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WARSAW – Citing the “massacre” in Bucha, near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Poland’s premier has strongly criticized the European Commission for failing to do more to prevent Russian attacks on Ukraine. “Was it really necessary to wait for the massacre in Bucha? Was it necessary to wait for the images of innocents murdered, revealing Russian b...
MOSCOW – Russian forces hit five large fuel depots in Ukraine with high-precision weapons last night, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. These were crucial supply facilities for the Ukrainian military in the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv and the Donbas region, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a daily briefing in Moscow. Russian...
DOUALA, Cameroon – A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced the country’s ex-president for the murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara 35 years ago. The military court in the capital Ouagadougou sentenced Blaise Compaore in absentia while he is in exile in Ivory Coast. Compaore was not present during the 6-month trial during which th...
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Turkish historical mega-series conveying religious morals and justice are expanding the conscience of educated Bangladeshi youths and inspiring young filmmakers to produce quality films and series with moral lessons. “I have discovered a huge change inside me after enjoying these series, and now I feel courageous and ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – His passion for the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem was always a big part of his life. Palestinian Marwan Nashashibi, born in Jerusalem in 1934, studied engineering at Haifa University. After graduation, he joined the Jordanian army’s engineering corps until Israeli forces occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Midd...
BERLIN (AA) – German police conducted coordinated raids against neo-Nazi groups in multiple cities early on Wednesday. Hundreds of police officers searched dozens of buildings in 11 federal states, targeting suspected members of neo-Nazi groups Combat 18, Atomwaffen Division, Knockout 51 and Sonderkommando 1418, public broadcaster ARD reported...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US under the Joe Biden administration has approved yet another arms sale to self-ruled Taiwan. The arms sale “will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic progress in the region,” said the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in a statemen...
EAST JERUSALEM: Israeli police used rubber bullets and sound bombs to disperse Palestinians gathered in front of the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem early Wednesday and detained three people as tension escalated during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. After the Taraweeh prayer, a clash broke out between the Palestinians and the Israeli police...
BUDAPEST (AA) – Hungary on Wednesday summoned the Ukrainian envoy over “insulting” comments from Kyiv regarding Budapest’s stance on Russia. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook that his country supports the Ukrainian territorial integrity and allows people who had to leave the country to enter Hungary. Stressing...
LONDON (AA) – The Ukrainian president addressed the Irish parliament on Wednesday and accused Russia of targeting his country’s agricultural sector and using hunger as a weapon. “Our new fuel storage depot was hit by Russia,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address. “They are destroying things that are sustaining livelihoods to people – ...
