German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Berlin on Friday, where Scholz promised further aid packages before the cold Ukrainian winter sets in.

During the tour that included visiting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Zelenskyy reportedly presented his peace plan, which pledges an end to the war in 2025.

Scholz promised new air defence systems and other weapons, along with a fresh military aid package, in collaboration with other NATO partners, worth €1.4 billion. €170 million has also been earmarked for Ukraine’s energy system, according to Scholz.

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Zelenskyy was originally set to meet with US President Biden along with other key NATO members at a meeting on the Ramstein airbase scheduled for Saturday. However, the meeting was postponed after Biden stayed in the US as parts of the East coast were battered by hurricane Milton.

With no rescheduled date on the table for the meeting, experts suggest that Ukraine could be nervous ahead of the US election, less than a month away, as a visit from Biden may not carry as much weight when his presidency is coming to an end.

The polls are currently on knife edge between Trump and Harris and if Trump manages to win, experts are predicting that support for Ukraine will dry up from the US side.

The question remaining is how quickly Ukraine could be become a NATO member and if it would be the whole of Ukraine, or simply the territories not occupied by Russian forces. It is clear a lot will depend on the outcome of the US election next month.

While excavating the tomb of Jifai-Hapi, who governed the Asyut region during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, archaeologists discovered the tomb of the ancient governor’s daughter, “Edi.” The find was announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in an in an Oct. 2, 2024, Facebook post. 

Jifai-Hapi (also spelled Djefaihapi), was governor during the reign of King Senusret I. His burial chamber was the largest cemetery belonging to a non-royal of the time, signaling that he was an important ruler in Ancient Egypt, the statement said.

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The daughter’s burial chamber was discovered by archaeologists about 50 feet down and consisted of two coffins, one placed inside another of slightly bigger size, according to the statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The excavation was conducted by the University of Sohag in Egypt and the Free University of Berlin.

The larger of the two coffins was 2.62 meters (around 8.5 feet) while the smaller measured out to be 2.30 meters (around 7.5 feet.) The coffins were each “intricately painted,” according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. 

The excavation was a joint effort between the University of Sohag in Egypt and the Free University of Berlin. (Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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“This new discovery in Asyut will add more to what we know about the Middle Kingdom, which is all too often overshadowed by the earlier Old Kingdom ‘Pyramid Age’ and the later New Kingdom, with its big name pharaohs such as Tutankhamun and [Ramesses II],” Joann Fletcher, a professor with the Department of Archaeology at the U.K.’s University of York, who was not involved in the research, told Newsweek.

“And yet the Middle Kingdom was actually a time of great artistic and cultural splendor, as indeed is reflected in the quality of the paintwork on the newly discovered outer coffin visible in the excavation photographs,” Fletcher told the outlet.  

Also found in the burial chamber was a small coffin lid, anopic jars as well as wooden structures, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in the statement.

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During ancient times, thieves entered the chamber, according to the source, but there were still remains of the skeleton for experts to study. 

Early studies have revealed that the governor’s daughter died before she was 40 years old and suffered from a congenital foot defect, according to the statement. 

More excavations will be conducted and further research will be done to learn more about the ancient governor and his daughter. (iStock)

There is still much to be learned about the ancient governor and his daughter.

Further research to learn more about their lives is ongoing, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in the statement.