MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia has claimed to have killed a senior al-Shabaab leader during a military operation in the country’s Lower Shabelle region and to have freed several civilians who had been held hostage. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted the military operation, killing al-Shahaab leader Carab, known by his short name...
ANKARA (AA) – The North Korean parliament has passed a new law allowing the country’s army to launch an automatic and immediate nuclear strike in the event of an attack by any nuclear country or the origin of a provocation, the state-run media has reported. The new law passed by the Supreme People’s Assembly empowers [&hellip...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has said that the Istanbul grain deal is only partially being implemented because while grain shipment from Ukraine via the Black Sea is being carried out, Russian grain exports are not allowed. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov said the work is underway to prepare a meeting […]
TORONTO, Canada (AA) – Foundations, associations and aid groups belonging to Muslims in Canada are in a stalemate with the authorities given to banks under Canadian financial laws that initially aimed to prevent money laundering and terror financing. Account closure decisions taken by bank administrations without a court order negatively...
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO has condemned the cyberattack on Albania, and pledged support for the country to strengthen its cyber defense capabilities. “I strongly condemn the recent cyber attack on Albania, which Tirana and other Allies attribute to Iran,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Twitter. In a separate statement, t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 45 Chinese military planes and seven naval vessels crossed the Taiwan Strait on Thursday when a US congressional delegation was on a visit to Taipei. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 25 of the detected Chinese military aircraft crossed the east part of the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait and […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Mossad Chief David Barnea in Washington, the White House confirmed Thursday. A National Security Council spokeswoman confirmed to Anadolu Agency that Sullivan met Wednesday with Barnea for what she described as a “pre-scheduled visit.” The officials discussed &#...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian secret service searched the office and home of bandits negotiator, Tukur Mamu, early Thursday in northern Nigeria, an offical told Anadolu Agency. Security operatives took laptops, phones and other documents from both locations. Mamu was arrested for his alleged involvement in collecting ransom and takin...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has rejected US calls to the Israeli army to change its rules of engagement after the results of an investigation proving the involvement of the Israeli army in the shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. “No one will dictate our rules of engagement to us whe...
NICE, France (AA) – A man shot dead by the French police on Wednesday in the city of Nice – trying to evade a search – did not attempt to accost the police, video footage has shown. Police said they shot the man dead in self-defense after the individual refused to obey an order to […]
