[GroundUp] Protesters diverted from the agreed route and attacked immigrants

[Ghanaian Times] PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has assured residents of Fuveme and Blekusu in the Anloga District and Ketu South Municipality respectively that funds for the construction of their sea defence systems were intact.

[Africa Check] Global oil prices rise and fall, but Kenya's pump prices stay high? The data says, mostly yes

Net profit of the Gazprom Group totaled 1.307 trillion rubles

The US government has requested $17.9 billion from Congress for the development of the Golden Dome air and missile defense infrastructure in the upcoming fiscal year

The market is now destabilized, the official noted

According to the US leader, Friedrich Merz should also spend more time on «fixing his broken country, especially immigration and energy»

Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Zhang Xiaogang clarified that China had friendly military ties with Iraq

European Commission Spokeswoman Anitta Hipper reiterated EU's longstanding position that the US was a vital partner in contributing to Europe's security and defense

The German Chancellor pointed out that transatlantic partnership was especially dear to him personally

During the operation, 800 Russian soldiers advanced through the pipeline over six days, covering nearly 15 kilometers to emerge on the surface behind enemy lines

Robert Fico highlighted that Slovakia was home to memorial sites of mass graves of Red Army soldiers

Today's Chanakya exit polls predict a landslide victory for the BJP in Assam, indicating a second term for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. In Kerala, the projections show a close contest between the incumbent LDF and the UDF, with the BJP expected to secure a few seats. Projections for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are still awaited.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame is expected in Botswana from May 6 to 7 at the invitation of the country's President Duma Gideon Boko.

[New Times] At the heart of Rugeshi Hill Where Humanity Was Buried is not only a story of survival, but a careful reconstruction of how violence was normalised long before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[New Times] SMEs will get a grace period of up to 24 months while they stabilise and expand.

Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson says price developments are moving in the right direction. No further emergency measures against inflation are currently planned, but the conditions underlying wage agreements are under pressure.

Réunis dans la capitale camerounaise du 23 au 25 avril 2026, une quarantaine d'experts des six pays de la CEMAC ont planché sur un sujet ô combien stratégique : comment compter les gens sans se planter. Mission : valider un guide pratique des recensements de la population et de l'habitat. Car oui, encore faut-il s'accorder sur la manière de compter avant de savoir si vous êtes 10 ou 15 millions dans votre pays. L'objectif affiché – et il est sérieux – est de poser un référentiel commun (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Dans l'imaginaire collectif, intégrer un institut de formation professionnelle devrait être le point de départ d'un engagement, presque d'une vocation. Pourtant, dans les couloirs et amphithéâtres de plusieurs établissements, une petite phrase, répétée sans détour, vient fissurer cette image : « Vous savez qui m'a envoyé ici ? Je suis venu pour mon poste budgétaire. » Derrière cette affirmation, en apparence anodine, se cache une réalité plus profonde et préoccupante : celle d'un système (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

C'est le thème de la formation animée par la Présidente de l'ONG Women Go for Peace, Madame Hermina Akazong Sabikanda, le samedi 18 avril dernier, à l'endroit des jeunes porteurs de projets, ONG et étudiants, sur invitation de l'entreprise Ecogestion. C'est le siège du Centre Gabonais de l'innovation qui a servi de cadre à cette activité dont l'intérêt principal était la compréhension de l'intégration systématique de l'approche genre et la prévention des violences basées sur le genre (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee dismissed exit poll predictions, asserting the Trinamool Congress will secure a decisive victory. While most surveys indicated a close contest with a slight edge for the BJP, one poll projected a strong win for the TMC. Both parties expressed confidence in their respective wins.

Today's Chanakya exit polls predict a landslide victory for the BJP in Assam, indicating a second term for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. In Kerala, the projections show a close contest between the incumbent LDF and the UDF, with the BJP expected to secure a few seats. Projections for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are still awaited.

The Prime Minister was heckled as he sped past crowds chanting 'Keir Starmer - Jew harmer' and 'traitor' in north London on Thursday.

The Culture Club icon, 64, who has spoken in the past of his ties to Judaism, took to X to share a video from the scene, while revealing: 'You could feel panic in the air'.

Natalie Mahalla, 31, from Hendon, north London, was pushing her one-year-old son in a pram when two Israeli men shouted from their car to warn her the attacker was running towards her.

The graduates, including Yars land-based mobile missile system driver-mechanics, were assigned to missile formations and military units according to their specialties

The European Parliament claims the goal is «to protect Ukraine’s civilian population»

Among the indicators of such a development, Dmitry Polyansky cited the «creeping 'nuclear consolidation' of Europe,» which he said is reflected in France and the United Kingdom extending their nuclear «umbrellas» to other EU countries

Dmitry Polyansky noted that Paris and Warsaw are preparing joint bilateral military exercises involving the procedure of carrying out nuclear strikes

The presence of local political figures at such events also raises serious concerns, the embassy noted

A 48-year-old man, believed to be Singaporean, was found dead in his Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong apartment on Thursday (April 30). The police said they were called to the scene shortly before noon and entered the unit to investigate, reported Hong Kong newspaper The Standard. The deceased reportedly held a Hong Kong identity card and had a history of health issues. A source said that the man had a prolonged absence from work and was found by his colleagues, who were concerned and went to his residence to check on him.They alerted the authorities after making the discovery.The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his cause of death will be determined after an autopsy. [[nid:734623]]esther.lam@asiaone.com 

The sweet portrait, taken in Cornwall earlier this month during Easter break, commemorates a decade and a half of marriage for William and Kate.