NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AA) – Mauritanian students on Friday appealed to their government in the North African country to evacuate them from Ukraine. In a video shared by local media, the students said they are experiencing “difficult times” in Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in the country. Th...
China has opposed sanctions on Russia, which the West has imposed over the latter’s military intervention in Ukraine. “China opposes any illegal sanctions that harm Russia’s legitimate rights and interests,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news conference in Beijing. “The US has imposed more than 100 sanctions on Russia sin...
South Korea has said it has no plan to join any military move by Western countries in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong ruled out any possibility of South Korea’s participation in any possible US military move, stressing that no such plans are under consideration either in Seoul or other capitals. During a meeting of a […]
A total of 1,807 communal riot cases were registered in parts of India during 2018 to 2020 in which over 8,000 people were arrested, the Rajya Sabha learned Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the highest number of communal riot cases were registered in Bihar, followed by Maharashtra and Haryana. A […]
The brides were dressed in elaborate and glittery kebayas, the Indonesian national costume. The grooms were clad in traditional wedding outfits. Both groups were all smiles as family members led them to the wedding venue Tuesday in Indonesia’s Bogor district, West Java province. The couples joined a mass wedding event held and sponsored by Sav...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Taiwan on Thursday said that at least nine Chinese military jets crossed into what the self-ruled island calls “its air space.” A statement by Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said the island nation’s air force scrambled away from the Chinese jets. “The Air Force aircraft issued radio warnings and air ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Clashes between Pakistani security forces and Afghan Taliban were reported at the Wesh–Chaman border crossing, a Taliban spokesman said Thursday. The first was reportedly opened by Pakistani forces, Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter. “Leaders on both sides have been briefed and the situation is now under ...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 24, amid high tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. A brief statement by the Kremlin said the two leaders discussed “the main aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on current regional topics, inclu...
Algeria and Egypt have called on their citizens in Ukraine to stay indoors, amid a Russian military intervention in the country. In a statement, the Algerian Embassy in Kiev asked its citizens to “abide by the instructions given by Ukrainian authorities, especially those related to staying at home.” The Egyptian Embassy in the Ukrainian capita...
Lebanon has thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to carry out three suicide bombings targeting Shiite religious compounds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the interior ministry said Wednesday. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) said the instructions for the bomb plot came from an IS operative based in the Palestinian refug...
