GENEVA (AA) – At least 925 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 wounded since Russia launched a war on Ukraine on Feb. 24, while the number of people fleeing Ukraine has reached almost 3.5 million, the UN said on Monday. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it has […]
MOSCOW (AA) – A Moscow court on Monday banned Meta-owned social networks Facebook and Instagram in Russia over “extremist activity.” The Tverskoy district court said in a ruling that it agreed to “the claims of the Prosecutor General’s Office to ban the activities of Meta corporation” and the decision “...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia said Monday it decided to withdraw from peace talks with Japan over the Kuril Islands and all related projects amid Tokyo’s sanctions against Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Japan’s “clearly unfriendly position,” which seeks to harm Russia’s interest, makes it impossible to sign a fundam...
GENEVA (AA) – A new round of talks involving the Constitutional Committee seeking a solution to the ongoing 11-year war in Syria started in Geneva on Monday as the opposition group presented details on the “basics of governance.” The five days in the seventh round of talks are scheduled to end Friday and involve both [&hellip...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine cannot fulfill Moscow’s ultimatum, as this would only be possible if the Ukrainian people were all but destroyed, the country’s president said Monday. “Ukraine cannot concede to Russia’s ultimatum. The only way to make it happen is to decimate us all,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU foreign ministers on Monday approved the bloc’s new defense and security strategy – developed over two years, largely before the Ukraine war, but taking on added relevance in the context of the nearly month-long conflict. The document, officially called Strategic Compass, sets out “an ambitious plan of action for stren...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia is “exploring options” to carry out a cyber-attack on critical US infrastructure in retaliation for western and allied sanctions, President Joe Biden warned on Monday. Biden said there is “evolving intelligence” that suggests the Kremlin is actively plotting potential attacks, and urged US...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and his German, French, Italian and British counterparts vowed to continue their support for Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion, the US said on Monday. That includes ensuring continued military aid for Kyiv, the White House maintained as Russia repeatedly warns that such shipments have bec...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU foreign ministers have reached an agreement to double the bloc’s military aid to Ukraine, reaching a total of €1 billion ($1.1 billion). “I am glad to announce that we have reached a political agreement for the additional €500 million on the European Peace Facility,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told […...
VIENNA – Austria saw a total of 1,977 racist attacks in 2021, according to a new report. Over half of these took place online. The Vienna-based Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work (ZARA) said in its 2021 Racism Report that some 1,117 racist posts were shared on social media and other online platforms. There were 273 […]
