World in brief: January 14, 2025

UGANDA: A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled today, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026.
Conviction of treachery carry the death penalty.
Mr Besigye, who has contested the presidency four times, went missing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on November 16.
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