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 […]
WASHINGTON – Amidst criticism from Republicans, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s choice to head the Supreme Court, has said that she has a record of judicial neutrality. Jackson is currently awaiting Senate confirmation. Jackson said she is “acutely aware” that the power she wields as a US judge is “limited,R...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Turkish foreign minister has called for collective efforts to protect the rights of Muslims and ease the sufferings they face across the globe, including in Palestine, Kashmir and Cyprus. Addressing the Islamabad meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mevlut Cavusoglu touc...
WASHINGTON – Russia has lost more than 10% of forces it sent into Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official has claimed. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said Moscow now has “slightly below” 90% of the forces it amassed in Belarus and western Russia ahead of its military operation that began February ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for halting Israel’s looting of Palestinian water resources. “How long will the world remain silent about the fate and life of our Palestinian people being held hostage by the [Israeli] occupier through its racist practices and its control over our resources and o...
BELGRADE, Serbia – Bosnia’s state court has sentenced former Serb soldier Predrag Bastah to 35 years in prison for committing war crimes during the 1990s. The court in the capital Sarajevo sentenced Bastah to 20 years in prison. But as he is already serving a sentence for other wartime crimes, the court imposed a combined […]
