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...

RUSSIA LAUNCHES 500 DRONES AT UKRAINE IN OVERNIGHT ASSAULT, ZELENSKYY REPORTS. (PHOTO).


 Russia launches 500 drones at Ukraine in overnight assault, Zelenskyy reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Sunday that Russia launched roughly 550 munitions in an overnight assault, resulting in at least five deaths and 10 injuries across multiple regions of Ukraine. The strikes impacted cities and regions including Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, and Kirovohrad, Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post.

Ukraine’s air force said Russia deployed 496 drones and 53 missiles, of which defenders intercepted or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, with eight failing to reach their targets. Despite the defenses, eight missiles and 57 drones struck 20 locations, with debris reported in six areas. Zelenskyy described the strikes as attacks on infrastructure essential to daily life and called for stronger air defenses, urging international action to force Russia to halt its attacks.

The heaviest damage was in western Ukraine. In Lviv, near the Polish border, four people were killed and four others injured, with strikes hitting an industrial park west of the city center. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi described it as a “very tough night,” while Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said Russian forces “terrorized the region for over five hours with combined strikes.” Other western regions, including Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia, saw attacks on civilian and critical infrastructure.

In southern Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed and 10 were injured, with significant damage to homes, gas pipelines, and other buildings, leaving over 73,000 residents without power, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov. Chernihiv, near the Belarusian and Russian borders, also experienced strikes targeting key infrastructure.

Russia’s Defense Ministry described the operation as a “massive strike with long-range precision-guided weapons of ground, sea, and air-based deployment,” targeting military-industrial sites and energy infrastructure. The ministry cited the use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and strike drones, claiming all targets were hit. Russian forces also reported shooting down 62 Ukrainian drones.

The attacks triggered NATO responses across the Polish border, with jets deployed and air defense units on alert for around four hours. Dutch F-35 jets participated in the response, and officials confirmed no violations of Polish airspace occurred. Temporary flight restrictions were imposed at several Russian airports, including Tambov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Yaroslavl.


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