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The Russian Armed Forces temporarily halted their ground attacks in eastern Ukraine overnight, the general staff of Ukraine’s military said on Friday.
The Russian Armed Forces temporarily halted their ground attacks in eastern Ukraine overnight, the general staff of Ukraine’s military said on Friday.
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U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, were set to visit Kyiv on Sunday to discuss Ukraine’s call for more powerful weapons, two months after Russia’s invasion began.
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The largest commercial drone maker in the world, China’s DJI, has suspended its business in Russia and Ukraine.
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against 21 persons, who allegedly participated in COVID-19 medical fraud schemes that earned them almost 150 million dollars.
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French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, securing a second term and heading off what would have been a political earthquake.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have called on Member States to ensure the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities across all sectors and to create an enabling environment for them.
Read more: ECOWAS Commission tasks Member States on inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has commended the efforts of Eastern African leaders to promote peace, stability, and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the greater East African region.
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UN has warned that the number of people pushed into hunger because of drought in the Horn of Africa could rise from 14 million to 20 million by 2022 as delayed rains worsen extreme drought.
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