinians in Jenin in the last 13 days to 25. The army killed 38 Palestinians in the West Bank this year. In a statement, the …
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed 27-year-old Mohammad Amjad Haddoush and injured several others after the army invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources stated that the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, storming and ransacking homes, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of several houses and …
Over the weekend, members of the Democratic National Committee elected a long-time party insider and supporter of Israel as their new chairman. | On the heels of He received 246.5 votes out of 428 cast on the first ballot, a decisive vote for the Democrats' new leadership, tasked with party infrastructure and fundraising. | Martin is a longstanding supporter of Israel. O…
FK Bodà∏/Glimt announces donation after thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at home Norwegian football club FK Bodo/Glimt has announced it is donating the ticket revenue from its home Europa League match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza. The club said that it is giving the whole 735,000 NOK — around …
A former The Gaza Health Ministry revealed two Palestinians were killed south of Jenin, including Abdul Hadi Issam Alawneh. | Alawneh was released under the November 2023 
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank destroyed a mosque in the The settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque in the Arab al-Mleihat community, northwest of "The mosque was completely burned down," M…
US President The report came after US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was reportedly working to finalise the exact wording of the agreement between the two countries. | Last week, Witkoff visited Riyadh on a trip tha…
As the siege on Jenin tightens, humanitarian aid has been blocked with thousands forced to flee their homes. Israeli forces hav…
By Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace …
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the US must maintain a "unipolar world".
When Koko (cuteness for Kareem) and Momo (cuteness for Mohammad) hear the bombs explode over eastern Rafah they are filled with joy. They don't know any better, for they are not yet three years old and their father, Omar, tells them the bombs are fireworks. "The people are celebrating," he says. So now, when the …
They are trying to elevate France recognizing Josephine Baker as a hero, yet, Amy Goodman has the ability — and whatever else is going on with the Black journalist she interviews, French journalist Rokhaya Diallo — to sidestep the tribal and religious and historical and intellectual identity of this French monster, Éric Zemmour (above image). …
A widely known caution advises people not to put all their eggs in one basket. An exemplar is Canada. Has Canada put too many of its eggs in its basket of trade with the United States? Of course, Canada's trade is not completely reliant on the United States, but it has cast its lot so …
As social movements in the U.S. plan ahead for the Trump administration, we should look to the campus Palestine movement for lessons on how to organize under the repressive conditions we will all soon face.
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We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…
BEIJING | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 25-percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10-percent tariff hike on imports from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition and immediate retaliations. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports …
With the end of January consigning Christmas decorations to cheerful memory, even if northern blizzards and hot-button issues stoked by the incoming Trump administration are less conducive to jollity, is it "time to cut the green tape"? Lauren Smith thinks that such eco-bureaucracy is "Why Britain can't build anything" (spiked, January 29). Solar power is not in 
When I was a "preteen," maybe ten or eleven years old, I remember watching a sci-fi program on TV (maybe a Flash Gordon episode). It was about a society where criminality had become the legal norm. It was a land where the "strongest" prevailed simply because they could. For instance, theft was legal because those 
Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about every program the federal government administers to advance the health, safety, and economic well-being of all Americans. 
In the wake of Donald Trump's first week as President, the Democrats opposing him are reported to be stunned, paralyzed, and intimidated. According to Peter Baker of the New York Times (Jan. 26, 2025), they have been shocked and rendered passive by "norm-shattering, democracy-defying assertions of personal power that defy the courts, the Congress, and 
With Donald Trump as the new US president, pundits are speculating about how US policy towards Latin America might change. In this article, we look at some of the speculation, then address three specific instances of how the US's policy priorities may be viewed from a progressive, Latin American perspective. This leads us to a 
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear authority. The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department was pushed out after refusing to hand Musk's team the keys to the government's entire payment system and the $6 trillion in payments the system processes annually, including Social Security checks, tax refunds and Medicare benefits. Musk and his team have also seized control at the Office of Personnel Management and the General S…
The future of USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is uncertain after Elon Musk said President Trump had agreed to shut it down. The Tesla billionaire and presidential adviser has inserted himself into the inner workings of the federal government, gaining access to sensitive computer systems and making sweeping changes for which he has no clear authority. Over the weekend, the USAID website and social media channels were taken offline, and two top security officials at the aid agency were placed on administrative leave after attempting to block members of Musk's so-called Department of Gove…
With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states …
As U.S. President Donald Trump's migrant deportation campaign ramps up, thousands of undocumented migrants who hoped to gain asylum in the United States now find themselves stuck in Mexico. CGTN's Franc Contreras visited one shelter for migrants in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez where migrants are living in limbo and deciding what to do next.
New York, NY — On February 2nd, In a stark warning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York State Attorney General Letitia James have raised concerns over the Trump administration's …
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The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary 
The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the US President IS has a relatively sma…
The issues blocking his way to freedom COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Supreme Court in a landmark case ruled on Jan. 31 that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. " All charges or criminal trials or pending trials involving civilians must immediately cease and be transferred to ordinary courts with competent jurisdiction," …
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …
The General Court Martial in Makindye has adjourned the cases earlier scheduled for hearing today to analyze the Supreme Court decision that banned the trial of civilians in military courts. When Our Reporter arrived at the Court Martial, where the treachery case against Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, and Captain Denis Oula had been …
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to make America the "crypto capital of the planet." And within days of resuming power, he signed an executive order prompting cryptocurrency advancement. Those in the industry see Trump's pro-crypto policy as a major turning point that could help usher in a new era for alternative currencies. But could Trump stand in the way of his own policies? Toni Waterman has more from Texas.
Syracuse, NY — In a historic and inspiring political development, the Onondaga County Republican Party has selected 26-year-old Bonnke Sekarore to run for the District 9 seat in the County …
Took Part in the International Youth Assembly: | by Ivy Grace M. Bunnat | What does it take to fulfill a university endeavor? For the Supreme Student Council (SSC) of Baguio Central University (BCU), it takes courage, time, group effort, initiative, careful planning, and the help of the advisers Mrs. Gladys O. Soliweg, Dr. Michael T. Sebullen, consultant Engr. Lorelie S. Malit, head of the Student Services Office Ms. Sheenah Pearl L. Pangda, and the international relations officer and dean of the Graduate School Dr. Genevive Kupang. | The SSC has passed through four levels of the accreditation process a…
By: Genevieve Balance Kupang | To our readers, I hope you enjoyed reading the first article in our Webinar series. If you missed it, here is the link: WURI Foundation Hosts 2024 Meeting and Webinar Inspiring Innovation for the 2025 Global Rankings at WUNI Chairs Illuminate Paths to HEI Innovation | This is the second article in the WURI Webinar series, held on December 5, 2024, and organized by the World University Rankings for Innovation…
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Al-Allaamah Salih Aala Ash-Shaikh, may Allah preserve him, said: The call [i.e. subject matter] in this book is the greatest goal- the essence of the divine messages, the means to attaining honour for the one who holds fast to it, knows and calls …
The Iraqi government and the UN have agreed to repatriate all families linked to Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the migration ministry, announced the recent return of 81 more Iraqi families from al-Hol camp to al-Jada camp in southern Mosul, northern Iraq. | "Since 2021, more than 2,600 Iraqi families have been repatriated 
The dictionary defines the word picaresque as "relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero." | That couldn't be a more apt description of 
Unidentified attackers raided cattle camps in a southeastern area of Cattle raiding, linked to competition for scarce resources, is one of the main triggers of conflict between ethnic groups in the country awash with weapons after decades of "On January 31, the Dinka Bor cattle camps were attacked," the leader, Mayom Ateny, told Reuter…
Jordan has asked Hamas to transfer Hamas's branch in Qatar has been officially told Tamimi must be transferred outside Jordan otherwise Amman will be forced to hand her over to Washington, according to the same sources. | Al-Araby Al-Jadeed's report has sparked a debate in J…
Staffers of the USAID staffers also tracked more than 600 employees who 
However, the country's financial sector remains relatively illiquid and lacks the product diversity seen in more advanced markets such as South Africa and Mauritius Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has maintained its position as one of Africa's top financial markets, ranking fourth in the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. The annual report, released …
Currently, close to 600‚ÄØmillion Africans lack electricity, a critical resource for economic development ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged US$50 billion to provide electricity access to nearly 300 million Africans over the next five years, through an initiative known as "Mission 300." This commitment was announced …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging to Makerere University, Uganda Nurses …
The artist through expressive brushstrokes and a vibrant palette fused with regular themes invites us to his exploratory journey of the relationship between humanity and the natural world ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The saying, 'We are one with nature,' comes to life in the solo exhibition 'Hidden Beauty in Nature' by seasoned artist Edison Mugalu. …
Museveni, who on coming to power in 1986 proclaimed that African leaders stayed in office for far too long, is still there COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM | The magic moment in the life of a victorious guerrilla insurgency comes when it finally seizes the capital of the state for which it has fought, often at great cost …
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have sent over 40,000 captured troops from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militia coalition to its camp in Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province for fresh military training. The FARDC soldiers and militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (Patriots) were captured by …
The outcome of the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Extraordinary Summit has rubbed Rwanda the wrong way. Rwanda is particularly concerned that SADC insisted that its government and the Rwanda Defense Forces are directly involved in the fight against the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside M23 rebels. In rejecting the accusations against …
The Ministry of Health (MOH) surveillance teams on Monday tracked down a nurse, who also runs a drug shop, suspected of having been in contact with an Ebola patient last week. Reports indicate that a nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital, who succumbed to Ebola last week, had relatives living in Mafubira Zone A, Northern Division, …
As schools officially opened their doors for the 2025 academic year, Uganda's education landscape faced significant challenges on the first day. While most schools began the term as scheduled, a few defiant institutions ignored the national school calendar and opened a week earlier. However, the most notable concern on the first day was the low …
U.S. and Canada are long-term allies with inter-dependent industries, businesses and interests. But a series of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs that were imposed by both sides on Saturday, Feb, 1, is causing concern on both sides of the border. CGTN's Dan Williams has the latest from Canada's capital city, Ottawa.
This story is a partnership between Grist and Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country's largest lobbying group for the plastics industry. | In a 
Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.
Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right agitator Tech billionaire Robinson, 42, is serving an 18-month jail term imposed in October after he admitted breach…
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?
Hamas freed three Three buses carrying The prisoners, dress…
Damascus, 2 February (Prensa Latina) Sectarian violence continues in several Syrian towns, as shown by the murder of a scientist and several civilians in the last 24 hours.
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is running for the California State Assembly at a time when her state is grappling with increasing frequent wildfires, a cost-of-living crisis, and rampant inequality. | This is her "The wildfires are a big part of why I'm running," says Iqbal-Zubair, who has been working on environmental justice for…
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Asia Pacific Report A defiant Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) national chair, John Minto, has appealed to Aotearoa New Zealand to stand with the "majority of humanity" in the world and condemn genocide in Gaza. Minto has called on Foreign Minister Winston Peters to "ignore the bullying" from pro-Israel Texas Senator Ted Cruz and have…
The offices of the Rutgers academic union were defaced with pro-Israel slogans just before a vote on divesting from the Gaza genocide. This blunt intimidation reflects the impunity afforded Zionists, and the urgent need to end Zionist hegemony.
The Israeli army assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured others, on Saturday, after targeting their vehicle in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian citizen was killed on Sunday evening by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in Al-Shawka town, east of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa news reported that Salah Musa Al-Sufi was killed by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Shawka. No further details were available, but Palestinians in Rafah report the ongoing …
On Sunday evening, a group of paramilitary illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted three Palestinians in Ein Al-Hilwa in the occupied West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the colonizers invaded Ein Al-Hilwa village and attacked the a few homes. They added that the colonizers assaulted two siblings, Mohammad and Hilal Adel Daraghma, and Fathi Elian Daraghma, …
Israeli forces executed, on Saturday, two Palestinian young men in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorcycle travelling in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, killing two Palestinians. The Shireen Observatory identified the slain young men as Tamam …
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda …
COMMENTARY: By Eman Mohammed On December 28, 21-year-old student journalist Shatha Al-Sabbagh was assassinated near her home in Jenin. Her family accused snipers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) deployed in the camp of shooting her in the head. Al-Sabbagh had been active on social media, documenting the suffering of Jenin residents during the raids by…
On Friday, nine nations announced that they have formed the Hague Group (HG) with the aim of holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to push for justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. The nine — South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize …
Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was among five killed on Saturday in The Israeli military began raiding the city in the northern West Bank on 21 January, just two days 
An Italian journalist was the first person to publicly proclaim that he has been targeted by Francesco Cancellato, who investigates fascism in 
GAZA, Palestine | Xinhua | Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the fourth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the ongoing truce deal with Hamas, according to Palestinian sources. Abdullah Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, told Xinhua that Israeli authorities handed the released prisoners over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Of the …
CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was issued after a meeting in …
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Canadian PM gives US ultimatum — and gives Canadian companies additional time to source alternatives to US supplies Canada has become the latest country to respond to US president Donald Trump's wild spree of tariffs on allies and opponents alike by imposing tariffs on US imports — 25% on all US imports, worth hundreds of …
A group of 50 sick and wounded The reopening of the Rafah crossing represents a significant breakthrough that bolsters the 
Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda. "As a precautionary measure, surveillance systems have been enhanced in all counties and points of entry," Principal Secretary of the Ministry …
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KAMPALA, KAMPALA | Xinhua | Uganda on Saturday launched mpox vaccination campaign targeting high-risk populations in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the current epicenter of the virus outbreak in the east African country. Charles Olaro, director general of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua by telephone that phase one of the vaccination exercise, …
China Has Edge Over US on Much More Than AI Models Jan 28, 2025 The shock release of a new Chinese AI known as DeepSeek that's cheaper, faster and open source sent shockwaves across Silicon Valley, wiping $1 trln off tech stocks and prompting pundits to dub the development a "Sputnik moment" for the US. …
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Tonight at the Yara cinema, a tribute will be paid to the Cuban Tres (a countryside kind of guitar with three strings), with the presence of an exceptional player of the instrument: Pancho Amat, who was honoured at the 20th International Jazz Colloquium "Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam" on the occasion of his 75th birthday. | Manolito Simonet and his Trabuco, Celso and his Changàºí de Yateras, Yarima Blanco, Isaac Mena, Juan Antonio de la Cruz Antomarchi (Cotó), Kay Lions, Maikel Elizarde, Abel Acosta and Rodrigo Sosa, among others, will be performing. | Meanwhile, the Karl Marx Theatre will host the Cuba Vive…
Chancay is a small Peruvian town that has become the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. | The deepwater facility can dock larger cargo ships than other ports in the region. It's strategically located in the center of South America's Pacific coast. | The town's mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN's Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port.
Addis Ababa, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was re-elected today as president of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) of Ethiopia, at the closing day of its second congress.
By Victor Mambor and Tria Dianti The Indonesian government's proposal to grant amnesty to pro-independence rebels in West Papua has stirred scepticism as the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to deal with the country's most protracted armed conflict. Without broader dialogue and accountability, critics argue, the initiative could fail to resolve the decades-long…
As recovery efforts continue in the wake of the fires in Los Angeles, teams are working tirelessly to clear debris and assess structural damage across several communities. | However, an emerging threat has put a halt to some of the recovery progress. In the wake of heavy rain, toxic runoff has flooded beach areas along the coast, causing widespread closures. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.
Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama for talks with President Jose Raul Mulino. | His visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will "take back" the Panama Canal, one of the world's most important trading routes. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.
Iraq's Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shia cleric and political critic who opposed the secular Ba'athist government of the former Iraqi presid…
Authorities in the Turkish Republic of This refers to the requirement for Turkish Cypriot men living in Turkey, who are also Turkish citizens, to complete military service both in A bill drafted by National Unit…
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A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an 
Lira, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Jimmy Akena Obote, the Uganda People's Congress party (UPC) president has slammed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government led by President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for allegedly deliberately killing cooperative societies that played key roles in community empowerment. Speaking to Journalists in Gulu City on Friday, Akena boasted that the UPC …
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Until she was detached from paternal care, Jovia Laker (not her real name) realized she was not just fighting for parental love but also carrying the burdens handed down by traditions that had banished her to a life of rejection. When her birth was confirmed as the result of incest, her …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) has completed and deployed its first water vessel on Lake Victoria, between Kampala and Tanzania's Mwanza Port. M.V Mpungu, a roll-on/roll-off vessel has a capacity of 1000 tonnes, which experts equate to 21 freight trailers, a promise to be a game changer. She …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen headteachers in Luwero district are in trouble over the poor performance of their schools in Primary Leaving Examinations. According to the PLE results for Luwero, 1085 (6.8%) candidates failed and 288 (1.8%) candidates didn't turn up to sit examinations out of 16162 candidates that registered in 2024. About …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has called for a thorough investigation into the significant failures recorded in Luwero District during the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E). The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) announced the 2024 P.L.E results on January 23, 2025. The results …
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Julius Caesar Nina Otim, the Bishop of the Diocese of West Lango, has issued a stern warning ahead of the 2026 general polls, banning religious leaders from engaging in partisan politics. Bishop Nina addressed Heads of Laity drawn from all Parishes and Archdeaconries within the Diocese of West …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | As the world prepares to mark World Wetlands Day Sunday, Uganda is reaffirming its commitment to wetland conservation, citing progress in its restoration efforts. In a statement issued before the day, the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment announced that the country will commemorate the day under the theme, "Conserving …
How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Once again, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on fire. This week, M23 rebels captured the strategic town of Goma and are now advancing on Bukavu. At an emergency session of the …
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have sent over 40,000 captured troops from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militia coalition to its camp in Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province for fresh military training. The FARDC soldiers and militia coalition under their …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to use the client satisfaction initiative in which they can use Quick Response (QR) codes to report errant health workers. Following recent complaints of absentee health workers and run-down medical equipment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital which the public blamed for …
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WTF. In just ten dystopian days, in the name of restoring America to a mythical white guy greatness, a blundering, vengeful, rabidly unfit oompa-loompa has tried to shut down the government, strong-arm the economy, whitewash culture, roll back civil rights, and in a ghastly flourish pass the buck on a fatal crash by luridly scapegoating imagined "others": Look! Over there! A blind, black, dwarf female air traffic controller! Grim fact: "What a horrible, pathetic little man." | Like a malignant, unstrung kid with zero impulse control blithely toying with a live grenade, the Orange Oaf (OOF) has unleashed chaos…
Royal Jordanian on Friday became The flag carrier made its first trip from Amman to Damascus in 13 years on Friday, and announced it would initially operate four flights a week. | "The company plans to increase flights to one a day next April," Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Al-Majali said, according to a statement. | International flights from Damascus airport resumed…
The UN rights chief said Friday that he was "deeply alarmed" by reports of summary executions of civilians in "Deliberately taking the life of a civilian or anyone not or no longer directly taking part in hostilities is a war crime," Volker Turk said in a statement. | 
It wasn't the images of flames ripping through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena this month that really triggered Jordan Hocker's anxiety. It was the flood of social media posts about rent-gouging in nearby Los Angeles County communities that appeared in the days that followed. | Hocker lived on Maui when wildfires destroyed as many as 4,000 housing units in August 2023, leveling the town of Lahaina. But as an organizer with the Maui Housing Hui, a tenant advocacy group, she has been dealing with the ensuing rental crisis ever since. | After the fires, state officials moved swiftly to freeze most…
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed in Aotearoa New Zealand? ANALYSIS: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa national chair John Minto's campaign to identify Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers in New Zealand…
Genocide-denying academic deletes post after outrage Oxford academic Paulina Kewes has deleted a post appearing to link supposed antisemitism with 'brownness', after disgusted reactions to it. Jonathan Glass is an Israel-supporting director of notorious antisemitism-smear group 'Labour against Antisemitism' (LAAS), who once posted appearing to suggest that he might have attacked loved author Michael Rosen …
On Friday, Israeli forces stormed a wedding hall in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, detaining the groom, and opened fire at a vehicle, north of the city, detaining the occupants. | WAFA correspondent reported that occupation forces opened fire towards a civilian vehicle, on Friday night, while it was travelling on the Halhul Bridge, north of Hebron, and detained an unknown number of citizens.
Costco strike vote Costco workers across five states have voted to authorize a strike in February by a solid 85% majority. The 18,000 Costco workers are Teamsters (IBT) union members. The IBT organized practice pickets in several cities, including San Diego, California and in Long Island, New York. Workers are . . . | 
This week, both locally in New Jersey and on the national stage, the Palestinian solidarity movement has faced significant pushback. Forces loyal to Israel are working to suppress this growing movement through grassroots pressure and state repression. | Locally, a protest against a synagogue that hosted an Israeli soldier has sparked unjustified outrage and threats against the group 
An official with Meta's popular The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company "will continue to protect people's ability to communicate privately."
When did people stop fearing nuclear armageddon?That's what it can feel like, watching the movies of the last 25 years or so. When is the last time you saw a trailer for something even close to a 
When hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza squeezed into crowded shelters during the war, one family found refuge among the tombstones.
By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor . . . | 
The author of this Jan. 16, 2025, article reacting to President Donald Trump's threats is a Panamanian anti-imperialist and Marxist analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since December 21, 2024, in the framework of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the last U.S. military invasion against Panama (Dec. 20, 1989), U.S. . . . | 
After the powerful auto strike in 2023, the United Auto Workers won a commitment from Stellantis (formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot) to reopen a closed plant in Belvedere, Illinois, by 2027. However, Stellantis, under the direction of CEO Carlos Tavares, reneged on its commitment . . . | 
Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an "emergency executive authority" on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of . . . | 
Nestled in the heart of France, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Clermont ISFF) has long been a beacon for storytellers from every corner of the globe. | This year, its focus, Lebanon's history, 
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six health workers have been directed to undergo isolation and two units closed at Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital in Wakiso district. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the Ebola Sudan virus after a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital died. Initially, …
In recent years, artificial intelligence applications have marked a significant leap in technological advancement, becoming one of the most crucial non-human assistance tools across various fields, especially large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and the newcomer that has disrupted the AI arena, China's However, despite being presented as neutral, the companies developing these applications have deliberately embedded their political, social, and even economic biases by suppr…
One of the worst humanitarian crises is unfolding in the Perched on the border with Rwanda a…
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the worsening humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hampers the fight against the spread of Mpox in the region. The number of mpox cases reported in Africa this year has surpassed 9,959, …
On Wednesday, January 31st, up to a thousand students and community members mobilized against four neo-Nazis involved in College Republicans United, a group known for sponsoring numerous events featuring white supremacists. Students linked arms and stood in front of the neo-Nazis, who had set up a table and were encouraging students to report undocumented people… 
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While mass deportations from the U.S. cause fear in migrant communities, many are worried they could also lead to a decline in the workforce carrying out jobs that are considered essential. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan spoke with people in San Diego about the potential economic impact.
By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 30, 2025 | Venezuela is undergoing a period of profound social transformation, working toward the creation of a society focused on development, self-sustainability, independence, and sovereignty, all while navigating the challenges posed by foreign hostilities, coercive measures, and misinformation campaigns. In this process, community participation plays a crucial role, as it is the key to driving meaningful change and fostering a sustainable future. | It's in this context that, on Sunday, Venezuela will hold a historic election unlike any other in the world. People from the commun…
Asia Pacific Report UN Special Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese has hailed the formation of The Hague Group, describing it as the "best news" from a coalition of policymakers "in a long time". Formed on Friday in the city of its namesake, The Hague Group's members — Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras,…
We assess why Western ideas as to how the Ukraine war will end are futile given Russia holds all the cards. 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Nakawa MP, Michael Kabaziguruka, has said that the Supreme Court judgement is a win for all Ugandans. In 2016, Kabaziguruka was arrested and charged in the General Court Martial for crimes related to illegal possession of firearms and conspiring against the security of the defence forces. He challenged …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has proposed eight significant recommendations to the Executive and Parliament, aiming to reform the military court system in Uganda. The reforms arise from a long-awaited judgment in the unsuccessful appeal filed by Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, seeking to maintain the trial …
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hours after the Supreme Court pronounced itself on military courts, colonel Chris Magezi, Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) has tweeted on his X account what he said was an Official Statement from UPDF, defying the rulings. (click to read @ChrisOMagezi posts) At …
Afghanistan's women cricketers played their first game since Hundreds of women athletes fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned women's sports and education. | Most of the national women's cricket side settled as refugees in Australia, where they reunited for the first time on 30 January to play a charity match in Melb…
1 February 2025, Quezon City. In a unique display of collaborative relationship built through years of dialogue and advocacy, civil society organization EcoWaste Coalition feted the paint industry association of the Philippines and seven of its member companies, as well as national and local government authorities, for the country's continuing efforts to eliminate lead in paints. | At a high-spirited gathering held on January 31 in Intramuros, Manila to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, the EcoWaste Coalition presented "Awards of Recognition" to several individuals, institutions, and groups, including partn…
For the second time in 48 hours a horrific aviation disaster has taken place in the United States, this time involving a crash in NE Philadelphia. All six on board the plane were killed, including a pediatric patient. At least one person on the ground was also killed in the crash, with 19 others injured. | CGTN's Karina Mitchell is in Philadelphia with the latest.
Tensions are rising ahead of a potential North America trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to follow through with his threat to impose tariffs on both Canada and Mexico on Saturday, Feb. 1. He is citing trade deficits, lax border control and the flow of fentanyl as reasons for taking the action. | The tariffs will likely cause a host of impacts for businesses and industries, as CGTN's Dan Williams now reports from Canada.
The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization could diminish the country's influence on the world stage. That's according to some global health experts, who have questioned U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's decision to withdraw from the world body. | Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Rescue teams continue to search the freezing waters of Washington D.C.'s Potomac River for the remaining victims of the collision between a passenger jet and army helicopter. The remains of 41 people have been pulled from the river so far. All 67 passengers and crew aboard both aircraft died in the crash on Wednesday evening. The focus of the investigation appears to center on the helicopter's altitude. | CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.
Mark your calendar! From March 31 to April 2, 2025, the City of Rochester will host the 3rd Annual Upstate MWBE Conference at the Joseph Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. …
New York — New York Attorney General Letitia James and 11 attorneys general on Friday, January 31st, issued a joint statement addressing President Trump's recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, …
In a rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, a new player has emerged that could challenge the dominance of Nvidia. Nvidia is a technology company that designs and manufactures chips, software, and systems for AI, gaming, and graphics. Nvidia is a leader in AI computing and is a key supplier of AI hardware and software …
Moroccan star The forward player recently completed his transfer to the Qatari team within the current mid-season transfer window. | But the 31-year-old could make a final move to Morocco, with Raja Casablanca as the most likely destination before retiring, sources close to the footballer's representatives told The New Arab. | Transfer expert Micky Jnr…
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Three months after their engagement was publicly announced, Netflix stars Dounia Al Ibrahim and Chafic Yactine from the Speculation has emerged online, suggesting that the youngest couple of Love is Blind Habibi may have parted ways. | While neither Dounia nor Chafic have confirmed or addressed these rumours on their social media accounts, fans have shared their concerns after noticing a few telling signs across th…
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Moroccan Habboub Cherkaoui, head of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, said in a press conference in Sale that the operation had prevented a "dangerous terrorist plot".
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COMMENT | KEN MWATHE | On 2nd February every year, the world celebrates World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about conservation of wetlands and spotlight their value. This year's campaign theme is Protecting wetlands for our common future highlighting the critical role of these ecosystems, and the need to protect them. Although they …
Sembabule, Uganda | TH INDEPENDENT | In the rural heart of Sembabule District lies Kabajjo Memorial Junior School, a small institution that has recently become a beacon of hope and progress in the district. The school's transformation in 2024, courtesy of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, tells an inspiring story of resilience, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has asked the government to review the process of issuing digital number plates. Through the Ministry of Works and Transport together with the Ministry of Security, in 2023 the government embarked on a 10-year deal to install digital tracking chips in all automobile …
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Arsenal and Manchester City will chase a momentum-building win in the Premier League when they meet in the pick of Matchday 24 fixtures this weekend. Arsenal and Man City will clash at the Emirates Stadium on the evening of Sunday 2 February. Meetings of these two clubs in recent …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to strengthen stakeholder relations and promote sustainable water solutions, Uganda Baati Limited held a strategic meeting with Ajay Jain, general manager of Crestanks Limited, at the company's head offices on Jan.29. The discussions focused on forming a strategic partnership aimed at raising awareness and providing complete rainwater …
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Assessments conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and partner organizations have reported that 700 people were killed during the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels' insurgency in Goma City, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the UN and WHO, the people were …
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | In a notable milestone for the Afro Arab Youth Council (AAYC), President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda as the Special Envoy to lead fundraising efforts for the construction of the AAYC headquarters in Nakawuka, Kampala. The announcement was made during a high-level meeting at State House, …
The Minister of State for Youth and Children's Affairs Hon. Balaam Barugahara has expressed gratitude to the President and Commander-in-Chief H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his vision in establishing the National Resistance Army (NRA), now Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in 1981. He credited the NRA for leading a revolutionary struggle that pacified Uganda, which …
President Yoweri Museveni has granted the deceased director of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), Brig. Gen Charles Oluka, an officer burial. This has been revealed by Milly Babalanda, the Minister for Presidency. "I wish to inform you that H.E Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has granted an official burial to the deceased former Director General …
Assessments conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and partner organizations have reported that 700 people were killed during the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels' insurgency in Goma City, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the UN and WHO, the people were killed during fierce fighting between M23 …
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek has achieved its results with a fraction of the cash and computing power of its competitors. 
The New Arab Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief has told the Security Council, saying Israel's actions jeopardise "any prospect of peace". The ban is set to come into force tomorrow after months of an intensified Israeli campaign against UNRWA, which it has…
Upon being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump abruptly unleashed racist attacks against undocumented workers and migrant families. Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2024. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Trump used the inaugural address as a forum for his assault. In his speech, he threatened to pass "a series of historic . . . | 
The billionaires' new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow their orders, including illegal orders? Workers . . . | 
Por Otis Grotewohl Tras jurar su cargo el 20 de enero, el presidente Donald Trump desató de repente ataques racistas contra trabajadores indocumentados y familias migrantes. Día Internacional del Migrante, 18 de diciembre de 2024, Nueva York. Trump utilizó el discurso inaugural como foro para su ataque. En su discurso, . . . | 
On Wednesday, Israeli forces continued their aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp for the eighth consecutive day. Occupation forces remain heavily deployed in all neighborhoods of Jenin city, besieging the Jenin refugee camp, while bulldozers continued the destruction of the infrastructure The army continues its policy of …
A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…
The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defence interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation. | "We have seen the reports but have nothing to provide at this time," a Pentagon spokesperson said in response to the report. | A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed to Axios that a Patriot system had been returned to the U.S., adding "it is not known to us whether it was delivered to Ukraine." | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he…
Los Angeles is a city of stark inequalities. So, some might have said that it was predictable that the worst environmental disaster in the area's history would play out along class lines. During crises, for example, the Covid-19 pandemic, the gap between rich and poor often becomes more stark, with poor, racialised and criminalised people being exposed to the greatest level of risk. | When it was reported that over 
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Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, saying Israel's actions jeopardise "any prospect of peace". | The ban is set to come into force after months of an intensified Israeli campaign against UNRWA, which it has claimed supports terrorism without providing evidence. | "In two days, our operations in the occupied Palestinian territory will be crippled," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the 15-member Security Council. "Full implementation of the Knesset legislation will be disastrou…
Israeli forces are engaging in an Just hours after the truce came into effect on 19 January, Israel began Only two days…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament's Human Rights Committee says former FDC leader, Dr. Kiiza Besigye expressed fears that he might be killed while in detention at Luzira maximum prison. The Committee chaired by West Budama MP, Fox Odoi over the weekend visited Dr. Kiiza Besigye and his co-accused Haj Obed Lutale. In a …
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations. The decision was made after violent protests targeting foreign embassies against the dire situation …
The decision by Costco to maintain its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, in light of Big Business' onslaught on affirmative action and the Trump administration's recent executive orders against federal diversity programs, has been seen as a positive development among many in the civil rights and democratic movements. Corporations including Meta, Target, Walmart, and …
For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in the United States and amid the threat of a major trade war between the U.S. and China. For more, we're joined by information studies scholar Ramesh Srinivasan, who says DeepSeek's success is…
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a "predictable lineup of apologists for Israel" for their criticisms of the PSNA…
Traffic violation treated by Israel as excuse to breach ceasefire and murder child Israel has bombed a family's horse cart, in yet another egregious breach of its supposed ceasefire in Gaza, murdering five-year-old Nadia al-Amoudi — supposedly because the cart was on a street that Israel had not approved for vehicles en route to northern …
As a subplot to the Gaza war, the Yemen-based Part of this shift has involved unprecedented naval attacks and The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas announced on 18 January may alter…
Israeli strikes wounded 24 people in The first strike hit the southern town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, wounding 20 people, the ministry said, updating a previous toll of 14 injured. | It added that another strike on the neighbouring town of Zawtar wounded four people. | At around 7: 30 pm, an Israeli drone carried out "a strike with a guided missile targeting a small vegetable truck" in Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, t…
US top diplomat This comes as negotiations for the second phase of the Israel-Hamas truce are set to begin. | The ceasefire is aimed at ending the war and seeing the According to US outlet Axios, citing an Israeli…
The US' Middle East envoy, Witkoff, who is a real estate investor and attorney, might also visit the Gaza Strip during his trip. Such a visit would mark the first time a US official has set foot in the war-battered…
A year after the Conducted by 35 aid agencies, including Oxfam, Médecins du Monde, ActionAid, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, the survey revealed a systematic obstruction of aid and escalatin…
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It cuts against the grain of the Teutonic character. Instead of steely no-nonsense efficiency, we see gross lethargy in moving people across terminals. Instead of promptitude in offering advice to those desperately in need of it, we get inconsistent messages, errors and utterances of sheer ignorance. This is the message from Frankfurt Airport, one of the industrialised world's 
Reincarnation is a core belief of the Hindu faith. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that changing one's body is like changing one's clothes. I accept that possibility as I accept the idea of a Christian afterlife. Both speculations are fascinating. But I am far more amazed by the life I live. How is it 
Nawar al-Awlaki would have been 16 this year. She was dead long before that. Nawar was just 8 years old when on January 29, 2017 she was killed during a pre-dawn raid on the Yemeni village of al-Ghayil. The raid was carried out by the US Navy's SEAL Team 6 and commandos from the United Arab 
"Mrs. Porsha Evette Ngumezi, 35 passed away at Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugarland, TX on June 12, 2023." So reports the All Families Mortuary. What the announcement did not report was that over the course of six hours the previous day Porsha had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital that she'd needed two transfusions. According to 
I have been pushing for financial transactions taxes (FTT) for more than three decades. The logic is straightforward. We have an enormous volume of transactions in the financial sector that serve no productive purpose. Hedge funds and other big actors can buy millions of dollars of stock or other financial assets and then sell them off five minutes or even five seconds later. 
And now Trump consciousness purports to claim — or reclaim — control over America: the land of white Christian nationalists and no one else, damnit! But of course that level of selfishness — mine, mine, mine! — is only possible to maintain with a huge helping of fear alongside it: fear of the enemy. Fear of 
I approached Mirabel Cruz to ask her what she thought of the national emergency declaration for the U.S.-Mexico border, announced by President Donald Trump during his inauguration. She was at her house on International Street in Nogales, Arizona, where she lives in front of the 20-foot rust-colored wall, the very place that, according to Trump, is suffering a "dangerous invasion."When he declared the national emergency, there was a rousing standing ovation. I found the enthusiasm startling. Did the attendees at his inauguration know something I don't? So I came down to walk alongside the wall and take a look. Alo…
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last November ("The DOGE Plan to Reform Government"), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy asserted that "[r]equiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome: If federal employees don't want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn't pay 
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump's attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance, Medicaid, veterans' benefits and more. The Trump administration said the shocking move was a part of its assessment of whether various government programs align with its agenda. Since assuming office, Trump and his allies have launched a highly publicized purge of initiatives aimed at tackling historical and structural inequality within the federal government. "It's just been complete c…
We take a look at Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's first 100 days in office with Edwin Ackerman, an expert on Mexican politics. Sheinbaum has proved enormously popular with the Mexican public, championing populist reforms and issuing forceful rebukes of Donald Trump's scapegoating and demonization of Latin America, including his attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "the Gulf of America" and his threat to enact crushing tariffs on Mexico, the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner. Sheinbaum may be at the forefront of a "renewed pink tide," says Ackerman, referencin…
As Senate confirmation hearings begin Wednesday for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, his cousin Caroline Kennedy has published a video slamming him as holding "dangerous and willfully misinformed" views on vaccines and other public health issues. Caroline Kennedy is the former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Australia and daughter of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s uncle.
New York's headline ( When President Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented freeze on all federal grants and loans, a few news outlets responded with at least some degree of appropriate alarm and scrutiny. | "Trump's Massive Power Grab," read the headline for Politico's Playbook newsletter ( 
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An extensive eight-month investigation conducted by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit culminated in the arrest of Cedric Judge Jr., 31, of North Syracuse. Judge Jr. was identified …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Professional golfers across the world earn a living primarily through tournament winnings — that is prize money awarded according to performance in tournaments. Extra income is usually got through sponsorships and endorsements, when companies pay them to represent them on the golf course by playing under their brand name, or …
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga University will reopen in August. This was revealed by the Ministry of Education's assistant commissioner in charge of university education and training, John Ochira. In December 2016, the National Council for Higher Education-NCHE revoked the provisional license of Busoga University, which has been in operation since 1998 on …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM has started updating its register ahead of party primaries. The exercise that started this morning will run till Saturday, February 1st, 2025 across all the villages in Uganda. Rosemary Namayanja the Deputy Secretary General of NRM, says the exercise intends to enable persons who have turned …
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Madhvani Group of companies has shown interest in acquiring additional 10,000 acres of land in Kololo Parish, Lakang Sub-County in Amuru district for the establishment of a sugar factory plant through the Amuru Sugar Works Ltd. The move was revealed by Amuru district leaders who held a meeting with …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has called on the Executive to present a formal statement regarding the attack on Uganda's Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows images of persons burning Uganda's flag by protesters who also stormed Uganda's embassy and vandalized property therein. The incident has been linked to …
COMMENT | STUART P.M. MACKINTOSH | Donald Trump is back in the White House, and the technocrats are running for cover. Trump has made clear his desire to dismantle the "deep state," which he depicts as a shadowy network of bureaucrats who "weaponize" the "power of the state" to "persecute political opponents" and thwart their …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following intense fighting. Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda's minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international cooperation, told Xinhua by telephone that the UN's …
Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing Operation Shujaa in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the ongoing fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels captured the city of Goma on Monday after fierce fighting with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of …
President Trump is back in office, and his Republican allies in Congress are already hard at work readying his legislative agenda. Trump campaigned on a promise to lower costs for Americans. But so far, the GOP hasn't proposed a single plan to do that. Instead, Republicans are sitting back while the president trashes the constitution, …
Top storyMoroto Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to operate without X-ray and Ultrasound Scan machines. The hospital lacks a functional ultrasound machine and X-ray, and the patients are often referred to Matany Hospital in Napak district to access these services. The X-ray machine broke down one year ago, while the Ultrasound Scan machine stopped working a …
The chief magistrate court in Katakwi has remanded the director of Onset Senior School and a teacher from Halcyon Soroti's main campus for human trafficking. It's alleged that on January 24, 2025, at Wera Trading Center in Amuria district, Kennedy Adungo, 36, a resident of Oderai, Western Division Soroti city, brought Sharon Aguti, 20, an S3 …
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing Operation Shujaa in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the ongoing fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels captured the city of Goma on Monday after fierce fighting with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and their coalition, which …
The world has focused its attention on the humanitarian pause and exchange of prisoners in Gaza that began on 19 January. Meanwhile, Israel has trained its immense military power and insanity on the defenseless occupied West Bank. Palestinians there are now facing some of the same cruelty that Israel has been inflicting on their countrymen 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up raids across the United States, arresting more than 1,000 people in operations Monday after detaining a similar number on Sunday. Immigrant communities and their allies say the raids violate human rights, the Constitution, and are being carried out in retaliation against sanctuary cities that have policies aimed at protecting undocumented residents. In Chicago, immigrant rights organizer Dulce Guzmán says there is "palpable fear and anxiety among families," but she lauds elected officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker, for…
WASHINGTON—Not content with trashing federal workers' rights, Republican President Donald Trump—who as a young New York developer violated federal fair and open housing laws—wants to roll back the civil rights revolution, too. Not only that, but a separate Trump executive order fires at least 17 key watchdogs—independent Inspectors General at various agencies. That move opens …
By Amanda Jacobson | POINT | We Must Protect The First Amendment At All Costs: | There are few words more essential in American government—indeed, in American history itself—than the first five of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law." These words affirm that our freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition cannot be taken from us by an act of even the highest legislative body in the land. These freedoms are the first in the Bill of Rights because they are fundamental. They are the rights that give all our other rights context and purpose. In just 45 words, the Fi…
A week ago, few people had heard of DeepSeek. Now the Chinese-owned AI tool is the hottest thing in tech, moving markets and forcing experts to rethink the future of artificial intelligence. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
On Monday, the Israeli military assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured four others in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. The army stormed the city of Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp, shot two young men and abducted two others.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A review of 100 files at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) by the Auditor General has revealed delays of more than one year, with some complaints going up to 10 years before the completion of investigations. The revelation is carried in the latest Auditor General's report for the …
When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…
Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…
Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The 
It was predicted and warned about, as the Zionist movement grew, that the effect of creating a Jewish nation-state would be Jews being seen in the light of that state's actions. The predicted consequence of Jewish sovereignty in Palestine to Jews in "diaspora" is happening. Jews feel they are being scrutinized and called to account for Israel's actions, on campuses and in the streets world-wide 
Over the last few years, and especially since Oct. 7, 2023, the word "Zionism" has dominated public discourse. Those who consider themselves Zionists wear the word as a badge of pride, while critics employ it disparagingly. Yet, too few of those using the word today truly understand Zionism or its history. The reality is that, …
Workers World received this Jan. 23, 2025, statement from Veterans For Peace: Veterans For Peace joins the people of Gaza in rejoicing at the ceasefire that has brought a halt to Israel's bombardment of Palestinian children, women and men and their churches, their mosques, their schools and hospitals. At least . . . | 
The NDN Collective released the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: Sumterville, Florida — Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president's decision is the result of decades of grassroots organizing in Indian Country and the unveiling of increasing amounts of . . . | 
The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted this report on Jan. 23, 2025. On January 22, in light of the glorious Toufan al-Ahrar (Flood of the Free), we gathered outside the comprador "Palestinian Authority" (PA) to demand freedom for Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners, whose liberation remains on the horizon. New . . . | 
Prison Radio posted this commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 22, 2025. Leonard Peltier & Mumia Abu-Jamal Just a few hours ago, Leonard Peltier left the U.S. prison cell, what Indigenous people call the Iron House, and began the long trek home to North Dakota, where he was [unjustly tried . . . | 
Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . | 
While Socialist Alliance welcomes the ceasefire agreement, whether it will hold up until its final phrase will depend on the global pro-Palestine movement maintaining its pressure on governments to force Israel to comply, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
Earlier this month, Smotrich opposed a 
The Gaza ceasefire has entered its tenth day, with more than Despite the temporary lull, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 48 Palestinians were killed and 80 others wounded in the past 48 hours. Among the casualties were 37 bodies recovered from the rubble of previous airstrikes, alongside 11 civilians who were shot by Israeli forces.
The problem with political analysis is that it often lacks historical perspective and is mostly limited to recent events. The current analysis of the Israeli war on Gaza falls victim to this narrow thinking. The ceasefire agreement, signed between Palestinian groups and Israel under Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. mediation in Doha on Jan. 15, is …
As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh about how the conflict is being fueled by the illicit gold trade. He reports that Sudan's gold riches are being smuggled out of the country by both sides in order to pay for the drones, guns and missiles that have killed tens of thousands of people since the start of the civil war in April 2023. Much of that wealth is ending up in the United Arab Emirates, which backs the R…
Holocaust survivors on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where Nazi Germany exterminated over 1 million Jews and other minority groups between 1940 and 1945. The commemoration comes as the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles worldwide and far-right forces gain strength across Europe and the United States. For more, we speak with Israeli American historian Raz Segal, who says the academic field of Holocaust studies has a blind spot when it comes to Israel and its actions in Palestine, from the 1948 Nakba to the genocidal assault on Gaza. "Since Octob…
Although Nimr Abu Nimr suffers from severe hearing loss, the roar of Abu Nimr returned to his home west of 
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(Albany, N.Y.) — Newly sworn-in New York State Senator Christopher Ryan marked a significant milestone by casting his first vote in the Senate chamber, championing a bill designed to make …
Around 300,000 Palestinians have now made their way back to the enclave's northern area from the recently opened Netzarim corridor, following 15 months of 
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When the displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the Instead, they were met with devastation far beyond their darkest fears. The alleys choked with rubble, and homes once bri…
The past 15 months in the Red Sea have provided the Navy with a real-world stress test of its systems, platforms and people.
It came upon a midnight clear, a vision both complete and quite specific — not from any of those "angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold," as in the Christmas carol, but from a long line of trucks on the Indiana Toll Road. On that cold winter's night about five years 
Donald Trump is carrying through his campaign pledge in threatening every country in the world with big taxes on the goods we import (tariffs) from them. However, he does keep changing the size of the taxes he wants to hit us with and who will be most affected. In the latest version imports from Mexico 
Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and middle-income working families. Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Montgomery County, Maryland, are the most prominent ones in North America to have passed social housing laws that are being implemented 
Trump cited dissatisfaction over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the inequality of contributions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organisation. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said that as a …
The long-simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo escalated this week when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels captured at least part of the eastern city of Goma. The fighting between the militia and Congolese forces has killed at least 17 with over 370 people injured, and hospitals are overwhelmed. U.N. chief António Guterres has called on Rwandan forces to withdraw immediately from the DRC and end support for M23, as fears grow of a wider regional war, but Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo, says Rwanda's actions in the DRC will continue unless Western countr…
Steven Amos feels hopeful for once. He's finishing a drug and alcohol treatment program, living in a halfway house, and working a new job, doing carpentry. "I love anything outdoors," he said. "I'm happy I'm not locked up." | A member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Amos, age 53, grew up with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains set like a painting behind his childhood home in Ethete, Wyoming, on the Wind River reservation. He loved hunting and fishing along the Little Wind River, but his family — as well as many Wind River neighbors — had no running water, sometimes no electricity, or enough to eat. | T…
Migrants in Mexico are in limbo after the U.S. asylum process was put on hold at the start of the new Trump administration. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports from Tijuana, Mexico.
Chinese New Year celebrations started early in Chancay, the small Peruvian town that is now the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. Dan Collyns reports.
We assess current developments at the start of the Trump administration 2.0 and whether there are early signs that Trump truly usher in a 'Golden Age' for the United States. 
While President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of far-reaching decrees during his first week in office, one relatively niche issue has received a disproportionate share of the president's ire and attention: California water policy. That might make sense if the remedies he's pursuing could help stem 
The video's name itself might bust you up: "Face Plant: Sexy Soil Talk." Dirt isn't often considered hot. And with the face of actor Nick Offerman of Parks and Recreation buried up to his neck in soil, viewers knew this was bound to be funny. Offerman helped NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) create the comedic short last fall to draw attention to cover cropping, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. | Offerman and NRDC collaborated with Morgan Sackett, who also directed The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, on the video. Both Sackett and Offerman grew up in small towns and know the struggles…
The country's biggest civil service union has written to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to express its "disgust" that it has entered into a media partnership with The Sun newspaper, which it accuses of "demonising benefit claimants". | From 23rd January to 18th April this year, DWP says it will be working with The Sun to run an awareness campaign to "give wider visibility of key campaign messaging for Move to UC (M2UC)" — the move to replace the array of legacy benefits with the single Universal Credit system. | The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim of the partnership is to reac…
Colombians in Bogota celebrated the start of the Chinese Spring Festival the weekend of Jan. 25. An event hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Colombian and Chinese Chamber of Commerce also marked the holiday. Michelle Begue reports.
Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abdullah Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "Whoever would love to be delivered from Hellfire and admitted into Paradise, let him meet his end while believing in Allah …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Auditor General has revealed how Gulu University forked out Shillings 527.5 million to pay accumulated interest to Chinese firm Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) over delayed contract payments. The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a …
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kween District have applauded Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley which has boosted their household incomes, saying that this has improved their livelihoods. They said this during an interaction with officials from Uganda Breweries on Friday last week. Patrick Mangusho, a barley farmer on his …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has rejected an application filed by State Minister for Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi, seeking a constitutional reference regarding his alleged involvement in diverting iron sheets meant for vulnerable people in Karamoja. On Tuesday, Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga dismissed the application, which was submitted by …
Kawempe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kick-started a process of selecting a party flag bearer to contest in the Kawempe North by-election. This is carried out in a formal statement calling for expression of interest from the political party members for the parliamentary seat and councillor for the Kazo-Angola …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Subaru drivers under their umbrella organization, Car Tribe Uganda, are swapping their reputation for wild driving with a charitable cause. The group comprising 95 registered members is mobilizing scholastic materials for the children of police officers ahead of the upcoming school term. Car Tribe Uganda, which unites Subaru …
Top State Department job like to go to J. Peter Pham, a diplomatic very familiar with Ugandan issues ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER & AGENCIES | U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a former special envoy as Washington's top Africa official, while a Republican aide is likely to be the White House's Africa director. …
OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda in the West Buganda diocese is embroiled in yet another bitter disagreement pitting the clergy against Christians over the alleged intrigues surrounding the search for a new Bishop. The disagreements are threatening the process of choosing a potential replacement for Bishop Henry Katumba Tamale who …
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One of the first observable impacts of the new Trump administration is the administration's attack on public information. Agency communications are gagged, federal workers are encouraged to snitch on each other regarding DEI rollbacks, investigations are sealed, and we are told that somehow, Pete Hegseth is qualified to run the Department of Defense. Yet, nowhere …
The joint security forces have successfully recovered a 60mm bomb in Apeikidor village, Nadunget sub-county, Moroto District. The bomb was recovered on Monday morning just 2 kilometers away from the neighboring village where another bomb killed two minors who were hunting edible rats on Sunday morning. The recovery was made possible through a tip-off from …
More than 200 women have benefited from a free cervical cancer screening camp organized by the Diana Foundation in collaboration with Raise of Hope from Jinja at Tongolo Health Center III, located in Nyenga Division, Buikwe District. The one-day health camp not only provided screenings but also educated residents about the dangers of sexual abuse …
A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | Was Levi Davis seen a nautical mile out to sea in the central shipping channel of Barcelona's busy commercial port, clothed, and shouting for help in the dead of night? If so, how did he get there and why could rescuers on scene in less than four minutes find no trace? | Byline Times has established that Levi could not have possibly swam there himself. So was he murdered? And what have the police done about it? | It's 06: 32 on Sunday 30 October 2022. The Maltese cruise ship MSC Bellissima is a nautical mile from the entra…
UN human rights experts and activists condemned on Sunday the arrest of Abunimah, the executive director of online pro-Palestinian publication 
A dramatic standoff between the U.S. and Colombia unfolded Sunday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro turning back two U.S. military planes that were carrying deported migrants in shackles, saying immigrants should be treated with dignity. The two countries then traded tariff threats before announcing a deal in which Colombia would begin accepting flights of deported migrants. Meanwhile, Trump has sent 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, further militarizing the region. "We're very, very concerned," says immigration activist Fernando García of the El Paso, Texas-based Border N…
We discuss the cases of two of Egypt's most prominent political activists, Hossam Bahgat and Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who have both been persecuted by the Egyptian government for exposing its human rights abuses. Bahgat is facing a new round of harassment from Egyptian security forces, while El-Fattah remains in prison past his expected release. El-Fattah's mother, the Cairo University professor Laila Soueif, has been on hunger strike for nearly four months in the U.K., where both she and her son have dual citizenship, demanding that the British government pressure Egypt for El-Fattah's freedom. R…
Activists say they have "tricked" Elon Musk into helping to raise thousands of pounds for causes he hates, in a new online campaign. | The People vs Elon campaign, launched on Sunday morning, collects micro-donations for UK organisations campaigning for immigrants, anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ rights, every time Elon Musk tweets. | Each time Donald Trump's efficiency tsar Musk posts on X, people who have pledged to donate give money to progressive causes. | It comes days after the world's richest man performed what was widely recognised as a Nazi salute at Donald Trump's inauguration. | With Musk's posting freque…
The movement to demand action on climate change took a new turn on October 14, 2022, the day that a pair of activists in London's National Gallery tossed tomato soup at the glass in front of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting. | Most people didn't like the spectacle, an attempt to grab public attention by vandalizing a celebrated work of art, but 
"Under racial capitalism, land is treated as nothing more than a natural resource to be extracted, and violence is committed against the climate and the waters," said Leah Penniman, who runs Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York and is the author of the acclaimed book Farming While Black. Penniman's words have been echoing in 
On Sunday, Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for 45 homes in the village of al-Nu'man, located east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, as reported by local sources. Jamal al-Darawi, head of the an-Nu'man Village Council, stated that Israeli forces, along with employees from the Jerusalem municipality, raided the village and posted demolition notices …
As survivors in Gaza begin to return to their homes during the first ceasefire in over a year, we speak to Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Drop Site News about the future of those who have been displaced. As Palestinians are "returning to a devastated landscape … determined not to leave their land" in defiance of "plans of ethnic cleansing that have dated back to the 1950s for Israel," President Trump told reporters that he wants to "clean out" Gaza, suggesting that Palestinian Arabs should be ethnically cleansed into Egypt and Jordan. Both countries have "rejected this, and t…
Asia Pacific Report UN President Donald Trump's idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as unacceptable "ethnic cleansing" and rejected by the governments of both neigbouring countries. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani, a nonresident research fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and…
The Israel-Hamas cease-fire has brought a measure of relief to Israelis and Palestinians. But everyone recognizes that what comes next is the real question—next, that is, assuming the prisoner-hostage exchanges proceed as agreed upon. That is a big assumption. Will the cease-fire last? Will Gaza be free of Israeli occupation forces? There are plenty of 
This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on The Lebanese health ministry said the Israeli army opened fire on Sunday on southern Lebanese residents trying to 
For the first time in 15 months of Israel's genocidal war and forced displacement, Along the coastal Rashid Street, the scene resembled a flood—with waves upon waves of families carrying their belongings and rushing to return to their homes. | This historic return unfolded against the backdrop of U…
Masses of Palestinians began returning to their homes in It marks the first time that Palestinians have been allowed to reach northern Gaza since the outbreak of Israel's deadly Israel had been preventing Pa…
Tens of thousands of Palestinians walked on foot towards northern Gaza on Monday, ending more than a year of displacement from their homes by Israeli forces who had barred their return. | Israel ended its block on Palestinians returning north after it agreed a deal with Hamas on the release of Israeli captive 
The The "Elimination of the Discrimination in the Purchase of Real Estate in Judea and Samaria" bill, previously proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, was introduced by Moshe Solomon of the 
The Lebanese Ministry of Heath continues to update the d…
Israeli forces continued their siege and assault on Jenin refugee camp for the seventh day in what Israel has dubbed Operation "Iron Walls", which had left Two-year old On Sunday night, Israeli bul…
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met on Sunday with a senior Houthi official in Oman and called for the release of UN staff held by the rebels. | A statement from Grundberg's office said he met in Muscat with "senior Omani officials" and Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the "They addressed the recent arbitrary detention of additional United Nations personnel adding to the numerous others already held by Ansar Allah," the statement said, referring to the Yemeni rebels.
Journalist arrested and held for two days during visit to give talk Electronic Intifada director Ali Abunimah has been deported by Switzerland today after being arrested and detained for two days — after Swiss border police had interviewed him and allowed him to enter for an event talk he was scheduled to give. Abunimah, who …
Councillor David Wilson doubles down when challenged — no action from Labour Right-wing Stockport Labour councillor — and former Stockport mayor — David Wilson has been slammed for a grossly Islamophobic comment about Palestinian children. Reddish councillor Wilson posted excitedly about the release — in perfect health — of four captured serving female Israeli soldiers …
The US said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until February 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a US-brokered ceasefire that halted last year's war with "The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025," the White House said in a It also sa…
The UK-based rights watchdog urged "The genocide against the Palestinian people is a matter o…
In September 2024, the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to the 
The Israeli army Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that at least 124 others were injured as the Israeli army fired on people attempting to return to their homes. | The mass…
GAZA | Xinhua | Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement, Hamas described the plan as an "aggressive scheme" aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian people, who have endured "genocide …
The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary by just one vote. Hegseth has "very clear" ties to extreme Christian nationalism, as well as a history of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Logan Davis, a reporter in Denver, Colorado, who grew up in the same classical Christian educational movement that Hegseth is raising his family in, explains the problematic ideology that shapes it. Hegseth has endorsed leaders in the community and their beliefs that the church possesses supremacy over worldly affairs, antebellum slavery was a "beneficent American i…
Nearly 600 million people—83% of the global population—remain without power on the continent Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark effort to tackle Africa's energy access crisis, the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group will host the Africa Energy Summit on January 27-28 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The …
It was midnight on December 28, 2008, Terrified, I had no idea what to do. My mother quickly woke my two siblings up, and we fled the house, still dressed in our nightclothes. We had barely gone 50 meters when missiles illuminated the area. We crouched beneath a wall for cover as rubble and smoke engulfed us. After a few moments, we started running again, heading towards my grandfather's…
In UK News Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children at a dance class in Southport earlier this year, pleaded guilty last week and has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years. He unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges last Monday, including weapons and terrorism offences. Mr Justice Goose stated in his sentencing remarks that …
In Episode 213 of Law Pod UK, Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Labour MP Henry Tufnell (formerly of 1 Crown Office Row) to discuss some of the salient and problematic proposals in Labour's most sweeping changes to employment law in decades. They consider the proposed restrictions on zero hours contracts, the radical …
Egypt and Jordan on Sunday rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians, after US President Donald Egypt's foreign ministry in a statement expressed Cairo's "continued support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land". | It "rejected any infringement on those inalienable rights, whether by settlement or annexation of land, or by the depopulation of that land of its people through dis…
In The move follows government claims last year of success in the "voluntary" repatriation of more than 7,000 migrants. However, rights groups have expressed…
A public teacher in Pennsylvania was put on leave after allegedly calling a Palestinian American middle school student an extremist, the school district and a Muslim advocacy group said. | Why it's important | Human rights advocates say there has been a Key quotes | The Central Dauphin School District said on Saturday it had l…
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In San Francisco, a city with one of the largest Chinese populations in America, residents are busy making preparations for the Chinese New Year. See what it looks like in the country's oldest Chinatown. | CGTN's Mark Niu reports.
ARLINGTON, VA—In a high-level alert that revealed a geo-political rival of the United States could soon become the first nation capable of wielding the most powerful force in the universe, the Pentagon warned Friday that China was actively developing love, the greatest weapon of all. The alert, issued to the American public and top U.S. …
We assess the recent announcement of China's DeepSeek AI app at precisely the same time Trump announces the $500 billion Stargate Project and what this could mean for this project and the wider US tech sector. 
The administration of Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foun…
One of the first Executive Orders from the Trump Whitehouse is to reverse environmental protections for federal lands in Alaska and hasten, expand, and encourage resource development. Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to: (a) fully avail itself of Alaska's vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation 
Trump's proposals to radically transform much of US economic and social policy are being rapidly rolled out during the first week of his administration. How much he succeeds or fails in that transformation will depend on a number of factors. High on the list of such factors is the residue of conditions and policies leftover 
Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign rule, revolution, and collapse. It developed an adaptable and efficient political system, building on its semi-independence from the 5th century until Napoleon's conquest in 1797. In an 
It's time to declare war on the rich. We need to build an organized, unified movement of working people to systematically take on the rich who run society and to undermine their ability to rule. Our goal must be to both fight for radical change in the present and to bring down the billionaires and 
In his New Year's address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French military intervention—announced, "We have decided on the coordinated and organized withdrawal of French forces" from the country. However, his address didn't mention terminating the 1961 military agreements with France. These "agreements are at the 
A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in office, he has set a record for flamboyantly issued executive orders, many violative of federal statutes and the Constitution. A partial list: he has withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization (e.g., damaging international 
The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the head of President Maduro and lesser amounts on other Venezuelan leaders. Both González and the 
We look at the impact of President Trump's halting of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, a faith-based nonprofit that helps place and resource refugees upon their arrival in the U.S. as part of the program. Some 100,000 refugees were settled in the United States last year under the highly selective program, which has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades. Now thousands of people already approved to come to the United States are stranded in unstable situations, with uncertain legal status in the U.S., or unable to leave dangerous condi…
Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Mohsen al-Mandalawi spoke to Reuters in a recent interview after seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and 
As U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration raids and mass deportations begin, many Hispanic communities in America are on edge. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock spoke to one legally protected migrant in California, who fears her status could change at any time.
A week into U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration and the nationwide clampdown on illegal immigrants in the United States is gathering pace. | Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in operations across the U.S. on Sunday, Jan. 26, alone. | That included targeted operations in Chicago, where CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
The United States and Colombia have calmed down after coming close to a trade war on Sunday, Jan. 26. The two countries came to an agreement on Colombia's acceptance of a military aircraft carrying deported migrants. | But the threat that the U.S. would retaliate with tariffs and sanctions has left a lot of worry among Colombian citizens. | CGTN's Michelle Begue report.
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The U.S. may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the "Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported," Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. | "If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on t…
In the first week of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump quickly embarked on remaking many facets of the US Government, primarily through the use of Executive Orders. | CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
NBC News in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's cabinet has officially given the green light to the PNG media policy, which will soon be presented to Parliament for formal enactment. Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Timothy Masiu believes this policy will address ongoing concerns about sensationalism, ethical standards, and the portrayal of violence…
Honduras joins Colombia in standing up to Trump's bullying and posturing, as Trump tries to bully Denmark into giving up Greenland Honduran president Xiomara Castro has become the latest national leader from Central and South America to stand up to microwaved US president Donald Trump's bullying and posturing. Earlier on Sunday, Colombian premier Gustavo Petro …
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang has expressed serious concerns over the recent removal of at least 17 federal Inspectors General (IGs) by the Trump administration, calling it a …
The UK and European Union | Recent opinion polls show an apparent majority preference for UK re entry to the European Union. But after recent history, the UK's attempts to "reset" its EU rel…
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In a move viewed by experts and free speech advocates as arguably legalisation of an already present situation, Egypt On 13 January, the lower house of the parliament passed an amendment to Article 79 of the 
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Italian Prime Minister The official Saudi Press Agency reported that during their meeting in 
An intelligence-affiliated media company has recently turned in two public television channels, throwing light on the high cost of state control over the media in United Media Services, a media company founded by the 
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Sand mining, construction, car washing appear to be main problem — experts say ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Ignorance or lack of awareness is the main cause of growing degradation and encroachment of critical wetlands in Uganda. That is the main finding by researchers from the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) on …
Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and American billionaire, Donald …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has pledged support to the upcoming Rotary District Conference and Assemblies for D9213 and D9214. The D9213 conference will draw Rotarians and Rotaractors from all over the country to discuss various items on their agenda and celebrate the milestones achieved in community service. Rtn Anne Nkutu, the District …
The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize aims to support leading artists ART | AGENCIES | Ugandan artist Collin Sekajugo has been shortlisted among finalists for the 2025 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize. The Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) on Jan.10 revealed the names of 29 artists shortlisted as finalists. The Norval Sovereign African …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, 13th March 2025 as the polling day for the Kawempe North by-election. Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson made the announcement on Monday morning at Tick Hotel, Kawempe, during a stakeholder meeting that included local leaders, political leaders, political party representatives, …
INTERVIEW | Zain Verjee, an executive fellow at the Digital Data and Design Institute at Harvard University, is co-founder of an AI and communications consultancy, and hosts the podcast series Embedded. She talks to the African Business' Omar Ben Yedder about the future of AI and technology adoption in Africa, two of the key themes of …
SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korea's prosecution indicted arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on an insurrection charge, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday. Yoon was put on trial in custody as the suspected ringleader of insurrection, becoming the country's first incumbent president to be formally arrested and indicted. Yoon was accused of conspiring with former Defense …
It was a cold day in Washington | When the Proud Boys came to town | And the rioters were pardoned | And executive orders fell like rain (or snow). | It was a cold day | When the Capitol rotunda filled with applause | For the man who would be king | And who promised the rebirth of a nation | And to reboot Manifest Destiny | And to conquer exotic places, | Like Mars, Panama (again), and Greenland. | Liberation day for the Patriots of America. | And beside him cheered the rich and powerful | The barons of Silicon Valley | The owners of the new technocracy | The Great Gatsbys of TikTok and Twitter | Who would…
Now, a year after the case was officially shelved in Spain, police in the UK are facing calls from a Government Minister and Levi's family for a full international review as Byline Times publishes a major new investigation. | A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | It's a missing person's case with dark criminal undertones, conspicuously unsolved two years after the rugby union professional and reality television contestant Levi Davis stepped off a ferry in Barcelona and vanished. | Twelve months later, police probes in the Catalan capital were being shelved wit…
Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate, Ronald Kayizzi has expressed concern over rampant extortion at the court by impostors aiming to defraud unsuspecting justice seekers. Speaking at the launch of the Small Claims Procedure on Monday at Buganda Road Court in Kampala, Kayizzi noted, "I have never seen a court that has impostors like Buganda Road Court." …
Shakti Sugar Limited and CN Sugar Limited have filed a notice of appeal and an application seeking an interim stay of execution in the High Court. The companies are suing the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Ltd. According to court documents, Shakti Sugar Limited and CN Sugar Limited are seeking an interim order to stay the …
Police in Nakaseke District have initiated an investigation into a suspected arson attack on a farm in Butibulongo village, Katale Kammese Parish, Kito Sub-County. The raid occurred on Sunday at around 2: 00 AM, targeting the farm owned by an individual named Mayinja. According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, initial reports suggest that …