KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Fresh clashes between Pakistani and Afghan border troops have been reported along the southwestern Chaman border, causing injuries to several citizens, officials from both sides confirmed. The latest clashes took place just days after the two forces fought an artillery duel that claimed the lives of at least six Pakist...
LONDON (AA) – NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to increase the alliance’s civil and military budgets for 2023, reflecting higher ambitions for the new security reality. “The civil budget is set at €370.8 million ($394 million), and the military budget is set at €1.96 billion ($2.1 billion), representing a 27.8% and 25.8% increase, respect...
Casablanca, Morocco (AFP): They may have fallen just short of reaching the World Cup final, but Moroccans on Wednesday hailed their team’s historic run as it ended with a 2-0 defeat to reigning champions France. “They played a great game but luck wasn’t on our side,” said supporter Oussama Abdouh in Casablanca. “S...
ANKARA (AA) – The Pentagon has announced that the US has resumed its joint patrols with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). “The partner operations with the Syrian Democratic Forces have resumed. They resumed in full on December 9. Again, our focus is on working with those local partners to prevent the reconstitution of ISIS,” Brig. [&he...
BAKU, Azerbaijan / ISTANBUL (AA) – Armenians are “ruthlessly exploiting” mines in the southern Caucasus’ Karabakh region, according to representatives of Azerbaijani NGOs. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday, one NGO representative said the Armenians have “ruthlessly exploited” a mine in the region under the control of the Russian peac...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that’s not stopping Tunisian Wissam Sultani supporting the first ever Arab or African team to reach a football World Cup semi-final. “There’s no politics on the pitch. Supporting an Arab country, whichever one, is a duty when it gets to this stage of ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – European Union officials have agreed that Bosnia and Herzegovina should become a formal candidate to join the bloc, the EU enlargement commissioner said on Tuesday. “Today we have reached another milestone. The way to the EU is open! We have great hopes and expectations that 14 key priorities will be fulfill...
ANKARA (AA) – France is “very concerned” about the situation in Muslim north Kosovo, a foreign ministry statement has said. “France is very concerned about the situation in North Kosovo and strongly condemns the unacceptable attack on the EULEX Kosovo mission and all the acts of violence on the ground,” said the statement. “France fully [&hell...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The eight-year-old conflict in Yemen has killed or maimed more than 11,000 children, according to the UN Children’s Fund. While the UN-brokered truce led to a significant reduction in the intensity of the conflict, a further 62 children have been killed or injured after a nationwide cease-fire expired on Octob...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Chinese military has blamed India for fresh border tensions, accusing Indian troops of “illegally” crossing the disputed border in what Beijing identified as the Dongzhang area. Colonel Long Shaohua, a spokesperson for the Western Theater of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), alleged that its “routine patrol ...
