ANKARA (AA) – The ISIS on Thursday confirmed that its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in Syria and named his successor. In an audio message, posted on Telegram channels linked to the terror group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi has been named the new leader of the terrorist group. On Feb. 3, US President [&hell...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous province. The victory is significant for the ultranationalist Hindu party because UP has 20 percent Muslim population, more than the other provinces of the country. The party also retained power in the stat...
LONDON (AA) – The British army has confirmed that a number of its active soldiers have gone to Ukraine to fight against Russian forces. An unnamed spokesperson was quoted by Sky News as saying that they were “aware of a small number of individual soldiers who have disobeyed orders and gone absent without leave and […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – While denying possessing chemical or biological weapons “anywhere”, the US has warned Russia could use such weapons in Ukraine. In a series of tweets, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Russia falsely claimed that the US has biological weapons labs and chemical weapons development facilities in Ukraine, ...
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...
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...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s President Isaac Herzog was welcomed in Turkiye’s capital Ankara Wednesday with an official ceremony. Herzog was initially welcomed at Ankara Esenboga International Airport in the capital by Ibrahim Kalin, a top aide and spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After leaving the airport, Herzog visited Anitkabi...
TEL AVIV, Israel– Turkish and Israeli businesspeople are hoping the visit to Turkiye by Israel’s president will give a boost to already thriving trade ties. Isaac Herzog’s visit starting March 9 materialized at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ahead of the visit, Turkish and Israeli trade missions gathered in Tel Aviv ...
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that Ukraine wants direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Putin is the one who makes the final decisions. We have long wanted a direct conversation,” Dmytro Kuleba said. Noting that Zelenskyy is “not afraid” of ...
KIGALI, Rwanda – Two UN peacekeepers died and four others injured in Mali when their logistics convoy hit an improvised explosive device, according to UN sources. The incident occurred north of the Mopti region, according to Olivier Salgado, who is a spokesperson for the MINUSMA peacekeeping mission. “This morning, a logistics convoy of ...
