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Ukrainian refugees reach 5.76 million
Photo credit: DW The number of Ukrainian refugees in the world (excluding Russia) as of April 30, 2026, amounted to 5,762 people, of , 5,213 million were recorded in Europe and 0.549 million outside of it, according to the May issue of the Monitoring of Main Economic Events of the Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine,…
Canada to temporarily ban foreign nationals travelling from Congo over Ebola risk
The Liberal government in Ottawa will bar foreign nationals who have set foot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days from entry to Canada due to the risk of importing the deadly Ebola virus. The Canadian Press reports that, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the new temporary measure will come…
Nigeria’s trust deficit by Adewale Sobowale
I must confess that the current administration in Nigeria wowed me with the way the Oriire abductees were rescued or released. Some might be surprised by my conclusion, but given what I’ve observed so far, I believe it’s real. We have a saying that there’s no way a portion of a dog’s thigh would be shared…
Cockroach party supporters face police batons as they march in Delhi
Photo credit: Aljazeera Indian police baton-charged hundreds of protesting students and activists on Monday to prevent them from launching a march to the parliament. The Independent reports that the protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Daharmendra Pradhan over a series of botched national exams. Ahead of the scheduled march, hundreds of people thronged Jantar Mantar in the…
US strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over Jordan attack
Photo credit: the Boston globe The US military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for the killing of American troops in Jordan, further widening the crossfire between the nations as they fight over the Strait of Hormuz. The Associated Press reports that the strikes, now part of a weeklong campaign that has…
Police dismantle Bulgaria transit smuggling network
Photo credit: OCCRP Seven people have been arrested following a coordinated international operation targeting an organized criminal network accused of smuggling migrants through Bulgaria to other European countries. The action involved law enforcement authorities from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the Netherlands, with support from the South East European Law Enforcement Centre (SELEC) and Europol’s European…
Cuban dissident artist exiled from country after 5 years in prison
A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country. The Associated Press reports that Alcantara was greeted at the airport by a crowd that cheered, sang, and held their phones high in the air…