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Fake Millions, Hidden Cameras and 'Pineapples': The Spy at the Heart of the Besigye Treason Trial
Crime

Fake Millions, Hidden Cameras and ‘Pineapples’: The Spy at the Heart of the Besigye Treason Trial

A courtroom in Kampala got a crash course in covert tradecraft this week. A prosecution witness in the treason trial of veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye admitted he posed as a wealthy foreign financier, dangled $5 million and promised hand grenades to gain access to Besigye’s inner circle. None of the money or weapons were real. The secret recordings, however, were.

Uganda's Business Registry Gets a New Sheriff as Five Senior Officials Are Shown the Door
Politics

Uganda’s Business Registry Gets a New Sheriff as Five Senior Officials Are Shown the Door

Uganda’s business registration body is under new interim leadership after President Museveni’s anti-corruption drive swept five of its top officials off their seats. Deputy Registrar General Mustapher Ntale is now running the show at URSB, and the investigations are only getting sharper. Here is everything you need to know about Uganda’s most consequential institutional shake-up of the year.

The FCC Chair Who Keeps One Eye on the Airwaves and the Other on the White House
Politics

The FCC Chair Who Keeps One Eye on the Airwaves and the Other on the White House

When the nation’s top broadcast regulator is scheduling regular calls with senior Trump officials and communicating with Fox News producers, the line between public interest and political loyalty starts to blur. Internal documents obtained by The Guardian are pulling back the curtain on FCC chair Brendan Carr’s relationship with the White House and right-wing media. The implications are anything but routine.

The White Lines in the Sky Are Warming the Planet More Than You Think
Technology

The White Lines in the Sky Are Warming the Planet More Than You Think

Every time a plane cuts through the upper atmosphere, it leaves something behind besides noise and jet fuel costs. Those white streaks across a blue sky are quietly reshaping the climate in ways that scientists are only beginning to fully quantify. The conversation around aviation’s true environmental footprint is long overdue.

From Champions League Nights to the Third Tier Abyss: Malaga's Extraordinary Road Back to La Liga
Sports

From Champions League Nights to the Third Tier Abyss: Malaga’s Extraordinary Road Back to La Liga

Few clubs in European football have experienced a fall quite as steep as Malaga’s. From Champions League quarter-finals to the semi-professional wilderness of Spain’s third tier, the Andalusian club’s journey back to La Liga reads like something between a cautionary tale and a love letter to resilience. They’re back, and the story of how they got there is worth every word.

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