India’s Parliament Passes Ban on Online Gambling industry

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1454 EAT on Friday 22 August 2025 India’s parliament has passed a landmark bill banning online gambling, following government data that revealed companies were extracting $2.3 billion annually from an estimated 450 million users. The ban targets platforms offering card games, poker, and fantasy sports — including India’s hugely…

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Gaza City Facing First Confirmed Famine, UN-Baked Assessment Reveals

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1432 EAT on Friday 22 August 2025 A new analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reveals that the majority of Gaza’s population is now at risk of death due to extreme food shortages. More than 1.5 million people are facing malnutrition or starvation, while an additional…

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Judicial Officers Decry Government U-Turn on Promised Salary Increase

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2044 EAT on Thursday 21 August 2025 All is not well within the judiciary, as deputy registrars, assistant registrars, and chief magistrates accuse the government of backtracking on a previously agreed resolution to enhance their salaries. The judicial officers have expressed frustration over what they describe as a breach…

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Russia Launches Largest wave of Strikes on Ukraine in weeks

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1955 EAT on Thursday 21 August 2025 KYIV — Russia has launched one of its heaviest aerial assaults in weeks, firing 574 drones and 40 missiles across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. The barrage struck multiple regions, killing one person in a combined drone and missile attack on the…

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Uganda, United States Conclude Agreement on Migration Cooperation

Updated by Anastasios Gordon Sekandi updated at 12:16 EAT on Thursday August 21, 2025. The Government of Uganda has entered into a bilateral cooperation agreement with the United States of America to strengthen collaboration on migration and asylum-related matters. Under the new arrangement, Uganda will cooperate with the United States in examining protection requests from…

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Kremlin Downplays Zelensky Talks as Trump Claims Putin May Not Seek a Deal

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1247 EAT on Wednesday 20 August 2025 The Kremlin has downplayed speculation of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, even as former U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for direct talks to end the war in Ukraine. Trump’s push for a…

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Uganda’s Road Crisis Deepens: Mounting Dept and Struggling Businesses

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1221 EAT on Wednesday 20 August 2025 On a sweltering afternoon in Najjera, the unfinished Kiwatule–Kira–Kiwogoma road paints a tale of contrasts — one of long-promised progress, and another of daily disruption. Vehicles inch over rough, uneven terrain as traders battle thick dust to protect their goods. Around them,…

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NRM Drops Fiona Nakku from Youth MP Contest Citing Age Concerns

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1135 EAT on Wednesday 20 August 2025 The Electoral Commission of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has disqualified Fiona Nakku from the race for the party’s National Female Youth Member of Parliament (MP) flag bearer position, citing age ineligibility. According to the Commission, Nakku does not meet the age…

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