While the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has been roundly condemned by his political opponents, liberal politicians and pundits have – implicitly and...
While the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has been roundly condemned by his political opponents, liberal politicians and pundits have – implicitly and explicitly – called for his death before.
Trump narrowly avoided death at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, when an assassin’s bullet apparently clipped his ear as it whizzed past his head. The shooter – named by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – killed one spectator at the rally and wounded two others before he was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
US President Joe Biden decried the attempt on Trump’s life, declaring that “there’s no place for this kind of violence in America.” Ever since Trump won the 2016 election, however, he has faced a steady stream of threats from members of Biden’s party and their allies in the media.
A Flydubai Boeing 737 carrying 174 passengers plunged more than 17,000 feet after a co-pilot stabbed the aircraft’s captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, before passengers and off-duty crew stormed the cockpit, subdued the attacker, and safely diverted the flight to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has reaffirmed Uganda’s non-aligned stance during bilateral discussions with the Honorary Consul of the Syrian Arab Republic, Dr. Tamouh Moustafa, emphasizing that Uganda’s upcoming deployment to Gaza remains strictly neutral and focused on peacekeeping.
UCC Executive Director Hon. Nyombi Thembo has addressed the WSIS Forum 2026 in Geneva, emphasizing that digital transformation requires equipping citizens with digital skills. Highlighting Uganda's achievements under the UCUSAF fund, which has delivered ICT labs to over 1,100 schools. Thembo called for global partnerships to bridge the digital divide.
