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US President Joe Biden has met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Biden assured him of further support for defending against Russia's war of aggression. Biden asked Congress for $24 billion in new funding for Ukraine. But there is resistance from the ranks of the conservative Republicans, who make up the majority in the House of Representatives. The package of military aid does not include ATACMS missiles, which Zelenski wants. However, the first Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine as early as next week.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Frederick Shava, emphasized the vital role that Zimbabwean students pursuing higher education ab...

Azerbaijan launched a military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday. The region is located on Azerbaijan's territory under international law. It is mostly inhabited by ethnic Armenians and has so far been controlled by the "Republic of Artsakh" An estimated 120,000 people live in the region, an estimated 1200 to 1300 have fled to the base of Russian troops stationed there in order to get to safety. "We have made preparations to accommodate more than 40,000 families," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.

Azerbaijan announced on Tuesday the start of "anti-terror operations" in the region. The United Nations considers Nagorno-Karabakh to be part of Azerbaijani territory. The de facto independent "Republic of Artsakh", on the other hand, is not internationally recognized, not even by Armenia. The agreement was reached under Russian mediation, the "Information Center of the Republic of Karabakh" announced on Facebook. Hostilities are to cease at 13 p.m. local time.

Three patients injured in the Crevedia explosions who were transferred abroad are still intubated and mechanically ventilated, the Ministry…