Ukraine summit postponed after Biden cancels Germany visit

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1 year ago

October 9, 2024

An upcoming meeting of Kyiv’s allies has been pushed back after US President Joe Biden canceled his trip to Germany.

A summit at the US Ramstein military base in Germany will not take place later this week as scheduled, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The meeting was to be attended by the leaders of Ukraine’s allies and discuss further measures to aid in the country’s defense against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to present his “victory plan” to end the Russian invasion of his country.

The event, originally planned for October 12, has been postponed due to US President Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the US and deal withthe extreme weather situation in Florida.

“Announcements about future Ukraine Defense Contact Group meetings will be forthcoming,” the US military said.

At the last Ramstein meeting in September, Zelenskyy had pressed for more weapons and the necessary clearance to use Western weapons further inside Russian territory.

Biden meeting with Scholz also nixed

Biden was due to travel to both Germany and Angola as some of his final foreign trips as president following his decision not to seek reelection in November.

Also planned for his trip to Germany was a four-way meeting with key European allies German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Scholz’s spokesman said on Wednesday that he regretted the cancellation, but understood the reason for it. Tuesday night, Scholz had said if Germany faced a similar storm he would have also canceled a trip abroad.

The US state of Florida is bracing for its second strong hurricane in as many weeks, as Hurricane Milton bore down on the southern state. Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene cost some 220 lives in the eastern United States. Much of the debris left by Helene had not yet been cleared, leaving it in Milton’s path as millions of people began evacuating.

“It took me getting married and giving birth to realise marriage benefits men more” — Woman shares emotional thoughts

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2 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

A woman has stirred serious conversations online after opening up about how marriage and motherhood changed her perspective on life.

In a heartfelt reflection, she said it was only after getting married and giving birth that she began questioning who marriage truly benefits.

According to her, women often carry the heavier load — emotionally, physically, and mentally.

She explained that marriage can make women feel like tools, responsible for cooking, cleaning, caring for the home, and even contributing financially, while still bearing the full weight of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.

She questioned why something described as a “blessing” should come with so much pain, stress, sleepless nights, and emotional strain for women.

In her words, childbirth comes with intense pain, followed by years of responsibility that largely fall on the woman, while many men continue life almost unchanged.

She admitted she never strongly pushed for marriage herself and only went along with it after family pressure. It was the lived experience — not theory — that opened her eyes.

While she made it clear that she loves her son deeply and finds joy in him, she said motherhood also forced her to confront uncomfortable truths about expectations placed on women.

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Private jet crash lands at Kano airport

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2 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

A jet operated by Flybird Airlines has crash-landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, causing panic among airport users and sending shockwaves through the aviation community.

An eyewitness stated that the aircraft, which arrived from Abuja, was carrying 11 occupants, including three crew members, when the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

According to the accounts, the jet experienced difficulties on landing and crash-landed on the runway, leading to tense moments as passengers were quickly evacuated from the aircraft.

All occupants were safely evacuated, with no immediate reports of injuries or casualties.

Airport authorities were said to have promptly secured the scene, while emergency response teams were deployed to prevent further danger and ensure the safety of passengers and airport personnel.

Operations around the affected area were temporarily restricted as officials began preliminary assessments.

As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the crash-landing had not been officially determined, while aviation authorities were expected to commence a full investigation into the incident.

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