Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday Russia’s leadership was responsible for civilian killings in Bucha BOO CHA, outside Kyiv. Bodies were found lying in the street after the town was retaken by Ukrainian forces. Zelenskyy vowed to investigate and prosecute all Russian “crimes” in Ukraine. He spoke as global outrage mount...
BERLIN (AA) – More than 30 years after a deadly arson attack on a refugee shelter in western Germany, authorities arrested a former leading neo-Nazi figure on Monday. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that a new investigation has revealed that right-wing extremist Peter S. carried out the racist attack on the refugee [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks over phone on Monday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss cooperation between the two countries during this year’s World Cup tournament in Qatar. Raisi wished success for the Gulf nation in hosting the high-status event, the Iranian Presidency said in a...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon as a state and its central bank have gone bankrupt, Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh al-Shami has announced. “The state has gone bankrupt as did the Banque du Liban, and the loss has occurred, and we will seek to reduce losses for the people,” Al-Shami told the local Al-Jadeed channel. He […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO marked its 73rd anniversary on Monday amid new security challenges caused by the Russian war on Ukraine, which is regarded by many as the “biggest threat” Europe has faced since the Cold War and the “greatest destruction” witnessed since World War II. NATO was founded to restructure the security architecture in [&hel...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Monday suspended visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic passports, members of official delegations, and journalists from “unfriendly countries.” President Vladimir Putin signed the relevant decree on retaliatory visa measures, amending visa agreements with the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Denmark...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – The map of the Russia-Ukraine war has changed as Russian forces withdrew from some cities and the Ukrainian army reclaimed control of several regions on Monday. The entire Kyiv region, including Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel, was retaken from Russian forces, according to statements issued by Ukrainian authorities. Condu...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish military killed four PKK members in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday. Turkish fire support units targeted the “terrorists after they opened harassing fire” on the Operation Peace Spring zone, the ministry said on Twitter. Since 2016, Turkiye has launched a trio of operations across ...
BAGHDAD (AA) – A mass grave believed to be of opponents of the Saddam Hussein regime was found in Iraq’s southern Najaf province, local authorities said on Monday. “The grave was discovered near one of the complexes under construction in Najaf,” the Najaf governor’s office said in a statement. It added that the grave is […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The head of the UN refugee agency has demanded that European countries apply their generosity towards Ukrainian refugees to others as well as 90 more people died in a fresh “tragedy” in the Mediterranean Sea. “More than 90 people have died in another Mediterranean tragedy,” Filippo Grandi said on T...
