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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US. Embassy is liaising with the Ugandan government to allow a plane to land at and depart with its citizens from Entebbe International Airport in the next one week. The US embassy confirmed in a statement that they are working with a private airline …

Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | Here are key dates in the relations between the United States and Iraq after Washington carried out a deadly strike against top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani on Iraqi soil. – Invasion – On March 20, 2003, a US-led invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq is launched …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AFP |  Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr said Monday that all the pressure will be on dethroned champion Anthony Joshua in their contentious showdown in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz, who was born in the United States but fights as a Mexican, caused one of boxing’s biggest upsets …

Las Vegas, United States | AFP | Unbeaten Deontay Wilder landed a devastating right hand to knock out Luis Ortiz in the seventh round and retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title. The 34-year-old Wilder remains on course to achieve his goal of unifying all four heavyweight belts despite being …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton said the White House denied him access to his Twitter account after his dismissal in early September, in a series of tweets that signal his return to the social media site. “Since resigning as National Security Advisor, …

  THE LAST WORD: Why the plan to hand Bashir over to the ICC is misguided and will likely be counterproductive THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The new government of Sudan has given a major indication that it will hand its former president, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, …

Stuttgart, Germany | AFP | USA gymnastics queen Simone Biles is set to be the undisputed star of the world championships, enhancing her status as the sport’s greatest athlete — even if she does not feel it. “I never really feel like I’m a big name,” she told reporters in …

✳Prize Money –  World Championships 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Former medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Stephen Kiprotich will lead a strong Ugandan team of 22 to the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 that start in …

Tokyo, Japan | AFP |  USA coach Gary Gold said he was mystified by a comment from England’s Eddie Jones that the Eagles would play like “15 Donald Trumps” when they meet at the Rugby World Cup. “I’ve absolutely no idea what he means by that,” Gold said, ahead of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S. Mission last week presented its third annual ‘Report to the Ugandan People’, which explains what Washington is doing to help Ugandans create a better future for themselves. In FY2018, the US Government provided $896 million (UGX 3.3 trillion) in assistance to the Ugandan people to advance …