BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has deplored the sentencing of Crimean Tatar leaders, and called for their release. “The European Union condemns the so-called ‘sentence’, issued yesterday in the illegally annexed Crimea by illegitimate Russian authorities, against First Deputy Head of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People Nariman Dzhelia...
IGDIR, Türkiye (AA) – A total of 483 Afghan migrants who had entered Türkiye illegally have been deported by Turkiye. As part of the work carried out according to the Irregular Migration Strategy Document and the National Action Plan, migrants who do not have valid documents to reside legally in Türkiye are being sent to […]
Sydney, Australia – (AFP): Hundreds of activists have rallied in Australia to decry colonial Britain’s destructive impact on Indigenous peoples, as the country held a public holiday to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “Abolish the Monarchy” demonstrators gathered in cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US sanctioned Iran’s Morality Police and senior officials Thursday as mass unrest envelops the Islamic Republic in the wake of the death of a woman in police custody. The sanctions are being issued in response to the “abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Kyrgyzstan always strives to resolve its international disputes by peaceful means, the country’s president said on Tuesday. “In international relations, we always refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,” Sadyr Japarov said in his address at the 77th session...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A US judge has overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who had been convicted for the 1999 killing of his former girlfriend. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn vacated the conviction of Syed, granted a new trial, and ordered his immediate release after 22 years in prison. Syed, now 41, was found […]
NEW YORK (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for maintaining peace in his talks Monday with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts in New York, said the State Department. “Blinken hosted Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov for the first direct talks...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian judicial authorities have detained Ennahda deputy leader Ali Laarayedh after an investigation into terrorism accusations, according to his defense lawyer. Laarayedh and Ennahda chief Rached Ghannouchi were questioned on Monday on suspicions of sending Tunisians to conflict zones overseas to engage in violent acti...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Fresh protests broke out Monday in Iran over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the “morality police” that enforces a strict dress code, local media reported. Public anger has grown since authorities on Friday announced the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in a hospital after three days […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistan court on Monday quashed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan for “threatening” a judge and police officials. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah ordered the police to remove the terrorism charges against Khan. In his speech during a ...
