SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

UKRAINE DENIES TROOPS SURROUNDED AFTER PUTIN, TRUMP'S CLAIM. (PHOTO).


 Ukraine denies troops surrounded after Putin, Trump’s claim


Ukraine has dismissed claims that its troops are trapped in Kursk Oblast amid Russia’s ongoing offensive in the region.

Kyiv’s response followed President Donald Trump’s statement that he had urged President Vladimir Putin to “spare” encircled Ukrainian troops during their discussions.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military and in a very bad and vulnerable position.”

Also on Friday, at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Putin stated that some Ukrainian troops “are blocked” in the embattled Kursk Oblast.

However, Ukraine’s military has accused Russia of claiming the encirclement of rival forces “for political purposes and to put pressure on Ukraine and its partners.”

In an update, the General Staff confirmed that Ukrainian units had regrouped, moved to more favourable defensive positions, and were completing their assigned tasks in Kursk Oblast.

“There is no threat of encirclement of our units,” the statement read. “Our soldiers are repelling the enemy’s offensive and inflicting effective fire damage using all types of weapons.”

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