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Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv Russia launched more than 700 drones and missiles at Ukraine in multiple waves overnight, killing at least 17 people in what local officials said was the deadliest attack in months. The officials said nine people were killed in the southern port city of Odesa, four – including a child – in the capital Kyiv, and another four in the central city of Dnipro. In Russia, two people – including a child – were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the southern Krasnodar region, Moscow said. This comes after a brief ceasefire took place over Orthodox Easter at the weekend – but both sides accused one another of hundreds of violations. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In Kyiv, warning sirens jolted people awake at 02:30 local time on Thursday (23:30 GMT on Wednesday), followed...

– Advertisement – The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice today joins Gambians at home and abroad in solemn remembrance of Solo Sandeng and his fellow compatriots who paid the ultimate price on April 14, 2016, in defence of electoral reform, citizen sovereignty, and democratic governance. We honour the courage, conviction, and patriotism of Solo Sandeng and Fallen Compatriots whose sacrifice marked a turning point in our history and ignited the momentum that led to the democratic transition of 2016. Their struggle was not merely about electoral reform. Indeed, it was about establishing the supremacy of the will of the people and building a truly democratic republic. A decade later: A moment for honest reflectionTen years after April 14, EFSCRJ is compelled to state that the objectives for which Solo Sandeng and his Compatriots stood remain largely unfulfilled. While the Gambia maintains the formal structures of democracy, the...

Before there was Trump as Jesus, there was Trump as the pope. There was Trump as Rocky. There was Trump in Apocalypse Now, smelling victory. There was Trump pictured with a red lightsaber like Darth Vader’s, getting into the heads of the resistance on May 4. To troll “No Kings” rallies, he was shown as a fighter pilot, call sign “King Trump,” dropping excrement bombs on protesters below. If it seems like silliness and snark, you’re not in on the joke. Trump may realize he crossed a line with the now-deleted Jesus-like post. But stoking Trump’s base feels like a major part of White House communications strategy at a time when people spend time in online echo chambers and get their information from social media feeds. He’s been pictured by a supporter with an official job at the State Department as a Founding Father, signing what appears to be either...

Dans un contexte marqué par la nécessité de préserver le pouvoir d’achat des ménages, le ministère du Commerce a lancé une vaste opération de contrôle des prix dans plusieurs quincailleries de la capitale, spécialisées notamment dans la vente de matériaux de construction comme le ciment. Menée sur l’avenue 13 sous la supervision du directeur du Commerce intérieur, Abdi Farah, cette initiative s’inscrit dans une stratégie globale visant à renforcer la régulation du marché et à garantir le respect des règles commerciales en vigueur. Les équipes mobilisées ont ainsi sillonné plusieurs points de vente afin de vérifier l’affichage des prix, la conformité aux normes commerciales ainsi que la disponibilité des produits. Au cœur de cette opération, un objectif clair : assurer une plus grande transparence dans les transactions et prévenir toute pratique susceptible de pénaliser les consommateurs. Dans un secteur sensible comme celui des matériaux de construction, où les fluctuations de...

Kim Jong Un addresses delegates at the Ninth Workers’ Party of Korea Congress on Feb. 19, 2026. The congress produced sweeping resolutions on ideology, personnel, and economic policy. Photo: Rodong Sinmun/News1 North Korea has intensified its ideological crackdown following the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), with the WPK Secretariat ordering security agencies to root out anyone who still harbors sympathies toward reunification or holds grievances against state policy, Daily NK has learned. In April 2026, a Pyongyang-based source told Daily NK that the WPK Secretariat, the party’s top executive body for organizational and ideological affairs, directed the Enemy-Confrontation Guidance Bureau (Bureau 10) to coordinate with state security organs. The order: “sweep out, without exception, all disloyal elements who harbor ill will toward the party and government, and all those who still speak of reunification.” The directive explicitly framed North Korea’s policy shift toward South Korea not...

A poster for “Salmokji: Whispering Water” / Courtesy of Showbox The horror film “Salmokji: Whispering Water” has surpassed 1 million admissions, continuing its box office reign, data showed Friday. The Korean film had drawn a cumulative audience of 1.04 million as of Friday morning, according to the Korean Film Council. It marked the fastest pace for a horror film since “Metamorphosis” in 2019. The movie also exceeded its break-even point of cumulative tickets sold Tuesday. Premiering last Wednesday, the movie follows a filming crew, led by Soo-in (Kim Hye-yoon), who travel to a location to complete a shoot within a deadline — only to find themselves sinking deeper into an inescapable, swamp-like terror as time runs out. The filming location, Salmokji, is a reservoir in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, long rumored among locals to be a paranormal hotspot with a history of reported ghost sightings. The film topped ticket...

*Members demand reform as scheme posts P42.9 million loss In February this year, Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) was dealt a heavy blow when many beneficiaries were turned away by private healthcare providers due to unpaid claims. At the heart of the crisis was a backlog of payments that stretched over a month, leaving members unable to access services despite paying their monthly premiums in full. The situation was further compounded by the scheme’s deteriorating financial position as BPOMAS recorded a net loss of P42.9 million for the 2024/25 financial year, a sharp reversal from the P23.4 million surplus reported the previous year.This was revealed at the BPOMAS annual general meeting (AGM) held in Gaborone and Francistown last Friday. According to BPOMAS Chairperson, Morebodi Jamba, the group position reflected a loss before tax of P47.7 million largely driven by increased insurance service costs and reduced investment returns.“Our challenges...