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BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday held a ceremony to honor the 26 victims of the 1992 Ferhadija massacre in the capital Sarajevo. Relatives of the victims and politicians participated in the ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the massacre. Dozens of people laid wreaths and prayed at the monument built [&helli...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Despite warnings of serious repercussions and violence, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday decided not to change the route of the controversial Israeli flag march that will pass through occupied East Jerusalem. A statement from Bennett’s office said the premier spoke over the phone with Public Security Mini...
BERLIN (AA) – The family of the 1993 Solingen arson attack victims has called for stronger unity against racism and right-wing extremism in Germany. Kamil Genc, who lost his two daughters and two sisters in the racist attack, called on people to join the commemoration events on Sunday, in the western city of Solingen. The […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania will hold a meeting on the Open Balkan initiative in early June, Serbia’s president said on Friday, asserting that “great things” are in the offing. “Open Balkan is the best initiative for the peoples of the Balkans,” Aleksandar Vucic said after a virtual meeting with Albanian [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have entered a new era in bilateral ties, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Istanbul, Mevlut Cavusoglu said the two countries want to sign a comprehensive trade [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine is aimed at annihilating its eastern European neighbor’s culture, US President Joe Biden said on Friday. Biden said that not only is Russian President Vladimir Putin “trying to take on Ukraine, he is really trying to wipe out the culture and identity of the Uk...
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – A fourth-grader survived the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by covering herself with a classmate’s blood and playing dead. The shooter killed 19 children and two adults on Tuesday. Miah Cerillo, 11, told CNN she was watching a movie with classmates when the shooter came to the room. […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Finland is in “open, direct, constructive dialogue” with Turkiye, the Finnish foreign minister said on Friday as Helsinki pushes its bid to join the NATO alliance. Pekka Haavisto said Finland has been in “active contact” with Ankara amid Turkish disagreements over Finland and Sweden’s membe...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A court in the East African country of Djibouti sentenced a former budget minister and former police chief to three years in prison each for obtaining secret recordings said to be between the president and top commanders, state media reported on Friday. Bodeh Ahmed Robleh and Abdillahi Abdi Farah obtained the [&...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Essam al-Dalis, head of government administration in the Gaza Strip, on Friday headed to Cairo to discuss a range of issues with Egyptian officials. The visit will tackle the matters of Gaza reconstruction, trade and work on Rafah border crossing, the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, [&hel...
