BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Council head has said that the EU should seize frozen assets of Russian oligarchs to rebuild war-torn Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in the Ukrainian city of Odessa where he paid a visit, Charles Michel pointed out the military and humanitarian needs of Ukraine. “…We have also frozen the [&helli...
BERLIN (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reiterated the need for a speedy cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine war. “What we want to achieve is a cease-fire, and this as soon as possible. We are doing everything to reach this cease-fire,” Macron told a press conference alongside Scholz in [&h...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – At least 43 inmates were killed in a prison riot in Ecuador on Monday, authorities in the South American country reported. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the incident occurred at the Social Rehabilitation Center of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, located about 70 km (43 miles) from the Ecuadori...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has signed new Congressionally-granted powers to dramatically streamline the process of providing Ukraine with military aid. Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act in the Oval Office as Kyiv’s forces continue to combat a Russian military offensive that has entered its third month. The costs of US military aid ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Arab Joint List on Monday voted against a no-confidence motion in the Knesset, a move that kept Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition government alive. The Arab Joint List, which is not a member of the coalition but has six seats in the Knesset, justified its move as a way to block […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US urged all nations on Monday to respect the territorial integrity of others as Greece and Turkey exchange allegations that they have been the victim of each other’s airspace violations. “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected and protected,” a State Departm...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – A pro-Russian march was held in Serbia’s capital during Victory Day events to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Hundreds of people attended the Victory Day program celebrated across Serbia and the Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the ceremoni...
The World Meteorological Organization warned Monday that the planet now faces a 50% chance of temporarily hitting 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels over the next five years, another signal that political leaders of nations most responsible for carbon emissions are failing to curb fossil fuel use. In 2015, by comparison, the likeliho...
ISTANBUL – China has revealed its military forces held military drills across the Taiwan Strait from May 6 to 8, a statement by the country’s Defense Ministry said. The naval, air and conventional missile forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command held drills in seas and airspace to the east and southwest [&hellip...
ANKARA – Some 44 migrants are believed to have died after their boat, carrying over 50 people, capsized off Cape Bojador on the west coast of Western Sahara. “Forty-four people have died this morning in a shipwreck south of Cape Bojador,” Helena Maleno Garzon, the founder of the migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras (Walking...
