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China’s top legislature schedules session for late June

BEIJING | Xinhua | The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, will hold its 16th session in Beijing from June 24 to 27. This decision was made Monday during a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, which was presided …

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Nabakooba announces that Govt to help collect Busuulu

The Ministry of Lands has also launched an online platform and mobile app where tenants can check the status of their certificates of occupancy alongside details of the registered landowner. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has announced the launch of a centralized collection of nominal …

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Putin, Erdogan discuss Middle East situation and Ukraine over phone

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. “Putin and Erdogan condemned Israel’s use of force against Iran, which violated the UN Charter and …

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Lanie Banks attends Canon Andrew Nyote memorial service in Mbale

    Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Canadian-based Ugandan rapper and community activist Lanie Banks has hailed the Mbale SSS Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and the Ministry of Education for honoring his uncle’s legacy and memory by constructing the Canon Andrew Nyote Memorial block building at the school. He called on …

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Iganga man killed in bar brawl

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are hunting for a man only identified as Musa over the killing of his friend, Gerald Kibira, in a bar brawl. It is reported that the two were both last seen alive enjoying themselves at Camp David Bar and Lounge, located …

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Museveni assents to law granting military courts the power to try civilians

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the controversial Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, which grants military courts the power to try civilians. In May this year, Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), leveraging their numerical strength, passed the UPDF (Amendment) …

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US allows Israel to attack Iran, says Iranian president

  DUBAI | TASS | The US is responsible for Israel’s aggression against Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said. “Contrary to all norms of international law, America allows Israel to commit aggression and attack our country,” he pointed out in an address to the country’s parliament. “We neither sought nor …

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