Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Tourism Tom Butime has urged members of the just-ended Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth to be ambassadors of what Uganda offers to the world. The minister was addressing speakers at the Entebbe-based Uganda Wildlife Education and Conservation …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspects are in police custody in connection to the murder of Dr. Jino Abiriga, the former Acting Masindi District Health Officer-DHO. Abiriga was brutally killed in the early hours of Sunday, around 2 a.m., by unidentified assailants. He sustained severe wounds to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government is putting in place structures that will ensure a smooth transition after the concession for the power distributor Umeme, is not extended beyond March 2025. Umeme has for the last 19 years become a household name and is known for introducing the now-popular Yaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme Limited, the major electricity distributor, has commenced the upgrade of all prepaid electricity vending/metering systems, a project aimed at meeting the global metering standards and deadline of November 2024. Last week the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development announced that the current Yaka meters …

NOVO OGARYOVO | TASS |  Russian President Vladimir Putin received families of fallen soldiers in the special military operation at his presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow and congratulated his guests with Orthodox Christmas. “We can say without any exaggeration that this holiday is characterized by a distinct fraternal unity …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children died after an inferno swept through their home on Saturday night in Jinja. The fire is believed to have originated from a candle that their mother, Hellen Mukyala had left on as she went to buy groceries at the nearby market. The fire …

GAZA | Xinhua | Two journalists were killed and another journalist was injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting their vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Hamas media office. In a statement, the office identified the two journalists as Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, whose car was …

NEW YORK | TASS | Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine, a source in the world organization told TASS on Friday. “A meeting on the supply of Western weapons has been requested for January 22,” he said. …

ISTANBUL | TASS |Turkish Airlines has temporarily suspended operation of five Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes for inspection after the Alaska Airlines plane decompression incident in the US, the Turkish carrier’s Senior Vice President Yahya Ustun said. “Following the Alaska Airlines plane incident, five Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 …

MOSCOW | TASS |  Orthodox Christians in Russia and other countries around the world are celebrating Christmas on January 6-7, an event which 2,024 years ago marked the beginning of the new history of mankind. Christians conclude a four-week fast during which they confess their sins and receive communion. And …