WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden has said that he believes use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia is a “real threat.” “I think it’s a real threat,” said Biden ahead of his departure for Europe when asked how high is the threat of chemical warfare right now. Biden is scheduled to attend a […]
MOSCOW – The special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin resigned from his post, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. “(Anatoly) Chubais resigned of his own accord. As for whether he left or not — it’s his own business,” Peskov told reporters in Moscow. It is the first time since the beginning of the w...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP A knife and car-ramming attack in southern Israel killed at least three people and wounded several others on Tuesday. Police said the attacker arrived at a gas station in the southern city of Beersheba shortly after 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) and “stabbed a woman.” “Civilians who were at the scene fir...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Ukrainian journalist, who was allegedly “captured” last week by Russian security forces in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, has been released on Tuesday, according to local media. “Our journalist Victoria Roshchyna was released from Russian captivity. Now she is on her way to her hometown, Zaporizhzhia...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday China and the Islamic world have a strong desire to build partnerships for unity, justice and development. Wang spoke during a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. It was part of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of [&hel...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine cannot fulfill Moscow’s ultimatum, as this would only be possible if the Ukrainian people were all but destroyed, the country’s president said Monday. “Ukraine cannot concede to Russia’s ultimatum. The only way to make it happen is to decimate us all,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia is “exploring options” to carry out a cyber-attack on critical US infrastructure in retaliation for western and allied sanctions, President Joe Biden warned on Monday. Biden said there is “evolving intelligence” that suggests the Kremlin is actively plotting potential attacks, and urged US...
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Seven people have died and at least 20 more are missing after a cargo vessel rammed into a packed passenger ferry in central Bangladesh. The ferry carrying some 60 passengers sank in the Shitalakhsya River in the industrial district of Narayanganj, about 20 kilometers from the capital Dhaka. “We have recovered seven [...
MOSCOW – A high-ranking Russian military official has been killed in the war against Ukraine, according to a Russian official’s social media post. Russian Senator from Sevastopol Yekaterina Altabayeva on her Telegram said Andrey Paliy, 51-year-old deputy commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, died in the clashes at Ukraine’...
TEHRAN (AA) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed hopes for the improvement of his country’s economy during a speech to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Iran’s economy has suffered under stringent sanctions that were reimposed by the US in 2018 after it unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal betwe...
