KYIV – Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Bucha near Kyiv from the Russian army, according to its mayor. Anatolii Fedoruk announced in a video message that Ukrainian soldiers’ battle to save Bucha ended in victory. “Today, our armed forces achieved a great victory in the Kyiv region. And we will expect a great victory […...
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives again voted to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level on April 1, with a slim bipartisan majority voting in favor. In all, three Republicans joined the chamber’s Democrats in supporting the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, which cleared the House 220-204. The...
GENEVA (AA) – Five weeks after the Russian military operation in Ukraine began, the number of civilian deaths as counted by UN officials till Friday stood at 1,276, with 1,981 wounded, although the toll is much higher as the number of people fleeing climbed to 4,102,876. UN agencies said feeding residents in besieged areas is […]
NEW DELHI – India will continue to buy cheap oil from Russia at discounted prices, the country’s finance minister has said. “India’s overall interest is what is kept in mind,” Nirmala Sitharaman said during a business event. She was responding to a question about the reports that Russia is offering deep discounts on oil...
ANKARA – Kazakhstan will not act as a tool to circumvent US and EU sanctions against Russia, a top Kazakh official has said. “We will abide by the sanctions. Although we are part of the Eurasian Economic Union which includes Russia, Belarus and other countries, we are also part of the international community,” First Deputy [&...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted three resolutions in favor of Palestine. One of these has condemned the actions of Jewish settlers in occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Thirty-five resolutions were accepted on the final day of the Council’s 49th session from February...
IDLIB, Syria – Syrian refugees displaced by Bashar al Assad’s attacks taking shelter in camps in the Idlib province will once again be observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan away from their homes. Syrian refugees are entering the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with financial difficulties as a result of their displacement from home [&...
PARIS (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged France to continue diplomatic efforts with Russia to enforce its planned humanitarian corridors after Moscow’s evacuation plan failed to let civilians out of the besieged city of Mariupol. “The initiative of France on humanitarian corridors from Mariupol must be implemented,”...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent on Friday his “warmest wishes” to the world’s more than two billion Muslims as they prepare to mark Ramadan. The UN chief said Ramadan is a time of “compassion and empathy, a time for reflection and learning,” and added he will resume a tradition h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden marked the beginning of Ramadan on Friday in a statement in which he said “this sacred month is a time for reflection and spiritual growth.” “(First lady) Jill and I extend our best wishes to Muslim communities here in the United States and around the world on the […]
