GENEVA – The number of civilian deaths recorded since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine has reached 780, while 1,252 more have been wounded, the UN Human Rights Office has said on March 17. These figures, however, are likely to be significantly lower than the actual toll. At the same time, the UN Refugee […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina has the right to decide whether to be a member of NATO but Moscow reserves the right to react to such a possibility under its interests, a Russian envoy said Thursday. “If Bosnia and Herzegovina decides to be a member of anything, it is an internal matter. But […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to halt normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act was approved in the chamber 424-8. The only opposition came from Republicans, with lawmakers L...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Another American has died as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday. Blinken did not identify the victim, nor did he provide any circumstances that led to the death. That comes after journalist Brent Renaud was killed on Sunday. At least two other American [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he agrees with US President Joe Biden that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Blinken said Russia has “stepped up” its attacks against Ukraine “with the goal of breaking the will of the people,” and he personally determined war crimes are b...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – A Rwandan court sentenced Jean Baptiste Mugimba on Thursday to 25 years in jail for genocide-related crimes committed in the capital of Kigali in 1994. The High Court Specialized Chamber of International and Cross Border Crimes convicted, Mugimba, 63, of two offenses, including conspiracy to commit genocide and comp...
The word Khorasan is not in common usages. But ISIS-K or ISIS-Khorasan has revived it. It is a group that thinks the Taliban are too moderate.
Among religious minorities, Muslim Americans were estimated to be 27% of the population, but they actually only make up 1%. The same is true for Jewish, and other racial and ethnic minorities, such as Native Americans, Asian and Black populations. Two recent YouGov polls asked respondents to guess the percentage of American adults who belong ...
Muslims in Orange County, California who are suing the FBI for sending an informant to spy on mosques will keep fighting the case in lower courts after a narrow US Supreme Court ruling favoring the FBI. The ruling could mean the FBI can invoke a secrecy privilege claiming a threat to national security, by publicly […]
A growing number of Asian-American women across the Unites States are speaking out about their experiences with racism and anti-Asian violence. The number of reported hate crimes and racist incidents has increased nationwide, according to statistics from advocacy groups. Protests are expected across the country against the rising racism and di...
