KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Ukrainian journalist, who was allegedly “captured” last week by Russian security forces in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, has been released on Tuesday, according to local media. “Our journalist Victoria Roshchyna was released from Russian captivity. Now she is on her way to her hometown, Zaporizhzhia...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has reiterated its opposition to energy sanctions on Russia, warning that it could have negative consequences for European economies. Speaking at a joint news conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said European countries should carefully asses the sugg...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s parliament will convene on Friday to take up a no-confidence motion filed by the opposition alliance against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party is struggling to maintain a narrow majority as his allies appear to be uneasy over continuing their support to ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia’s use of a hypersonic missile to strike a target deep in war-torn Ukraine may be indicative of inventory shortages, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Moscow’s use of the weapon to strike a storage facility last weekend “could very well be tied to inventory probl...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Thousands of residents of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol were evacuated Tuesday amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the country’s deputy prime minister. Commenting on the process, Iryna Vereshchuk said more than 7,000 people were evacuated and Ukrainian officials were working to establish humanitarian corri...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine’s president said early Wednesday that negotiations with Russia on ending the war were difficult but are slowing moving forward. In a video address on his Telegram account, Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the latest developments regarding the war, negotiations and evacuations. “Ukrainian representatives are working on the...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya has reopened airspace to domestic flights between the country’s east and west after a 3-week suspension due to political differences. In a statement, the Mitiga airport said flights were resumed to the airports of Tobruk, Labraq and Baninah in eastern Libya. The Misrata airport also announced the resumption of flights to...
JERUSALEM – Visits by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed to Egypt for talks are a “message of protest” to the United States, according to Israeli media. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted both Bennett and bin Zayed in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The […]
TRENTON, Canada – Two political parties have reached a tentative agreement that will see the Canadian government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remain in power until 2025, the premier announced. The deal means the minority New Democrat Party (NDP) will support the Liberals in exchange for the government implementing programs th...
BELGRADE, Serbia – The first group of 212 of the 2,400 Afghans who fled the Taliban rule and took refuge in Albania have departed for the US. A farewell ceremony was held at the Tirana International Airport attended by Albanian Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka and US Ambassador Tirana Yuri Kim, among others. “I hope you […]
