DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Police in Bangladesh have recovered the bodies of three more Rohingya refugees who were passengers on a boat carrying around 100 migrants to Malaysia illegally that capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday. Md Hafizur Rahman, the officer in charge of the Teknaf Model Police Station, confirmed this to Anadolu [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Recent Chinese military operations in response to high-level US visits to Taiwan have “already destroyed” an unofficial sea border between the two sides, the self-ruled island’s defense chief has said. Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told a legislative committee that Beijing has “already destroyed the median line...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said 35 journalists have been arrested in Iran amid protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. “At least 35 journalists have been arrested since the start of the #IranProtests; there is only one known release so far,” CPJ said on […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has warned that the army will target anyone opening fire at Israelis. The warning came following a meeting between Gantz, army chief Aviv Kochavi and head of the Israeli General Security Service, Ronen Bar, to assess the situation in the occupied West Bank. “Whoever wants to shoot [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – Iran has summoned UK Ambassador Simon Shercliff to protest Britain’s statements regarding the unrest that started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, in police custody last month. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the UK is “interfering in Iran’s internal affairs by issuing meddlesome and...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch Tuesday, saying it was a reckless act and a violation of Security Council resolutions. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of possible intermediate range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” s...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN General Assembly will convene an emergency session Oct. 10 concerning Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s territories, according to a spokesman. The meeting request by Ukraine and Albania comes after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Moscow-backed referendums to annex part...
KHOJAVAND, Azerbaijan (AA) – Another mass grave of Azerbaijanis killed and buried by Armenian forces during the first Karabakh war has been found in the Khojavand district. Anadolu Agency team captured footage of the remains of 12 Azerbaijani people in the mass grave in Edilli village of the district. Some bullet holes in the skull [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Greece’s prime minister for seeking help from the US against Türkiye, saying “we will continue to do what is necessary.” Speaking at an event in the capital Ankara, the Turkish leader pointed out Athens’ policy of illegal pushbacks of migrants. Recalling Türk...
ADEN, Yemen (AA) – The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen has urged the country’s warring parties “to commit to extending and expanding the truce.” “I strongly urge the parties to the conflict to heed calls by the UN Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for Yemen for truce extension and expansion to build on […]...
