Author: Prima News

Dutch police on Saturday said ​they were investigating reports ‌of an explosion overnight at the Israel Centre ​in the central ​Dutch town of Nijkerk. There were ⁠no reports of ​injuries and the damage ​at the site, run by the Christians for Israel charity, ​was minimal, a ​police statement posted on social ‌media ⁠said. It was not clear if the incident was related to a ​series of ​attacks ⁠against Jewish sites in Europe ​since the war in ​Iran. Police ⁠said there had been no arrests and ⁠appealed ​for witnesses ​to come forward.

 Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its ​communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the U.S. in decades. More ‌than 2,000 prisoners are slated to be released as part of Cuba’s state-run media on Thursday called a “sovereign and humanitarian” gesture, the largest such amnesty in 10 years. The U.S. said it was closely monitoring whether those it deems to be political prisoners would be among the liberated “It is unclear how many, if any, political ​prisoners will be released,” the spokesperson said. “We continue to…

 Iraq ​closed the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the ​Iranian side killed ​an Iraqi citizen, security ⁠sources said on ​Saturday. The sources said at ​least five Iraqis were seriously wounded in the strikes, ​which hit a ​passenger reception area on the ‌Iranian ⁠side. Iraqi police recovered the body of a man, while the ​wounded ​were ⁠taken to hospital, most in critical ​condition. Iraq’s border authorities ​ordered ⁠the crossing closed to trade and travellers, ⁠the ​authorities said ​in a statement.

China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services ​that could mislead children or fuel addiction. The Cyberspace Administration of ‌China’s proposed rules would require prominent “digital human” labels on all virtual human content and prohibit digital humans from providing “virtual intimate relationships” to those under 18, according to rules published ​for public comment until May 6. The draft regulations would also ban the ​use of other people’s personal information to create digital humans without ⁠consent, or using virtual humans to bypass identity verification systems, reflecting Beijing’s…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called ​on lawmakers to pass key legislation next week to avert a funding crisis, help Ukraine fight ‌the war against Russia, and enact key reforms required for European Union accession. Due to lagging reforms and slow legislative progress in late 2025 and early 2026, Ukraine missed deadlines to unlock billions from its key lenders, economists said. With the need for external financing standing at $52 ​billion this year – equivalent to around a quarter of annual economic output – the budget situation is ​desperate. “I have a list of key draft laws that are critical for securing…

Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn’t visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a “marathon” of free cataract surgeries conducted by doctors in South Africa at two hospitals over two weekends last month. “Wow!” a delighted Khoza whispered as a nurse peeled back a bandage a day after her operation, and the world came back into view. “Can you see me?” the nurse asked. “Very well,” Khoza replied, a big grin on her face. Patients in South Africa’s public…

Sudan ’s paramilitary forces killed at least 10 people on Thursday in a drone attack that hit a hospital in the south-central part of the country, said a medical group. Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, said the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, launched two drone strikes on al-Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward. The strikes, the latest in an intensifying drone warfare between the army and the RSF, killed 10 people, including seven medical staffers, and injured at least 19 people. Those injured were transferred to a hospital in…

Valarie Wairimu has no time to rest during break time at Kenya’s Greenland Girls School. The teenager grabs a snack and goes straight to what makes this school unique: its nursery. The 19-year-old is met by a team of nannies who have been watching her baby, Kayden, before she feeds him between classes. The school is the only educational institute in Kenya dedicated to teenage mothers and cares for many of their children. For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma and, experts say, a…

Africa’s fintech giants are already regional, but regulation isn’t When Nigerian fintech companies expand across Africa, the technology often travels easily. Payments APIs integrate quickly, merchants understand the products, customers adopt digital wallets and online checkout tools without much friction. Regulation, however, does not travel as easily. A fintech that is licensed in Nigeria must often repeat the entire licensing process when entering another African market, navigating new capital requirements, compliance rules, reporting standards, and supervisory expectations. The result is a fragmented regulatory landscape that many fintech founders say slows expansion across the continent. This challenge sits at the centre…

Chukwuma Nwokocha-led Stanbic IBTC Bank Top Executives risk jail over alleged court order breach.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos seeking the committal of Stanbic IBTC Bank, several of its top executives, and its legal counsel, Justus C. Iheanacho, to prison over alleged disobedience of court orders.   Among those listed as alleged contemnors are senior executives including Yinka Sanni, Wole Adeniyi, Olubunmi Dayo-Olagunju, Olufunke Amobi, and several others described as key decision-makers within the bank.   Through its counsel, Babatunde Adekunle Ogunba (SAN), GTBank is asking the…