US vice president says Warsaw visit is a sign of US commitment to NATO

US Vice President Kamala Harris said she traveled to Poland, one of NATO’s easternmost allies, to show the United States’ commitment to the region’s security. “What is at stake, this very moment, are some of the guiding principles around the NATO alliance. And in particular, the issue of the importance of defending sovereignty and territorial…

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Breaking News: Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russian propagandists “will be held responsible for complicity with war crimes”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Russian propagandists they “will be held responsible for complicity with war crimes” in a video message Thursday. “Russian citizens will hate you for consistently lying to them for many years. When they will feel the consequences of your lies, feel with their wallets, their dwindling opportunities, with the stolen…

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Estonia bans tourist visas for Russian citizens for duration of Ukrainian invasion

Estonia will not be issuing tourist visas for Russian citizens looking to enter the country for the duration of the Ukrainian invasion, the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets said Thursday in Tallinn. “Estonia is no longer issuing new C and D category (tourist) visas to Russian citizens. The ban will last for as…

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Ukrainian foreign minister considers options for country’s future security

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the government in Kyiv was open to creative thinking about the future security status of the country. Speaking after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Turkey on Thursday, Kuleba said: “It’s written in our constitution to eventually join NATO as a full member and enjoy security guarantees….

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Russia bans technology and equipment from being taken out of the country until 2023

Following economic sanctions by the West, the Russian government has set a list of goods and equipment previously imported into Russia from abroad that are prohibited from being transferred out of the country until the end of the year, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced on Thursday. According to the official statement…

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US vice president pledges support to Ukrainian refugees in meeting

US Vice President Kamala Harris visited with a group of Ukrainian refugees during her trip to Warsaw, Poland, for a discussion about their experiences, saying Thursday that their conversation would help inform how the US can best support those leaving Ukraine. “The conversation we will have this afternoon will help inform me, the President of…

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Breaking News: House-passed ban on Russian energy imports faces stiff odds of passing Senate

Democratic and Republican aides are skeptical the Senate can quickly move this week on the House-passed bill that banned oil, gas and coal imports from Russia. They say the bill will likely need to undergo some changes before it can pass the Senate and the bill is on the backburner to the must-pass government funding…

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Immigration lifts 120 women with breast cancer screening programme

Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Wife’s of Nigeria Immigration Officers celebrating International Women’s Day by providing succour to members and general public. One hundred and twenty women including have benefitted from the free Breast Cancer screening programme organised by the Immigration Officers’ Wives Association (IMMOWA).This is just as cash donations have been handed out…

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Agile practitioners convene global experts, champion operational efficiency

Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Agile Practitioners of Nigeria and the Agile Advisor Africa, organisers of the Annual Agile Nigeria Conference (ANC), recently convened an impressive list of home and foreign subject matter experts for the 5th edition of the conference.  Themed “Continuous Improvement Strategies”, the 2-day hybrid event, which was held between March…

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