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[New Times] The High Court in Kampala, Uganda has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, to death after convicting him of murdering four toddlers at an early childhood development centre in Gaba, a suburb of the capital city.

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Iran's UN Ambassador has rejected letters from six Arab states, declaring their support for US-Israel military operations constitutes aggression under international law, not self-defence.

Meanwhile, the Celtics-76ers playoff heads for a decisive Game 7 after Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93.

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TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – A senior Rosatom official met Iran's ambassador in Moscow on Thursday to discuss scientific, technical and technological exchanges between the two countries' atomic energy bodies.

Iran’s president calls the US siege 'intolerable' as Donald Trump says war may resume.

After months of campaigns and questions, FIFA says Iran will compete in the World Cup and matches will remain in the US.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- China's zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it will come into effect starting May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028.

[Premium Times] Amnesty alleges deaths and abuse of detained people in the Kwara military camp.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has commissioned Uganda's first locally developed anti-tick vaccine, marking a major milestone in efforts to combat tick-borne diseases affecting livestock.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has delivered a blunt assessment of conditions in the capital, describing Monrovia as "filthy" and warning that its state reflects deeper governance and accountability concerns under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.