Portugal cost-of-living protesters return to camps after police clearance

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1625 EAT on Thursday 22 October 2026 Thousands of protesters have returned to two central squares in Portugal to demonstrate against the worsening housing crisis, hours after police cleared their camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 55 people. The activists are demanding that the centre-right government withdraw a…

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Kyiv hit by Russian strikes after Witkoff-Putin talks

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1608 EAT on Thursday 22 October 2026 Russia and Ukraine have exchanged a fresh barrage of attacks after a United States envoy met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg to push for renewed talks aimed at ending the war. Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight into Thursday killed…

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S.4 student dies in fall from mango tree in Bugweri

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1549 EAT On Thursday 22 October 2026 A 17-year-old student of Nkutu Memorial Secondary School has died after falling from a mango tree at his home in Busesa, Bugweri District, eastern Uganda. Moses Mabinda reportedly returned from school and exchanged pleasantries with his parents before climbing a mango…

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Apostle Grace Lubega says encounter with God gives believers lasting impact

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1540 EAT on Thursday 22 October 2026 RWANDA — Apostle Grace Lubega has urged Christians to seek a deeper encounter with God, saying genuine spiritual transformation goes beyond understanding God to allowing His character to be expressed through their lives. Preaching during the Day One service in Rwanda on…

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Tayebwa warns underperforming parliamentary committees of funding cuts

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1248 EAT on Wednesday 21 October 2026 Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has warned that parliamentary committees that fail to meet their reporting obligations risk losing funding, saying allocations will be tied to performance and accountability. Addressing MPs during Tuesday afternoon’s plenary sitting, Tayebwa said several committees had failed…

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Trump and Zelensky remain at odds despite Oslo optimism

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1224 EAT on Wednesday 21 October 2026 The hug offered by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of talks in Oslo is unlikely to have eased the Ukrainian leader’s concerns about the direction of US policy towards his war-ravaged country. Zelensky…

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UN experts urge India to end ‘excessive force’ against protesters.

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1150 EAT on Wednesday 21 October 2026 UN experts have urged the Indian government to end the use of “excessive force” against opposition and student protesters following a crackdown on demonstrations across the country. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the 24 independent experts called for an impartial…

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Uganda Airlines to launch Entebbe-Accra route next week.

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1107 EAT on Wednesday 21 October 2026 Uganda Airlines will launch flights between Entebbe and Accra, Ghana, next Tuesday as it expands its regional network ahead of the planned introduction of the Entebbe-Kigali route. The two routes will bring the national carrier’s network to 19 destinations across Africa,…

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