GENEVA (AA) – The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday she is “horrified” by an attack on a maternity hospital in Mariupol. “We do not yet know the number of casualties but fear the worst,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “This attack, if confirmed, underscores...
STOCKHOLM (AA) – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has said that her country is not considering NATO membership for now. “The basis of the European security system is formed by the fact that each country implements its own security policy. So we created our own security system,” she added. Meanwhile, Finnish Prime Minister...
ISTANBUL (AA) – More global brands have joined major companies from different sectors suspending their operations in Russia. It was only a few days after Russia started what it called a “special military operation” in its neighbor on Feb. 24 that various sectors in Russia, ranging from technology to automotive and energy, have anno...
MOSCOW- The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has claimed that documents suggest “components of bioweapons were being developed in Ukraine.” Speaking at a weekly briefing in Moscow, Maria Zakharova said the Russian armed forces received evidence of the development of biological weapon components by Ukraine under US guidance. She...
MOSCOW – Russia’s VTB Bank has launched accounts in Chinese currency yuan offering up to 8% rate to deal with the volatility on the currency market. Customers will be able to open such deposit accounts from March 9 in their online personal cabinets with a minimum amount of 100 yuan (around $16), and in offices […]
GENEVA – Violence and economic and humanitarian crises are inflicting new suffering on Syrian people, says a UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report. Half the pre-war population has been displaced and over 90% are living in extreme poverty. 12 million people are facing food insecurity and 14.6 million need humanitarian aid, said the report...
ANKARA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to send another shipment of “highly-specialized” military equipment to Ukraine. Following his phone talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trudeau said on Twitter: “I let him know that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized military equ...
More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion less than two weeks ago, the United Nations refugee agency or UNHCR said. Poland alone has received nearly half of those Ukrainians seeking refuge. Tuesday’s figures show 1.2 million people have crossed into the country in the past 13 days. Hungary [&hel...
Poland on Tuesday said it is ready to hand over all of its MIG-29 jets to the U.S., as part of efforts to provide Ukraine with fighter aircraft to defend against Russian attacks. Poland called on other NATO allies that have MIG-29 jets to follow its example. The British government said it will back up […]
British MPs on Tuesday gave a standing ovation for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky before he gave a historic virtual address to the House of Commons. Speaking via video, the embattled president spoke to MPs as part of his diplomatic push for more Western action against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky said Ukrainians “...
