Pentagon officials revealed that the initial six-day surge of the Iran campaign carried a price tag exceeding 11.3 billion dollars, reigniting debate not just over Washington’s fiscal priorities, but the war’s necessity itself BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | What might 11.3 billion U.S. dollars have achieved? It could have …
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BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | At a moment when diplomacy remained on the table, Washington chose to set it ablaze. As the United States and Iran were still engaged in nuclear negotiations, Washington, alongside Israel, launched joint military strikes targeting Iran’s military and political figures and infrastructure, killing Supreme Leader …
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TEHRAN | TASS | The US Air Force has conducted a successful attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities, and all aircraft have returned to airbases, US President Donald Trump reported on Truth Social. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and …
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GAZA | Xinhua | At least 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on residential houses in two areas of Gaza City, according to Palestinian security and medical sources. “About 18 were killed and dozens of others wounded in al-Shati refugee camp after the Israeli warplanes attacked a residential square,” …
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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yasin Ddamulira aka Musubuzi, who has been on the wanted list by Uganda over the 2021 bombing in Kampala has been shot dead by security agencies in Mityana district. According to Col Deo Akiiki the deputy Defence Public Information Officer (DPIO), Ddamulira was on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Counter-Terrorism (CT) police, in collaboration with Kampala Metropolitan Police, have arrested Collins Mugabi on suspicion of manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The operation took place over the weekend in Banda, Nakawa Division, Kampala. Fred Enanga, the Uganda Police Spokesperson, stated that Mugabi was found …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nineteen people accused of manufacturing, planting, and denoting Improvised Explosive Devices-IEDs at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) and IPS building approximately two years ago have appeared before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. The suspects include Mobile Money Operators Yusuf Muwonge alias …
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New York, US | Xinhua | The Joe Biden administration’s controversial decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions is a telling illustration of liberalism’s limitations as a guide to the U.S. foreign policy, reported Foreign Policy on Wednesday. “The administration’s rhetoric extols the superiority of democracies over autocracies, highlights its …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces have apprehended several suspected terrorists in Nabweru, North Ward, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District following a report of a bomb threat in the area. Our reporters arrived at the scene to find numerous security personnel, including members of various forces and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) has introduced blast walls in response to the November 16, suicide bombing that left one policeman dead and 23 others injured. The blast walls, made of sacks filled with soil and sand, have been placed at the entrance …
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