On Wednesday, the White House said Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his military leadership on Ukraine. The assessment came after a report citing U.S. intelligence officials’ belief that Putin is being misled by advisers about how Russian forces are performing in Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Western n...
Former US President Donald Trump is once again calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to help find dirt on his political opponents. Trump told the right-wing Real America’s Voice that Putin should release any information he has on Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. Trump sought information on Hunter Biden’s international business d...
On Wednesday, an international aid group warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, as millions face poverty and starvation. The International Rescue Committee said the refusal of the Biden administration and European governments to release Afghanistan’s central bank reserves is depriving its economy of critical funds. It noted that ...
Indian media professionals have appealed to institutions to uphold their constitutional mandate amid open calls for attacks on religious minorities, especially Muslims. In an open letter, they wrote “The concerted amplification of hatred has been growing over the past years and months.” Some groups have advocated violence during elections, pol...
ANKARA (AA) – Important steps are ongoing to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We didn’t have a negative attitude towards Saudi Arabia in terms of normalizing relations, either commercially, economically, or politically,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told Turkish news broadca...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has said that the US “stands firmly” with Israel following terrorist attacks that killed 11 people in three Israeli cities. During a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Biden offered his condolences over the “horrific terrorist attacks,” according to a White House statement....
JERUSALEM (AA) – Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir forced his way on Thursday into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under police protection, according to a Palestinian agency. Ben-Gvir stormed the site after Israeli police agreed Wednesday evening to allow him to tour the complex ahead of the Muslim fast...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Turkiye will provide an additional $5 million in aid to Afghanistan, the Turkish deputy foreign minister announced Thursday, saying Ankara will continue to stand with the Afghan people. Speaking at a UN high-level pledging conference, Sedat Onal said it is in the common interest of all nations to stabilize Afghanistan, ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Countries neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday urged the US to return its properties and help reconstruct and develop the war-torn country. “We urge the Western countries led by the United States to earnestly fulfill their primary responsibility for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan, return the property of the Af...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – More than 30 lawmakers have been summoned by Tunisia’s anti-terrorism unit, the country’s parliament speaker said on Thursday. “This is a serious development,” Rached Ghannouchi told the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, without giving any further details. There was no comment from the Tunisian presidency on Ghannouchi’s...
