Doha, Qatar – AFP Chad’s military government and dozens of opposition groups started peace talks on Sunday in Qatar as a first step towards ending a rebellion and holding elections. The landlocked African nation was thrown into turmoil by the killing of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno in battle with rebels in the country’s n...
LONDON (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “barbaric actions” are “testing not just Ukraine but all of humanity,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. His remarks came during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a government statement. Johnson and Zelenskyy “condemned the murders o...
PARIS (AA) – France has warned Iran that its “irresponsible and dangerous” attack in Iraq can hurt the prospects of returning to the nuclear deal. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the attack, claimed by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), “threatens the stability of Iraq and the region.” Earlier, Iran’s Islamic...
Casablanca, Morocco – AFP Royal Air Maroc took off from Casablanca for Tel Aviv on Sunday in its first direct flight since Israel and Morocco normalized ties in 2020. Aviation sources and local media sources said a Moroccan business delegation was on the inaugural flight, delayed by three months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “...
ATHENS (AA) – At least 101 migrants have been rescued from the Aegean Sea off the island of Paros in the Cyclades, the Greek Coast Guard said on Sunday. Authorities received a distress call after the boat carrying migrants went adrift off the northern coast of the Aegean island. The coast guard said that their […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK is launching a fresh scheme to allow more people fleeing Ukraine into the country, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunday. Speaking to BBC on Sunday morning, Gove said more than 3,000 visas had been issued so far under the existing family scheme in which Ukrainians with family members […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Russian missile strike on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed at least 35 people, local sources said on Sunday. Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said in a statement that Russian forces fired more than 30 cruise missiles at the Yavoriv military range area, located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of […...
ANKARA (AA) – An American journalist has been killed and another wounded by Russian troops in Irpin city of Ukraine, local media reported on Sunday. Brent Renauld, a 51-year-old video journalist, was shot dead, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted Andriy Nebitov, chief of the police in the Kyiv region, as saying. It was reported in [&...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Sunday claimed an overnight attack on what it said were Israeli facilities in Erbil in northern Iraq with precision-guided missiles. In a statement on Sunday, the public relations wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for Saturday’s strike in the Kurdish Regional Governmen...
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN: The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has introduced temporary restrictions for transactions with cash in foreign currencies. The restriction came into effect from March 11, at 5:30 pm for commercial banks, exchange offices, microfinance and micro-credit companies. The ban will remain in effect until further notice. The National...
