New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Prosecutors from New York City have convened a special grand jury to look into evidence in a criminal investigation involving former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Tuesday. The grand jury, which was formed recently and will sit three days per week …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer has died after falling off a speeding patrol vehicle.  Emmanuel Walubengo who was attached to Elegu police station in Amuru district died instantly on Tuesday evening after falling off a speeding police pickup registration number UP 5769. The incident happened in Labongo Gali …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Xavier Lubinga, the new speaker for Kyotera district has been rushed to hospital in extreme pain after being rescued from a swarm of bees that attacked him in his office. It is said that as soon as he entered his office, bees started stinging him. …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale police are holding a man suspected of strangling to death his seven-month old baby. Nesta Nagwere, 35, a resident of Nabihoma Parish in Bumbobi sub county in Mbale district was picked up by police on Tuesday after allegedly killing his son Peter Khauka. It is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is uncertainty and confusion among some staff at parliament as the office of the former speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga is being cleared of her belongings to pave way for her successor. On Tuesday, a team of parliamentary staff started removing Kadaga’s belongings to create …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the country’s armed forces to remain on high alert due to security threats. “The complex international situation and potential threats to Russia’s military security, including in the immediate vicinity of our borders, require constant and high combat readiness,” Putin …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an abrupt increase in the prices of meat in Lira city. A kilogram of beef now costs between Shillings 14,000 and Shillings 15,000 from Shillings 10,000 two weeks ago. A kilogram of goat meat and mutton are going for Shillings 15,000 from Shillings 12,000. …

Tremors continue to shake DR Congo’s Goma after deadly volcanic eruption Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | A series of earthquakes on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have stoked fears that the Nyiragongo volcano close to the area would erupt again three days after the …

EA-FLU’s mandate is to support and facilitate regional cooperation initiatives to curb terrorism and transnational threats Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A regional body charged with intelligence and surveillance on cross-border organized crime is worried at the changing face of crime and how it is becoming more sophisticated. The Eastern Africa …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu Grade One Magistrate Christine Turibamwe on Tuesday afternoon imposed a fine of 35.2 million Shillings on a man for defrauding a lawyer in a fake land sale. Court heard that Denise Oyoo, a resident of Gulu city sold a 113 by 59 meters piece …