ISTANBUL (AA) – Rishi Sunak, Britain’s new prime minister, is guilty of using discriminatory rhetoric against Muslims, and under his government, “more discrimination” awaits Muslims, says a British political scientist. Suella Braverman, Sunak’s choice for home secretary, came under fire late last month after branding people seeking...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell talked about negotiations for the lifting of sanctions against Iran related to its nuclear activities. The cooperation between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran were also evaluated during the phone call, ac...
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP): Indonesian President Joko Widodo told G20 members to “end the war” as he opened a leaders’ summit Tuesday in Bali. “Being responsible means creating not zero-sum situations, being responsible here also means that we must end the war. If the war does not end, it will be difficult for the world ...
ANKARA (AA) – Iraq has denounced Monday’s Iranian strikes near Erbil as a “blatant violation” of its sovereignty. At least one person was killed and 10 others injured in aerial strikes in northern Iraq that targeted Kurdish armed groups. In a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called out Russia for its war on Ukraine at the G20 summit on Tuesday. Speaking in Bali, Indonesia, Sunak also announced a new generation of British frigates to improve the UK’s defenses. A statement by the British government said Russia had “acted with disregard for sovereignt...
BALI, Indonesia (AA) – The head of the UN on Monday called reports of Russian and US intel officials holding talks in Türkiye’s capital Ankara “very positive” and an “extremely relevant development in relation to the future.” At a press conference on the sidelines of G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary...
STOCKHOLM (AA) – The tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Türkiye for NATO membership of the Nordic nations will be fulfilled, the Swedish foreign minister reiterated on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Tobias Billstrom condemned Sunday’s terror attack on Istanbul...
BEIJING (AA) – China has no intention of challenging the US or changing the existing international order, the Chinese president told his US counterpart during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, said Chinese authorities. “China does not seek to change the existing international order or interfere i...
BALI, Indonesia (AA) – European Council President Charles Michel stressed Tuesday that the “fight against terrorism is a common fight.” Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Michel responded to a question by Anadolu Agency on the deadly weekend terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Is...
ANKARA (AA) – The UK has announced that the country is ending troop deployment to the UN mission in Mali earlier than planned, with British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey saying that two coups in Mali in three years had “undermined” international efforts to maintain peace. “The Wagner Group is linked to mass human ...
