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Ukraine has introduced a temporary visa-free policy for foreigners wishing to join their forces fighting Russian military intervention. The policy, made official today, doesn’t apply to Russian nationals, who are referred to as “citizens of the aggressor state” in a directive signed by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier in the …

Russian shelling has hit the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukrainian officials reported Tuesday. Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said the administration building in the center of Kharkiv came under Russian shelling Tuesday along with residential buildings. Sinehubov didn’t give any specific numbers of casualties …

The Nigerian ambassador to Romania has told the BBC that so far about 200 Nigerians – many of them students – have arrived in the capital Bucharest from Ukraine. Safiya Nuhu said the group had been “well-received”, and were staying in hotels after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured Ghanaians in Ukraine to find places of shelter as it plans on evacuating them. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it said the country is engaging other authorities to devise a plan to get Ghanaians out of Ukraine. In the …

Ghanaian students in Ukraine are appealing to the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evacuate them from the war-hit nations since they are afraid for their lives. Ghanaians living or schooling in Ukraine are shocked at the seeming silence of the Ghanaian government on their conditions …

Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine were facing a major military assault by Russian forces overnight, in what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described as “a full-scale invasion.” The big picture: Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kuleba tweeted: “Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes. This is a war …

Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world …

A rumor claiming that Queen Elizabeth II had died went viral on social media on Tuesday night, but a parliamentary official said there was no truth to the reports. The monarch is currently recovering from COVID-19. The rumors emerged on Tuesday night when Hollywood Unlocked, a celebrity news outlet with …

A South African fashion model has raised concern about why Africans in the Diaspora fail to share the plight of the countries from which they have sought asylum or have gone to hustle for the cash. Oftentimes, Africa is always painted by the outside world as poor; always sharing photos …

Tesla stock seems to be plummeting after the tech giant was hit with a lawsuit, which details multiple complaints about the company’s mistreatment of Black factory workers. According to Wall Street Journal, the suit, filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Wednesday, includes alleged workplace discrimination happening …