ANKARA (AA) – Spain’s maritime security agency on Thursday rescued 131 asylum seekers trying to reach the Canary Islands, according to local reports. The asylum seekers, including eight minors, were on board three vessels. Citing a spokeswoman, Spanish news agency EFE reported that the first vessel was an inflatable boat with 37 pe...
New emails released by the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally intervened to assist an animal charity, to the alleged detriment of British nationals and Afghan civilians, despite his previous public rejection of the accusation. One of the emails, dated Aug. 25, 2021, was fr...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire. Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of the current term, which ends in June, the NBC and CNN television networks reported. Breyer’s retirement will pave the way for President Joe Biden to nominate a replacement on the […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Nine Senegalese soldiers have been taken hostage in neighboring Gambia and operations are underway to rescue them, Senegal’s military said late on Tuesday. Two Senegalese soldiers were killed in clashes with separatist rebels in southern Gambia on Monday. The missing soldiers are likely being held hostage by the Movement ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Complaining of foreign influence and a fragmented public, a former Lebanese prime minister on Monday announced that he had “suspended” his work in Lebanon’s politics. At a televised press conference, three-time Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections and will not file any nomination...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday took oath as a Supreme Court judge in Pakistan, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to reach the top court. She was sworn in by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed at a ceremony broadcast live by state media. Malik’s elevation to the apex court, though historic, […]
ANKARA (AA) – The US State Department has ordered families of its embassy staff in Ukraine to start leaving the country as soon as Monday, according to media reports. Fox News, citing US officials, said the State Department is also expected to encourage US citizens to begin evacuating Ukraine next week by commercial flights while […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The UN mission in Sudan on Sunday decried the arrest of a female activist, saying the detention was a reduction of women political participation in the country. “Outraged by arrest of women’s rights advocate Amira Osman overnight,” the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Sunday released 20 Indian fishermen who were imprisoned for unlawfully entering its territorial waters, the Interior Ministry said. The fishermen were released from a jail in the port city of Karachi and transported to the northeastern Lahore city, where they will be handed over to Indian authorities at the...
