GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Qassam Bridges, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, has released a short video of an Israeli in its captivity. Hisham al-Sayed appeared in the video clip laying on a bed with an oxygen mask on his face and his Israeli ID card beside him. This is the […]
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (AA) – Reaffirming their unified stance in support of Ukraine, the Group of Seven economic powers have vowed to impose “severe and immediate economic costs” on Russia for its war on Ukraine. Leaders of the seven countries wrapped up their summit in Germany hours after a Russian missile strike on a shopping […]...
MADRID (AA) – NATO would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. Stoltenberg’s remarks came at the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change and Security. Noting that NATO has the responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he said that for this ...
ANKARA (AA) – The US Treasury Department has announced that it has prohibited Russian gold imports and imposed sanctions on 70 Russian entities and 29 individuals. The move applies to gold of Russian origin but does not include gold located outside of Russia. Gold is Moscow’s biggest non-energy export and Russia is fourth in the [&...
ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish soldier was killed in northern Iraq where the Turkish army launched Operation Claw-Lock to rid the area of terror elements, the National Defense Ministry has said. Abdullah Bayram was killed after PKK fighters opened fire in the operation zone, according to the ministry. The ministry expressed condolences to Bayra...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has described as “horrifying and heartbreaking” the deaths that occurred on Tuesday of 50 migrants whose bodies were found inside a tractor-trailer in the state of Texas. “Our prayers are with those who lost their lives, their loved ones, as well as those still fighting for their lives. [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – The UK and World Health Organization have launched a new health and climate change platform to help countries realize pledges made at last year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate Change and Health (ATACH) held its first meeting on June 27 in its quest to achieve [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will provide nearly $55 million in aid to those impacted by an earthquake last week that struck eastern Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. The humanitarian assistance will go through the US Agency for International Development, the top diplomat said in a statement and added that the new ...
ISTANBUL (AA): An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 10 convicts from the Muslim Brotherhood group to death Tuesday for carrying out attacks against police and facilities in the case known as the Helwan Brigades. The court was headed by Mohammed Shireen Fahmy and included a sentence in absentia for Yahya Moussa, a leader in the Muslim […...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday thanked Türkiye’s president for Turkish intelligence’s efforts to thwart attacks on Israelis in Türkiye. “I especially thank President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and his people for their cooperation in thwarting attacks on Israelis in Turkey,” Naftali Bennett wrote on Twitter. Benn...
