MOGADISHU, June 9 — Somali international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has broken his silence after being refused entry to the United States, saying the rejection wiped out the biggest ambition of his career and denied Somalia a landmark role at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking to The New York Times, Artan said taking part in football’s premier tournament would have meant more than a personal victory; in his view, it would have been a moment of pride for an entire nation. “I had the right papers and everything required for…

Kyiv’s water and heating systems are back on after a brief shutdown Friday as engineers scrambled to stabilize a power grid battered by weeks of Russian strikes and a plunging cold snap. The city administration said around noon local time that state grid operator Ukrenergo had ordered a full shutdown of Kyiv’s power system, forcing water and district heating to stop and halting electrified public transport. Less than an hour later, Ukrenergo said crews had remedied the immediate issue, caused by damage from earlier attacks,…