Police arrest 196 suspects in Kampala crime crackdown

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1504 EAT on Friday 23 October 2026 Police have arrested 196 suspects in operations targeting crime hotspots across Kampala and surrounding areas, recovering suspected narcotic substances, pangas and other items. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy public relations officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, said the arrests were made in Kabalagala,…

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Personalised cancer vaccine reduces risk of cancer returning in major trial

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1150 on Friday 23 October 2026 A personalised cancer vaccine, administered alongside a widely used immunotherapy drug, has reduced the risk of death or melanoma recurrence by 42% in a major clinical trial. Researchers involved in the study said the findings could mark a turning point in cancer…

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European and Middle East ministers meet in Istanbul for security talks.

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1126 EAT on Friday 23 October 2026 Israeli media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the cancellation of all Likud party political events scheduled for today following an early-morning shooting at the northern entrance to Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians were reportedly killed…

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Venezuelans demand elections in first nationwide protest in nearly two years.

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1051 EAT on Friday 23 October 2026 Thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets in several cities to demand free elections and political reforms in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years. US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, have both said…

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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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