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CAIRO | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump departed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday afternoon, concluding a lucrative four-day Gulf tour, which had also taken him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Despite expectations that Trump’s visit could help calm the conflict in Gaza and ease regional tensions, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electoral Commission has gazetted the application by promoters of People’s Front For Freedom (PFF) to register a political party, in accordance with the provisions of the Political Parties and Organizations Act. PFF was formed after Forum for Democratic Change witnessed another fallout …

Since many schools will be open, NIRA teams will visit schools as well. Parents should avail children with necessary details or documents, if they qualify, to do the exercise from school.   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has reassured Ugandans that the …

  🟨 Wednesday Results ⚽⚽ KCCA 5-0 Lugazi Kitara 0-2 Vipers SC Villa 0-1 NEC BUL 1-0 Maroons Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC are StarTimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL) champions, thanks to a 2-0 win that gave them an unassailable 68 points at the head of the table. Vipers SC …

He was a long-standing ally of Francis, who repeatedly called for peace COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected pope on April.08, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He has chosen the papal title of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old cardinal, …

MTN Group delegation visits Uganda, pays courtesy visit to President Yoweri Museveni Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A high-level delegation from MTN Group, led by Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita, visited Uganda this week to engage with national leaders and key stakeholders, reaffirming the …

Biography of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost Vatican, Rome | VATICAN NEWS |  The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff – after Pope Francis – from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of …

It is Cardinal Robert F. Prevost who has been serving as the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Vatican, Rome | VATICAN NEWS | The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected a new Pope. Pope Leo XIV, 69 years old, has just appeared at the central window …

Vatican, Rome | VATICAN NEWS | The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear soon at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica. **** Source: @VaticanNews Share on: WhatsApp

  Black smoke has emerged at the Vatican, indicating no Pope has been elected. Vatican, Rome | THE INDEPENDENT |  Black smoke signaled the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00 local time, hours after the doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed with the words, “Extra omnes” …