MADRID | Xinhua | Wednesday was a disappointing day for Spanish sides in the Champions League, with FC Barcelona held to a 3-3 draw away to Club Brugge. Meanwhile, injury-hit Athletic Club Bilbao lost 2-0 in Newcastle and Villarreal crashed to a 1-0 defeat in Cyprus against Pafos. Tuesday was …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | On Wednesday, the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its 36th day, surpassing the previous 35-day record set during the 2018-2019 shutdown, making it the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Over the years, as political polarization and power struggles between the Democratic and Republican parties have …

GAZA | Xinhua | Sitting inside a makeshift tent in northern Gaza, 31-year-old Mariam Abu al-Kas stares blankly ahead, her hands trembling as she speaks. “Every time I close my eyes, I relive that night,” she told Xinhua. A year and a half ago, she lost her husband and five …

GAZA | Xinhua | In a shattered neighborhood of al-Daraj, Gaza City, former football defender Ramez Al-Issi sat behind a small stall selling tea and coffee, leaning heavily on a metal crutch. The 41-year-old, once a standout player for Al-Hilal Sports Club, is learning to navigate life without his left …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has confirmed readiness to host the Edition of 15th East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games with major logistical, medical, and venue preparations finalised ahead of the December kickoff. The Local Organizing Committee headed by Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliamenty, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa confirmed …

DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Monday for a five-year term, after she secured 97.66 percent of the vote in the recent general elections. Hassan, representing the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi, was sworn in by Chief Justice George Masaju during …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | A Premier League footballer was allegedly threatened with a gun on a north London street by a well-known football agent, according to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police on Monday. The agent, who is in his 30s and has represented several top-flight players, was …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, El Fasher, has fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following the withdrawal of the national army — a major turning point in the country’s two-and-a-half-year civil war that has intensified fears of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. …

OPINION | Patrick Katende | Customer service has become one of the most defining measures of business success. We live in a time when the distance between a brand and its customer can determine its relevance, and where accessibility is no longer a convenience but an expectation. Across industries—banking, telecom, healthcare, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan forces on Saturday thwarted a series of coordinated attacks by unidentified armed groups targeting military and police installations in the western part of the country, said the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF). In a statement issued in the Ugandan capital of Kampala late Saturday, …