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Paris, France | AFP | Three bombs hidden in a hedge that exploded when the Borussia Dortmund Champions League team passed by proved that no sporting event is now safe from a militant attack, experts said. With the Boston marathon looming on Monday — four years after it was the …

Palm Beach, United States | AFP | Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at his sun-kissed Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday, a high-stakes first summit replete with pitfalls for both leaders. The stage is set for a carefully choreographed dinners with family and displays of bonhomie, but beneath …

Africa forum warned of ‘triangle of horror’ Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Dozens of intelligence and security officials from nearly 30 African countries gathered in the Sudanese capital Monday to discuss strategies to combat the rising threat of foreign fighters across the continent. “Mercenaries, foreign terrorist fighters and rogue non-government organisations …

Montreal, Canada | AFP | British and US bans on laptops and tablet computers in flight cabins are not sustainable in the long term, the head of the association representing airlines said Tuesday. “The current measures are not acceptable as a long-term solution to whatever threat they are trying to …

VIDEO: Former presidential candidate Dr. Col Kizza Besigye today beat security in Kampala and traveled to Kayunga district where he held a rally at a place called Baale. How did he do it?   Share on: WhatsApp

  Presidents Museveni, Farmaajo discuss security in Somalia President Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart, the newly elected Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ have held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed the security situation in the horn and development in Somalia. “I congratulate you on two counts; One, your …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain tightened airline security on flights from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday, banning laptops and tablet computers from the plane cabin following a US security warning. Passengers flying directly to Britain from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey …

IGP Gen. Kale Kayihura has told mourners at the funeral of AIGP Felix Kaweesi that security has nabbed suspects in the ongoing manhunt for murderers of the fallen police spokesman. Speaking in Lwengo Tuesday afternoon, Inspector General of Police Kayihura said that he had just been informed that security agencies have already …

Washington, United States | AFP |  A laptop was stolen from a US Secret Service agent in New York and remains missing, the agency said in a statement Friday, amid reports that the device contained floor plans of Trump Tower. CNN — citing law enforcement sources in New York — …

Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson has hailed Uganda for sustaining economic growth over the years. “The country seems to be growing well. The strong economic growth presents real opportunities,.” Johnson said after meeting Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday night. Other than trade and …