ANKARA (AA) – The EU’s border agency has been complicit in Greece’s illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers. A German magazine published on Thursday the findings of an investigation by OLAF, the EU’s anti-fraud watchdog. Der Spiegel revealed that Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri and other top officials not only knew of but als...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 19 people, including two policemen, were killed and five injured when a passenger bus was attacked by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Burkina Faso border, local media reported on Thursday. The bus was intercepted by “armed individuals riding on a dozen motorcycles” near the Petelkole border post in Niger’s Ti...
ROME – Italy’s army is ready, but it does not want war, the country’s foreign minister Luigi Di Maio has said. “Our army is prepared like any other army, but we certainly do not want war,” he said. Speaking on the latest developments in Ukraine, Di Maio said “Italy opposes implementing a no-fly zone in [&hel...
MOSCOW – As the Russian offensive against Ukraine goes on, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations was hit by a cyber attack. According to an official report by the Russian government, the hotline number on the main page of the site was changed to a Ukrainian one. Maintenance is underway on […]
MOSCOW – Russia’s Defense Ministry has said that Ukraine’s security service plans to carry out a chemical attack on civilians and then blame it on Russia. “We know for sure that with the support of Western countries, the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) is preparing a provocation with the use of toxic substances against civilians....
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Justice has announced charges against five individuals for stalking, harassing and spying on US residents who have been critical of the Chinese government. The five individuals — Qiming Lin, Shujun Wang, Fan “Frank” Liu, Matthew Ziburis, and Qiang “Jason” Sun — allegedly work on behalf of Chi...
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underscored the need for countries to work together “to improve energy security and reduce reliance on Russian hydrocarbons.” Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Johnson “set out the UK’s view that we are facing a fundamentally changed world order following Putin’s il...
GENEVA (AA) – Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, the World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on healthcare facilities, the WHO chief said Wednesday. “WHO condemns all attacks on health care, wherever they occur. It is against international humanitarian law,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Ad...
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has raised multiple questions about a missile launched from India that landed in its territory, urging New Delhi to launch a joint investigation into the matter rather than acting unilaterally. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told a news conference in Islamabad that the explanation from the Indian side is not enough....
MOSCOW (AA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has blacklisted 313 Canadians, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, its foreign and defense ministers and more than 300 lawmakers in a tit-for-tat move. “This step is of a forced nature and was taken in response to the hostile actions of the current Canadian regime, which has been test...
