NICE, France (AA) – France has repatriated 40 French children and their 15 mothers from camps in Syria, the French government has said. The minors have been transferred to “child welfare services and will be subject to medical-social monitoring” while “adults have been handed over to the judicial authorities,” the Foreign Ministry said i...
ANKARA (AA) – The destruction of the Karabakh region during Armenia’s occupation should be brought to the International Court of Justice, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “Now I look to my right and left. What did they do to Jabrayil during the occupation period? I asked Aliyev, did the OSCE (Organization for ...
JENIN CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the Palestinian was shot in the neck by the Israeli forces in Jenin city, while three others were injured. Eyewitnesses reported that a significant number of [&he...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has asked its citizens currently stationed in Ukraine to leave the country and has advised others against traveling there. The Foreign Ministry has said in a statement that all Iranian nationals in Ukraine should leave the war-ravaged country “for their own safety.” It has also advised Iranian nationa...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Authorities are searching for a graffiti writer who vandalized a mosque in Toronto last week. Police have an image of the graffiti writer that was captured on security camera and have issued a description of the suspect. Authorities appealed to the public to come forward with information related to the incident. [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt has demanded an immediate stop to Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories and encouraged the international community to help ease tensions. “Egypt is following with great concern the developments of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories in a number of cities in the West Bank and the vicinity of Al...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Several people were killed on Thursday as security forces in Chad cracked down on protesters demanding a quicker transition to democratic rule. News website Alwihda Info reported at least 30 fatalities in the capital N’Djamena, where hundreds of people defied a ban on protests to take to the streets. Authorities, howeve...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has declined to comment directly after reports emerged that it is considering co-production of American military arms with Taiwan, but acknowledged it is mulling multiple possibilities. “The US is looking at all options on the table to ensure that the rapid transfer of defense capabilities to Taiwan can tak...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank on Wednesday met with his Israeli counterpart Orna Barbivai in the capital Ankara. The two discussed areas of cooperation, especially in industry and technology, to boost economic ties. They also discussed cooperation in applications to EU programs, technoparks and r...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU has evidence that Iran is providing Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles for its war against Ukraine and is working towards new sanctions against Tehran, a spokesperson has said. Nabila Massrali of the European Commission said at a briefing in Brussels that they had collected “sufficient evidence” about...