Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his longest address to the Valdai Discussion Club in the forum's history on Thursday, presenting a framework for multipolar global governance. Putin spoke for four hours about establishing international balance through cooperation rather than Western dominance, and he positioned Russia as central to Eurasian development independent of Atlantic influence. The president argued that United Nations institutions retain value but require liberation from nations that transformed multilateral bodies into control mechanisms.
Putin addressed Middle East conflicts by endorsing any peace initiative that creates separate Israeli and Palestinian states based on the 1948 United Nations partition principles...
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he reached a conclusion about providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, but he declined to disclose his decision. Trump said he would need to determine missile deployment locations, and he emphasized his intention to prevent military escalation. Vice President J.D. Vance stated last month that the administration was evaluating whether to send the weapons to Kyiv.
The Tomahawk system costs approximately $1.3 million per unit, and the missiles can travel 2,500 kilometers to strike targets near Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that American military personnel would need to operate the advanced technology because Ukrainian forces lack the...
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche called on Monday for the nation to mobilize resources to lead European drone manufacturing amid what Chancellor Friedrich Merz termed a structural economic crisis. The International Monetary Fund projects zero growth for Germany after the country entered recession last year. Reiche told dpa that Berlin must establish air sovereignty and protect vital infrastructure while supporting Ukraine through expanded drone production capabilities. She said recent drone incidents across Europe demonstrated an urgent need for German technological advancement.
Moscow rejected accusations of involvement in European drone sightings, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against German militarization. Berlin...
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch condemned pro-Palestinian demonstrations as gatherings that incite violence against Jewish communities after two worshipers died in a Manchester synagogue attack. She told the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday that British authorities allowed extremism to spread without intervention for years. Badenoch said protest slogans target Jewish people with threats, and she called the Manchester incident an assault on British values of freedom and compassion.
Police arrested nearly 500 demonstrators at a London rally on Sunday despite requests from Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cancel the event following the synagogue violence. The Conservative Party polls at 16 percent approval according to YouGov...
President Donald Trump criticized Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Monday after Israeli forces detained her with more than 400 people attempting to deliver aid to Gaza by sea on Friday. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office that Thunberg requires medical attention for anger management issues. Israeli authorities deported more than 130 activists to Turkey over the weekend, while Thunberg traveled to Greece and Slovakia on Monday.
Activists claimed Israeli officials tortured detainees in custody, but authorities denied the allegations. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir defended detention conditions as appropriate. Trump and Thunberg have exchanged criticism since 2019, when he questioned her temperament after Time magazine...
A magistrate's court in Essau fined seven men D20,000 each on charges of illegal logging after North Bank Region forestry officials prosecuted them for cutting trees without permits. Mass Sowe, Baye Jobe, Almamo Manneh, Tijan Darboe, Demba Bah, Alieu Jallow, and Tiab Jobe pleaded guilty to violations under Section 87 of the Forest Act. Three defendants paid immediately, while four received bail from Essau Police Station with payments due on Monday.
Regional Forestry Officer Pierre R. Colley said his office maintains strict enforcement against unauthorized timber harvesting. The court sentenced each defendant to one year in prison if they fail to pay the penalties under Class III provisions. Colley called for cooperation between forest...
Women farmers in Toroba thanked ActionAid International, The Gambia, on Saturday for creating a five-hectare vegetable garden through the European Union-funded SAPOF project. Village Development Committee Chairman Ismaila Bah said more than 100 women now cultivate the land after the community allocated the space for female agricultural production. The women described the initiative as transformative for household nutrition, and they praised training in Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture methods that reduce costs through organic fertilizer use.
ActionAid provided 15,000 liters of water with storage tanks to address irrigation difficulties in Lower Badibou District. Farmers Jaila Bah, Mariatou Jallow, Fatou Sabally, and Hawa Ndow...
Flex Fuzion Dance Academy Gambia concluded its Dance for Nature Festival on Friday in Banjul after connecting cultural expression with environmental advocacy through youth engagement. CEO Ndey Fatou Jabang said the academy uses Banjul's annual January festival platform to raise climate awareness among communities across the nation. Bloomberg Philanthropies funded the project to build capacity among 45 participants who transformed climate action through dance and storytelling.
Deputy Mayor Aziz Dabakh Gaye said the festival demonstrated resilience beyond artistic performance by bringing environmental issues into community consciousness through rhythm and creativity. Project Coordinator Latir Kah noted that many cultural organizations...
Humanity First Gambia distributed relief supplies valued at more than D300,000 to 465 disaster victims in Basse on Friday. Each beneficiary received rice, onions, cooking oil, and D500 in cash assistance. Vice Chairman Yankuba Sinayoko said the organization has served vulnerable populations since 1995 without regard to faith or social standing.
Deputy Governor Muhammad Lamin Jaiteh praised the humanitarian group for easing burdens on affected families in the Upper River Region. Abdullah Baldeh lost his home, food storage, and farmland to fire, and he thanked the organization for responding quickly to victims' needs. Humanity First constructed Masroor Senior Secondary School in 2005, and the group provides medical services through...
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