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According to new data from the European Central Bank, gold has overtaken US Treasuries as the world's largest reserve asset held by central banks. Bullion now accounts for 27 percent of global reserve assets, surpassing US government bonds at 22 percent. The shift marks far more than a change in portfolio management. It signals a deeper transformation unfolding beneath the surface of the international financial system.

Nearly two months after the guns were supposed to fall silent, the "long game" in the Iran conflict appears far from over. What began as a projected 40-day military confrontation has evolved into a grueling contest of endurance—defined by economic friction, maritime pressure, and political resolve stretching from the Persian Gulf to Washington's Situation Room.

As Ebola fears spread across East Africa, Uganda has once again activated one of Africa’s most experienced epidemic response systems. From tightened border controls at Mpondwe to emergency task force meetings chaired by President Museveni following a reported Kampala case, the outbreak is rapidly evolving into a wider regional test of governance, border security, and public health resilience. FTN examines the DRC outbreak driving regional anxiety, Uganda’s aggressive containm

For the first time in history, a Pope is asking humanity to slow down one of its most powerful technologies while much of the world races to accelerate it. To safeguard human dignity in the age of intelligent machines.

Jacob Oboth-Oboth has officially taken office as the Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament. His election marks a significant moment in the country's legislative history.

Anita Among's transformation from domestic worker to banker, and eventually national leader, mirrors the aspirations of many young Ugandan girls trying to escape cultural limitations through education and persistence.

The food industry has transformed eating into a carefully engineered experience. Instead of forcing choices, companies use choice architecture to design environments that make fast food options feel natural, convenient, and almost inevitable, quietly steering consumer decisions while raking in millions in fast-food sales.

Fresh market shopping is one of the best ways to create a personal food environment that supports better health and sustainable weight management. Millions of people already understand what healthy eating looks like and genuinely try to follow it. Despite their efforts, many still struggle with gradual weight gain, inconsistent routines, and nutrition challenges that seem difficult to explain. The contradiction points to something deeper. Health is not shaped by choices alone

Weight gain rarely arrives all at once. For most people it appears gradually, almost invisibly, through routines that feel ordinary enough to ignore. A few extra calories here, less movement there, poor sleep, longer sitting hours, distracted eating, and patterns repeated day after day slowly reshape the body long before the scale begins to count.

Previous generations often walked because there were far fewer commuter trains, taxis, or boda bodas. Schools were within walking distance, shops were part of the neighborhood, children played outdoors for hours, and many occupations involved physical labor that has since been automated or desk-bound. As these routines faded, societies became markedly more sedentary while obesity rates climbed across much of the world.

Modern life brought comfort and convenience, but it also reshaped our daily habits and routines. Why are we heavier today than in the 1960s? The answer may be hidden in plain sight. Read the full story to understand what changed in our everyday lives since the 1960s.

Superpower conquests are no longer won by crossing a country's border with armies. They are executed through invisible blockades that strangle energy and trade, creating a wave of global uncertainty. Ultimately, these tactics bring a sovereign state to its knees, simply by making daily business much harder and more expensive to run.