The European Union (EU) has threatened to ban horticultural products imported from Uganda over concern about pests.
A letter from the EU Ambassador to Uganda says shipments of peppers; rose flowers and soursop contained evidence of the false codling moth.
This is the second time that the EU is issuing a warning to Uganda in three years.
US expected to send thousands of soldiers to Middle East
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to reports on Tuesday, adding to the massive military buildup even as the Trump administration seeks talks with Iran.
Russia fires record 948 drones against Ukraine over 24 hours, Kyiv says
A rare Russian daytime drone attack on Ukraine killed three people, wounded several dozen and set a building in the historic centre of the western city of Lviv aflame on Tuesday, officials said, following an overnight bombardment that killed five.
One killed, five injured in Bahrain from Iran strikes
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) have offered their condolences to the family of a Moroccan civilian contractor in the UAE Armed Forces who was killed during a routine mission in Bahrain following an Iranian missile attack.
Qatar is not directly mediating between US and Iran, ministry spokesperson says
There is no direct Qatari mediation between the United States and Iran, but Doha supports all formal and informal diplomatic channels to end the war, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Germany, France in rare rebuke of Trump over Iran war
Germany and France have both spoken out against United States President Donald Trump's actions over the conflict in Iran in a rare rebuke of a major ally.
The United Arab Emirates air defences intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The Ministry of Economy and Tourism, in cooperation with the economic development departments across the UAE, carried out around 8,168 inspection visits to markets from February 28 to March 17.
The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the Iranian attacks that targeted Bahrain that resulted in the death of a Moroccan civilian contractor in the UAE Armed Forces during a routine mission as part of the Emirati crew.
