The Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan has said that it was working to evacuate Afghan nationals from crisis-hit Ukraine. The government “is concerned for the safety of Afghan citizens and students in Ukraine, and is utilizing all available facilities and communication channels to safeguard its citizens and evacuate them to safety,”...
Over 23,000 civilians have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Yemen since the beginning of this year, the United Nations said. “We want to reiterate our concern about the grave situation in the country, including the impact of the ongoing conflict, which is causing civilian casualties on a daily basis,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric [&...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to defend Ukraine “until the end” in an address to his nation. Zelenskyy called on Russian people to oppose the war and invited all who want to defend Ukraine to his country. He said they stood upright against Russia’s attacks and successfully repulsed them, and denied the reports...
Russia’s war against Ukraine “will last” and the world must prepare for the crisis with determination, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned as he accelerated military deployment in neighboring Eastern European countries to support Kiev. “War has returned to Europe,” Macron told businessmen and industrialists at an agriculture event in P...
Russia on Friday accused Washington of trying to lure Finland and Sweden into NATO. The admission of the two Scandinavian countries would have serious security consequences for Russia that would demand reciprocal steps, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing in Moscow. Singling out the US, among other coun...
US President Joe Biden welcomed a decision Friday to activate land, sea and air elements of NATO’s Response Force for the first time in the collective defense history. “I strongly welcome the decision to activate NATO’s defensive plans and elements of the NATO Response Force to strengthen our collective posture, as well as the commitments [&he...
Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia for the Ukraine crisis, President Aleksandar Vucic said Friday. Vucic’s remarks came after a session of the National Security Council. He said Serbia stands for peace, respects international law and believes that it is wrong to violate the territorial integrity of any country, including Ukraine,...
Members of Pakistan’s Cabinet called the “Khojaly genocide” in Azerbaijan in 1992 a historical crime against humanity. Speaking at a seminar on the 30th Anniversary of the genocide that was organized by a local think tank, MUSLIM Institute and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Islamabad on Thursday, Federal Minister for Food Security and ...
In response to Russia’s offer to hold talks in Minsk, Ukraine offered the Polish capital, Warsaw, and then “disappeared,” a Kremlin spokesman said Friday. Ukraine said it reconsidered the idea of holding talks in Minsk, chose Warsaw instead, and then ‘disappeared,’ Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He said there was a...
The British government closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft late Friday. The closure to all Russian jets follows a similar ban by Moscow against UK aircraft and is intended to increase pressure on the Russian government following its invasion of Ukraine. “Putin’s actions are unlawful and anyone benefitting from Russia’s aggression in Uk...
