Modern networks bear little resemblance to the environments that traditional security architectures were designed to protect. Workloads span multiple cloud providers and on-premises data centers simultaneously. Users access applications from locations that no corporate perimeter can encompass. Devices range from fully managed endpoints to personal mobile devices operating on uncontrolled networks. In this environment, security models built around network location and static perimeters do not just underperform they create structural vulnerabilities that adversaries have learned to exploit systematically. Zero trust network access addresses this reality at the architectural level. Understanding how does ZTNA work securely in modern network environments requires…
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The Speaker of Senegal’s parliament El Malick Ndiaye has resigned from his post days after the country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked his mentor-turned-deputy, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved the government. Some now speculate there are plans to offer the vacant speaker post to Sonko by loyalists in defiance of the president. Senegal’s current crisis follows months of tension between Sonko and Faye. In a statement announcing his decision to resign as speaker on Sunday, Ndiaye said it came after “deep reflection” on “the sense of statehood”. “In public responsibilities as well as in the trials of national life,…
At least three people died after a vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in Uganda, officials said. Police said four other people were injured in the incident in Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest of the country on Sunday evening. The vehicle was carrying seven officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), it added. Car accidents are common in Uganda and incidents involving wildlife and humans are also on the rise, as expanding communities encroach on protected wildlife areas. The car had been travelling from Arua city back to the capital, Kampala, when the collision took…
Police in Embakasi launched investigations after the decomposing torso of a woman was discovered dumped in a polythene bag along North Airport Road near the airport fence. According to police the body was found a few metres off the road opposite a Rubis petrol station within the Embakasi area on Friday evening. Officers from the National Police Service visited the scene and confirmed that the remains were those of a female in an advanced state of decomposition. Police said the torso had been packed inside a Nigerian polythene bag, with preliminary observations suggesting the location may have been a secondary…
Turkish riot police forced their way into the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court dismissed its leadership. Clouds of tear gas billowed outside the Republican People’s Party (CHP) building in Ankara, where party members had blocked the entrances with a makeshift barricade. Footage from the scene showed those inside shouting and throwing objects towards the entrance, and police being sprayed with hoses. Party leader Özgür Özel had vowed to defy an appeal court decision on Thursday which declared his election null and void, in a move further cementing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s grip…
The National Police Service reshuffled senior officers attached to the Presidential Escort Unit following the security breach that disrupted President William Ruto ’s public event in Kilifi County on Saturday. In the changes announced by Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service Eliud Lagat, senior officer William Sawe was moved from the Recce Company to take over as Commandant of the Presidential Escort Unit (PEU), replacing Noah Kirwa Maiyo. Maiyo has been recalled to Kenya Police Headquarters and deployed to the Vigilance Unit in the latest shake-up touching key officers in the presidential security team. The changes come hours…
The Premier League Is Special The Premier League is one league like no other. The games are really exciting. They are full of action from start to finish. Every weekend, millions of fans watch Manchester City and other clubs compete. They also watch Arsenal and Liverpool play. They watch Chelsea play, too. Every season of the games is exciting. You never know what will happen. In most countries, the cost of watching the Premier League officially is high. There is a significant number of fans out there that simply can’t afford it and feel left out. Jalalive is the Premier…
At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan. The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning. Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine were derailed while two were overturned. The shuttle service had primarily been transporting service personnel and their families who had been returning home for Eid. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a suicide bombing.…
Both red light therapy wands and LED face masks deliver photobiomodulation to the skin, and both have genuine clinical backing for anti-aging applications. The difference is not about which technology works better. It is about which format works better for your specific situation. This comparison covers coverage, convenience, cost, and use cases to help you decide. How Each Works Both devices use red and near-infrared wavelengths to stimulate fibroblast activity and increase collagen production through photobiomodulation. A wand applies this light through a handheld applicator that you move across the skin. A mask applies it simultaneously across the full face…
Thai police have arrested six Nigerian men accused of operating a romance scam ring from a luxury condominium on the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi. The operation relied on AI-generated faces and fake video calls to deceive victims The investigation was triggered by an unrelated cocaine trafficking case in April 2026. Thai police arrested a 47-year-old Nigerian national named “Patrick” and three accomplices, seizing assets worth 2.5 million baht. Financial records from the drug investigation then led authorities to foreign nationals living in a luxury condominium in Nonthaburi. The suspects were six Nigerian men aged 23 to 35: Denis (23),…
Former Nairobi Governor and NEDP party leader Mike Mbuvi Sonko has suspended all party meetings until further notice, warning members against attending unauthorized gatherings being convened in his name. In a strongly worded statement issued, Sonko said some party officials and individuals were mobilizing aspirants and members without his approval, prompting him to halt all meetings as the party reorganizes its internal structures. “Any meetings being convened using my name as Party Leader are unauthorized and should not be treated as official party engagements,” Sonko said. He urged party members and aspirants to stay away from any meetings until the…
Eleven Irish citizens who were on board the flotilla bringing aid to Gaza have arrived at Dublin airport after being deported from Israel. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was intercepted on Monday and the activists were detained by Israeli soldiers. The Irish activists were sent to Turkey on Friday, before being flown to Ireland. In total, 14 Irish people were among hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists who were detained in Israel. On Saturday, a crowd of more than 400 supporters met them after their flight from Istanbul landed in Dublin. Among them was Thomas Deasy from Belfast. He told RTÉ News…
India’s viral “cockroach” political parody group says its website has been blocked just days after it launched. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has gained more than 20 million online followers since being set up as a joke after India’s chief justice reportedly compared unemployed young people to the insects. He later clarified he was referring to people with “fake and bogus degrees”, not India’s youth more broadly. Its website can no longer be accessed in the country and also appears to be down elsewhere. The group’s founder Abhijeet Dipke said Indian officials had “taken down our iconic website” and asked…
Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59. The musician, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, created the hit song with his musical partner DJ E-Z Rock, and it is credited with helping to take hip-hop to mainstream success in dance clubs and the pop charts. Base died “surrounded by family after a private battle with cancer” on Friday, just days after his 59th birthday, according to a post on his official Instagram account. “Thank you for the music, the memories, and the moments that…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi as part of a four-day visit to the country. Rubio arrived in the eastern city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) on Saturday morning before travelling to the capital. He is also due to visit Jaipur and Agra. He extended an invitation to visit the White House to Modi during their meeting, US officials said. The Indian premier, meanwhile, said the pair had discussed “issues related to regional and global peace and security”. The visit comes as the two nations seek to reshape their economic…