Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran supports efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Khamenei termed US policies the “root cause of the crisis” in the eastern European country. The leader made these remarks in a televised speech on March 1. “The solution to any crisis” lies in its “root cause”, he said, […]...
The Russian Ambassador to the UN has said that twelve members of the Russian diplomatic mission to the UN have been ordered to leave the United States by the end of March. Vassily Nebenzia told reporters at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York that he had just learned of the expulsion. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Taiwan on Monday said at least seven Chinese military jets crossed the Taiwan Strait to enter what the self-ruled island says is its airspace. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said seven aircrafts belonging to People’s Liberation Army of China entered its air defense identification zone (ADIZ). Taiwan defines ADIZ as an area that...
Diversion of air traffic due to Russia-Ukraine partially responsible for more aircraft over Kazakhstan. NUR SULTAN (AA) – The number of aircraft passing through the airspace of the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan rose threefold over the last 24 hours, partially due to the Russia-Ukraine war, authorities said Monday. In a statement, th...
At least two civilians were killed on Sunday by an attack on a school in Idlib province of Syria. The Syrian regime attack killed the headmaster of a kindergarten located in Afis village. Another civilian died in the attack, which left at least three teachers wounded. Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Ten Palestinians were injured Sunday when Israeli forces dispersed a rally in the occupied West Bank, according to a local official. Dozens of activists organized a rally in Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, to protest settler attacks against Palestinian students, Mayor Yaaqoub Eweis told Anadolu Agency. H...
Afghanistan’s main universities reopened on February 26, six months after the Taliban returned to power. The classes under the Taliban are segregated by gender. There were fewer female students than males as they returned to continue their interrupted education. Most secondary schools and all public universities were shuttered following ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the latest situation in Ukraine in a phone call. Modi “reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of violence and a return to dialogue, and expressed India’s willingness to contribute in any way toward peace efforts,” according to a statement by his o...
JAKARTAINDONESIA – FEBRUARY 26: Thousands of people rallied near the Indian Consulate GeneralIndonesia’s Jakarta on Saturday (Feb. 26) to protest against the headscarf ban in the Indian state of Karnataka. The demonstration came after Muslim girls were barred from classes in some Indian colleges for wearing hijab. During the demonstratio...
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,”...
