UN Diplomacy: Uganda’s UN Secretary-General hopeful Amb. Olara Otunnu has finally flown to New York for meetings with delegations after being picked by Kampala weeks earlier, as the Security Council’s straw-poll race tightens. Health & Regional Security: WHO and Africa CDC say DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is outrunning the response, with cases and deaths now above 4,000 and contact tracing struggling to keep up. Environment & Oil Governance: New research warns Uganda’s oil build-out around Lake Victoria wetlands could be driving siltation, pollution and habitat damage, raising cross-border alarm for shared ecosystems. Public Service Oversight: President Museveni urged NRM MPs to fight corruption and absenteeism, including monitoring health facilities and tackling kickbacks in programmes like PDM. Healthcare Infrastructure: Smart Africa and Uganda’s health ministry unveiled plans for five modern diagnostic centres in Busoga to boost early detection of non-communicable diseases. Agriculture Budget: Stakeholders called for higher and better-implemented AgriFood funding for 2027, warning delays harm seasonal farming. Gaza Force Politics: Reports say the US and Israel are at odds over winding down fighting across Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, with Uganda-linked troop participation in a multinational force still in focus. Church Leadership: The Church of Uganda elected new provincial clergy and laity leaders at UCU. Accountability in Transport: An engineer linked to URC consultancy allegations denies receiving Shs 3.7bn, pushing back amid parliamentary scrutiny.