Hearings to confirm the first black woman justice to the highest US court began in Washington on Monday. Ketanji Brown Jackson faces days of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the panel that will advance or sink her nomination. If successful, Ms Jackson, 51, will be considered by the full Senate for a bid to… Continue reading Ketanji Brown Jackson: Hearings Begin for US Supreme Court First Black Woman Nominee_Ada Nkong

Ukraine has praised the courage of three European leaders who made a long, hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Kyiv in a show of support as the city came under further Russian attack. The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic arrived on Tuesday evening as the Ukrainian capital went under 35-hour… Continue reading Ukraine Crisis:Three Prime Ministers Risk Train Rides to Meet Zelenskyy_Ada Nkong

Boris Johnson with Ukrainian Ambassador at 10 Downing Street World leaders must mount a renewed effort to ensure Russia's "horrific" invasion of Ukraine fails, Boris Johnson has said. Writing in the New York Times, the prime minister said "it is not future historians but the people of Ukraine who will be our judge". Mr Johnson… Continue reading Ukraine Conflict: Boris Johnson Urges Renewed World Push to Halt Russia’s Invasion_Ada Nkong

Russia’s troops will “go silent” in two key cities from 9am today to allow civilians to evacuate. The ceasefire in Mariupol will last until 2pm and an evacuation along a humanitarian corridor will begin at 9am, a top official in city official has confirmed. Pavlo Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk military-civil administration that includes Mariupol,… Continue reading Ukraine Conflict: Russia Announces Temporary Ceasefire in Two States to Allow Civilians Evacuate_Ada Nkong

Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine's second largest city in what officials said was a deadly and "cruel" attack. An opera house, concert hall and government offices were hit in Freedom Square, in the centre of the north-eastern city Kharkiv. At least 10 people were killed and 35 more were… Continue reading Ukraine Conflict: Russia Bombs Kharkiv’s Freedom Square and Opera House_Ada Nkong

Nigeria's government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countries, have been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. Isaac, a Nigerian man trying to get into Poland, said border staff told him they were "not tending to Africans". "We've been chased back, we've been hit with police armed with sticks," he told… Continue reading Ukraine Conflict: Nigeria Condemns Treatment of Africans

Ukrainian forces say they have repelled an attack on the country's second city Kharkiv after fierce clashes with Russian forces. Regional governor Oleh Synehubov said the city was now rid of Russian troops - after street-to-street fighting. Thousands spent the night in basements and shelters, with intense shelling described by one resident as "something like… Continue reading Ukraine Invasion: Kharkiv Fighting ‘Like Star Wars Above Your Head’_Ada Nkong

A son wept over the body of his father in the middle of the wreckage of a missile attack in a residential district in the eastern Ukrainian town of Chuguiv in the Kharkiv region as the country woke up on Thursday to an invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I told him to leave,”… Continue reading Aftermath of Russia’s Attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv_Ada Nkong

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia could start "a major war in Europe" any day now, and called on Russians to oppose it. In a late-night address, he said he had unsuccessfully sought talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I initiated a telephone call with the president of the Russian federation. Result: silence,"… Continue reading Ukraine Conflict: We Will Defend Ourselves -Zelenskyy _Ada Nkong