DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Thousands of Rohingya at refugee camps in Bangladesh’s southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar held large rallies on Sunday, calling on the international community to make arrangements for their safe return to Myanmar, along with being granted citizenship rights. Ignoring the rain, Rohingya refugees gathered in the ...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish forces “neutralized” four YPG/PKK fighters in northern Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The fighters were plotting an attack in the area of Operation Peace Spring, the ministry said in a statement. Turkish authorities use the term “neutralized” to imply the terrorists in question su...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian worker was shot dead by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the worker was shot while trying to cross through an Israeli separation barrier to reach his workplace inside Israel. The victim’s body is still withheld […]...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s crude oil production has dropped to less than 200,000 barrels per day amid a continued shutdown of ports and facilities, the country’s oil ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Oil and Gas said the closure has affected almost all Libya’s oil fields and ports. “There are […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – A UN peacekeeper was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Sunday. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was conducting a mine search and detection operation in the Kidal region, the mission said in a statement. He was seriousl...
ATHENS (AA) – Four irregular migrants went missing while 108 were rescued after a sailing boat drifted away off the Greek coast in the Aegean Sea on Sunday. Early morning, the boat was sailing southwest of Delos Island in the Aegean Sea when it began taking water in and drifted away due to strong winds. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli president has thanked his Turkish counterpart for Ankara’s efforts in combating terrorism in a phone call. Details of the conversation were released by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog discussed Türkiye-Israel relations and...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro has been elected Colombia’s president in a historic victory for the left in Latin America. With almost 99% of the vote counted, Petro won 50% compared with 47% for his opponent, Rodolfo Hernandez, according to figures published by Colombia´s electoral authority. Petro, a 62-ye...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has said she appreciated Turkiye’s support for Kosovo’s membership in NATO and other international institutions. “We need such support from Türkiye for Kosovo’s candidacy to the Council of Europe,” the president said after a meeting with Turkish Foreign M...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will pay a visit to Türkiye on Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. Bilateral relations and regional issues will be discussed during the visit, the ministry said in a statement. Earlier on Sunday in a phone call, Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanked his Turkish ...
