MARIUPOL – AA: A children’s hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been destroyed by Russian air strikes, local officials announced on Wednesday. The Mariupol city council said the Russian forces dropped several bombs and shared a photo on Telegram of the site where one of the bombs was dropped. No casualties have been [&he...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin on Wednesday repeated its warning against Ukraine’s combat aviation using foreign airfields, saying it is an undesirable scenario. “There was already an explanation from the Defense Ministry about the possibility of using (by Ukraine) some other airfields for combat aviation. This is a very undesirab...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s President Isaac Herzog was welcomed in Turkiye’s capital Ankara Wednesday with an official ceremony. Herzog was initially welcomed at Ankara Esenboga International Airport in the capital by Ibrahim Kalin, a top aide and spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After leaving the airport, Herzog visited Anitkabi...
ANKARA (AA) – A human rights group on Wednesday called for urgent financial assistance to thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. In a statement, the Beirut-based Palestinian Association for Human Rights – known as Witness – said Palestinian refugees have taken the full brunt of the economic crisis caused by the Russian war on Ukra...
BUDAPEST (AA) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced Tuesday that his country is against possible sanctions on Russia that would cover imports of its oil and natural gas. Following a meeting in London with his counterparts from fellow Visegrad Group countries Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia along with British Prime Min...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has asked Washington to release “relevant details as soon as possible” regarding alleged US biological laboratories in Ukraine. “According to the data released by the US itself, the US has 26 biological laboratories and other related facilities in Ukraine which has indeed attracted great attention,” Foreign Ministry...
ANKARA (AA) – A Dutch lawmaker has called for space to be made for “real refugees from Ukraine” and for those “who have no right to stay” to be returned. In an opinion piece published on Monday by the Dutch weekly EW Magazine, Ruben Brekelmans said his party, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy [&he...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the early renewal of the NATO mission Operation Reassurance in Latvia. At a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krisjanis Karins, Spain and Canada recommitted to sendi...
PARIS (AA) – France will launch a sponsorship program to enable French families to provide accommodation to fleeing Ukrainian refugees. Since Feb. 25, border police have allowed 5,000 people to enter France and many more are likely to follow, Premier Jean Castex said, while announcing the launch of the “I am committed to Ukraine” program...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The New York Times is pulling all of its staff from Russia because of a new law that critics say criminalizes independent journalism. “Russia’s new legislation seeks to criminalize independent, accurate news reporting about the war against Ukraine. For the safety and security of our editorial staff working in the ...
