Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care- where midwives serve as the main care provider for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. According to a statement released by …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China strongly condemns the U.S. attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the Mengo Zonal Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub in Kayunga District. The commissioning was part of the President’s countrywide assessment tour on the Parish Development Model (PDM) and wealth creation promotion in Greater Mukono. Museveni’s journey through Greater Mukono …

  TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday the U.S. attacks on the country’s three nuclear facilities indicated that the United States is the “main factor” behind Israel’s hostile actions against Iran. He made the remarks at a cabinet meeting while strongly condemning the U.S. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UGIFT) has embarked on the construction of a shillings 926 million piped water project in Hoima district. The construction of the water project is being undertaken in Kibanda village, Kiganja sub-county. The contract for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of civil society organisations, including Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda, the Alliance for Finance Monitoring, and the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group, have raised alarm over the potential economic disruption expected from excessive election-related spending ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. The concern is …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The Kitgum District Local Government has verified 217 farmer groups to benefit from the Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP)—a six-year government initiative under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and funded by the World Bank. The UCSATP, currently being implemented …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After months of struggling with a UGX 10 million medical debt, Toro Babies Home in Fort Portal City has finally received major relief, thanks to the generosity of well-wishers who cleared the outstanding bill and offered an additional UGX 10 million to support future …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran will face more military strikes if peace does not come quickly. Addressing the nation Saturday evening, Trump said that Iran’s key nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated,” and that future attacks will be …

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North have confirmed the death of four individuals who were traveling in a commuter taxi that plunged into Nalujjo Swamp in Kagulu Sub-county, Buyende District. The accident occurred when a commuter taxi, registration number UBD 160F, en route from Buyende to …