BERLIN (AA) – German and Pakistani foreign ministers have warned against the use of tactical nuclear weapons amid escalating rhetoric from Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he was horrified by recent reports on discussions about the possible use of nuc...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – Pakistan is on the verge of a public health disaster after the devastating floods, the UN secretary-general warned on Friday, as the world body now seeks $816 million, a surge of $656 million from the initial amount appealed for. The devastation caused by unprecedented rains and floods in Pakistan has claimed [&hell...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – The families of thousands of Afghans killed in the US’ 20-year military intervention in the country are now seeking justice for their deceased loved ones. The 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by US-led coalition forces, launched on the grounds that the ruling Taliban administration had harboured the leader of ...
LONDON (AA) – Hate crimes in the UK are on the rise because the government “tends to try to appease the far right by adopting some of their positions,” according to a prominent Muslim scholar. Anas Altikriti, CEO of Cordoba Foundation, told Anadolu Agency that the British Muslim community has sensed that “there is a […]
KYIV (AA) – Ukraine has liberated an area of over 400 square kilometers (155 square miles) in the Kherson region, according to an army spokeswoman. “Our successes are quite convincing … More than 400 square kilometers of Kherson region have already been liberated from the occupiers. And we are moving forward,” the state-run...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Two Russian nationals arrived at a remote Alaskan island seeking asylum in the US, a pair of senators have revealed. The state of Alaska’s Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, said the Russians landed at a beach near Gambell, located on the northwest tip of St. Lawrence Island. Gambell is a […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed Myanmar’s military junta for refusing to cooperate in regional and international efforts to return Rohingya refugees peacefully. She made the accusation during a media briefing in Dhaka after her recent visit to the US, where she attended the United Nati...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A trio of Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would require the removal of critical US military assets stationed in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The act’s introduction came one day after Riyadh and Abu Dhabi threw their weight behind OPEC+’...
Paris, France (AFP): Burkina Faso’s new rulers say they seized power to better fight insurgents, but history in the Sahel suggests the coup will merely stoke turbulence and division, analysts say. The poor, arid region has been wracked by insurgency since 2012. It began in northern Mali then in 2015 spread to its centre and […]
Nicosia, Cyprus (AFP): Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman’s death was announced on September 16 […]
