Washington under former President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement in 2018 and escalated sanctions on Iran Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Dragging feet by the U.S. administration in lifting anti-Iran sanctions would be detrimental to the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ochan has asked Speaker Rebecca Kadaga to institute a Select Committee to investigate the rampant land evictions in the country. Ochan was presenting a petition to parliament on Tuesday on behalf of 32 people regarding their eviction …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 100 pupils have missed Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE in Busia district. Last year 5,708 candidates registered for the examinations that started on Tuesday. The pupils were from Namala, Makunda, Mbehenyi, Buhobe, Bwerero, Mawero, Busitema, Bujwanga and Magale primary schools. Records from the district education department indicate …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins, following a joint research with China on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation in different countries. A total of 34 experts from the WHO and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyambogo University land belongs to Buganda Kingdom, the Uganda Land Commission- ULC chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki has told parliament. She disclosed this while appearing before the Physical Infrastructure committee of parliament on Tuesday to present a statement on the land occupied by Kyambogo University. …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 16 year old girl is sitting her Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE at Serere HC1V after giving birth on Monday night. The candidate whose identity has been withheld because she is a minor, is one of the candidates who registered for PLE in Serere district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private media players and the government have launched a new shot at professionalization and regulation of the media, with the launch of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group, UMSWG. The initiative, which is a joint effort between the leaders of private media organizations and government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emma Semata, a primary seven-candidate at Ebenezer Nursery and Primary school in Nakasongola, died hours to the exams following a dog bite. Semata breathed his last at around midnight at Entebbe hospital, where he was rushed by his parents after being beaten by a dog. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jesca Kalenge, an immigration officer with the Internal Affairs Ministry in Kampala is on remand on charges of demanding money by menace. Kalenge appeared on Tuesday afternoon before Nakawa Grade One Magistrate, Ponsiano Odwori who read for her the charges. The prosecution told the court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kira police division is holding a Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB scout for alleged possession of suspected Primary Leaving Examination-PLE scripts. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspect as Edward Lubale from Buikwe district, but was deployed in Wakiso district particularly …