Global Reactions to Israel’s Plan to Seize Control of Gaza city

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1533 EAT on Friday 8 August 2025 Israel’s security cabinet has approved a military plan to seize control of Gaza City, the largest urban center in the enclave, prompting a wave of international condemnation. World leaders have warned that the move could deepen the humanitarian crisis already unfolding…

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FBI Dismisses Senior Officials at Odds with Trump Administration

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2238 EAT on Thursday 7 August 2025 Two senior FBI officials are being dismissed, including one who had reportedly resisted efforts by the Trump administration to obtain the names of agents involved in investigations related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to multiple…

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Senior Six Student Drowns in Seeta High School Swimming Pool

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1642 EAT on Wednesday 6 August 2025 Seeta High School Under Fire Again After Second Student Death at Mbalala Campus This YearSeeta High School is facing renewed criticism after another student died under unclear circumstances at its Mbalala campus—the second such incident reported in 2025. The deceased, 21-year-old…

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Iran Carries Out Excecution Over Alleged Israel Espionage

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda 1347 EAT on Wednesday 6 August 2025 Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, state media reported on Wednesday. According to the Iranian judiciary’s news outlet Mizan, Rouzbeh Vadi allegedly passed sensitive information to Israeli intelligence, including details about a nuclear scientist who was killed during…

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Witkoff Meets Putin Amid Rising Tensions and Imminent Ceasefire Deadline

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1250 EAT on Wednesday 6 August 2025 A meeting between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin is under way at the Kremlin, according to Russian media. Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, just days before President Donald Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a…

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UNCCD leadership handover: Ibrahim Thiaw passes the baton to Yasmine Fouad.

By Sida Fikerte Ayele & Fasika Negash Tola Bonn, Germany, Updated at 1942 EAT on Tuesday 5 August 2025 – The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today marks a historic leadership transition as outgoing Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw hands over responsibilities to Yasmine Fouad, former Minister of Environment of Egypt, at the Convention’s secretariat headquarters in…

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Museveni Pledges shs 12 Billion to support Muslim Community Initiatives

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1617 EAT on Tuesday 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has sponsored 50 Ugandan Muslims to undertake the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of a broader effort to support the Muslim community both spiritually and economically. According to Moses Byaruhanga, Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilisation,…

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