United Nations | Xinhua | The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution on Ukraine, the second such resolution since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesperson said Monday. The 11th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly will be held after a …

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 students of Olila High School in Soroti city have been arrested for alleged involvement in a strike. The students went rowdy on Sunday evening after an S.4 student was assaulted by a teacher for allegedly escaping from school. One of the security guards …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bovine Babesiosis disease has killed dozens of cattle in Lakwaya sub county, Omoro district. Denis Wokorach, the Secretary of Production and Marketing in Lakwaya sub county says that the disease was last week confirmed by the district veterinary department and has so far killed …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev’s compromises at peace talks with Russia would be put to a nationwide referendum in Ukraine, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday. “I explained to all negotiating groups: when you talk about all these changes, and they can be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service-UPS has warned the public against fraudster schemes that their farms are selling commercial maize. UPS spokesperson, Commissioner of Prisons Frank Baine, said several people have been calling the headquarters claiming they have paid for commercial maize from their farms. Baine said …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A Moscow court ruled on Monday to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labeling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. “extremist.” The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the lawsuit was aimed at protecting Russians from “a violation of their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just two days shy of his 57th birthday, Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah was announced dead by President Yoweri Museveni, sending the country into grief. Oulanyah died at a hospital in Seattle in the United States of America, following an illness that kept him …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kabarole district are worried about their plantations following the spread of banana rust thrips disease in the area. The disease has affected several banana plantations in Karangura, Kichwamba, Mugusu, and Karangura sub countries. The disease has also ravaged several banana gardens in Fort …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A strange colour and strong stench covering River Nyamwamba in Kasese district over the last few months has triggered fear of contamination among residents who depend on its water for domestic consumption, suspecting it could be polluted with copper and cobalt minerals. The residents suspect …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have urged Ugandans not to resist or fight with robbers, in the event that they have already been cornered. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that many people are being killed or severely injured by robbers because they try to put up resistance once …