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Uganda votes for a new president under internet blackout and police crackdown

Ugandans voted ⁠in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

GOP Rep. McCaul says a US invasion of Greenland would mean 'war with NATO itself'

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul warned on Sunday that any U.S. military intervention to obtain Greenland would mean war with America's NATO allies....

10hABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Uganda's leader Yoweri Museveni extends his 40-year grip on power after election commission declares him the winner

Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential election, extending his rule beyond four decades. Meanwhile, the opposition candidate has reportedly gone into hiding....

1dDeutsche WellePolitics

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uganda: Africa’s longest-serving leader, Yoweri Museveni, seeks to extend 40-year rule

In Uganda, millions prepare to vote in a presidential election steeped in tension and controversy. President Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is seeking a seventh term in office, but ...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Syria and Kurdish forces agree to ceasefire, President Sharaa says

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire agreement on Sunday with Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, following the Syrian government's advance into Kurd...

8hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Ugandans vote amid internet blackout and police repression

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....

3dFrance 24Politics

Uganda: preliminary results begin to emerge

In tonight's edition, in Uganda, the preliminary results of the presidential election are beginning to emerge, indicating that President Museveni holds a substantial lead. Also in South Africa, a majo...

2dFrance 24Politics

EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting to discuss response to US tariff threats over Greenland

European Union ⁠leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs ​on European allies until the US is ‍allowed to buy Gre...

14hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Kurdish forces risk turning to 'guerrilla' warfare as Syrian army advances

Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Syria's largest oil field on Sunday, according to a conflict monitor, as government troops expanded their control over vast areas in the country's north and east. As t...

11hFrance 24world_newsImpact

As Vietnam’s US trade surplus overtakes China, Trump replaces envoy to fix ‘imbalance’

The Trump administration plans to ‌replace the US ambassador to Vietnam with a nominee set on addressing “imbalanced” trade relations, as Hanoi’s goods trade surplus ‍with Washington surpassed China’s...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader Machado at White House

President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend long rule

Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

'Victims of a slaughter: Iranian people have been rising up for decades against the Islamic regime'

Mark Owen welcomes Aida Tavakoli, co-founder of We Are Iranian Students, who offers a window into the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Iran under a blanket of state-imposed darkness. Her voice, urgent...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Iran protests: 646 killed, activists say, as Trump weighs military action

The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....

5dABC NewsPolitics

Taiwan and the US launch joint production of 155mm artillery shells amid blockade fears

Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijing’s escalating military pressure and concern ove...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Republican bill pushes to make Greenland 51st US state amid Trump’s bold arctic move

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Germany’s Merz pledges to fast track India-EU trade deal during first official Asia visit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia has raised India’s hopes for a long-awaited trade pact with the European Union as Berlin pushes for deeper engagement with South Asia amid height...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Germany’s Merz says Iran’s leadership may be in ‘final days’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

61 million passenger trips at Hong Kong airport in 2025, up 15% year on year

Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...

3dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
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