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United States House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion, the Associated Press reports. With an overwhelming vote, the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in …

United States Department of State, private sector, and civil society leaders today highlighted the potential of high-integrity carbon markets to generate finance needed for developing countries to address the climate crisis by combating deforestation and accelerating their transition from fossil-generated to clean electricity. The event featured recent progress on two U.S.-supported international carbon markets initiatives: the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating …

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) between April 24 and 26, 2024. According to a statement by State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller and made available to Alltimepost.com, the Secretary will meet with senior PRC officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, …

By Igbotako Nowinta Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria – Prof. Cyrille Ngamen Kouassi, has advised African scholars in the Arts and Humanities not to panic or be overwhelmed by the apparent successes of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Rather, Prof. Kouassi, who is the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State advised that African scholars should and must remain …

•Experts recommend way forward There are indications that prices of goods and services may not come down soon despite the speedy appreciation of Naira against major foreign currencies in recent weeks. On Thursday, US Dollars traded for N1,060, about N840 gain against N1,900 to US Dollar peak in February this year. But Vanguard findings show that prices of goods in the market …

Deserted streets, shuttered shops and silent restaurants. Damaged buildings and craters from missile strikes pockmarking the asphalt. Arrows on house facades signposting the nearest bomb shelters and stock of emergency supplies. The once-tranquil city of Belgorod, some 25 miles north of Russia’s border with Ukraine, has been transformed into a kind of ghost town, its eerie silence interrupted by the …

The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee to Investigate the Turnaround Maintenance of Nigeria’s Refineries has said that the upgrade and full rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery is at 90 per cent completion and expected to commence operation before the end of the year. Chairman of the committee, Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah (representing Anambra South Senatorial District) disclosed this in Port Harcourt …

All US soldiers are set to leave Niger, ending their role in the fight against Islamist insurgents. Military leaders in the West African nation have sought closer ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup last year. On Friday the US also announced that it had agreed to close down its drone base near Agadez, in the Sahara desert. …

•For invading the community, indicting them for killing 17 soldiers without police investigation, maiming, brutalizing, harassing, cordoning off community, demolishing homes, properties, and causing them to flee into forest Residents of Okuama-Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, have instituted a N200 billion suit against the Nigerian Army at the Federal High Court, Warri, for cordoning off their community, …

NEW YORK — He seems “selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public “leaves something to be desired,” said another. His “negative rhetoric and bias,” said another man, is what is “most harmful.” Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential …