LONDON (AA) – A judge in the UK on Wednesday launched an independent probe into allegations of dozens of summary killings by British troops in Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters in London, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, the chair of the inquiry, issued a call for anyone with evidence to come forward. It is “critical” that those who [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Senator Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday criticized an Israeli bill that would allow Israelis back into four West Bank settlements evacuated in 2005. The senator said the action, which rolled back an agreement reached more than 20 years ago to evacuate the settlements, was inconsistent with the obligations Israel had taken [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to meet soon in preparation to reopen embassies and consulates of the two countries. Saudi top diplomat Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian talked by phone late Tuesday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said. “At the beginning of...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration will release a review of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan next month and will make it available to Congress, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. “I am committed and determined to make that information available to Congress, and we will do that by mid-April,” Blinke...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli minister said Wednesday that the evacuated settlements in the Gaza Strip are part of Israel. In 2005, former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon evacuated Israeli settlements in Gaza along with four settlements in the northern West Bank as part of his plan for disengagement from the territory. But Israeli Minister of [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In Denmark, Muslims who are socially and economically backward, those who migrated to the country in recent years, or those seeking asylum are the ones most likely to suffer from anti-Muslim discrimination and racism, according to an expert. “My worry is that these policies (against Muslims), they often vilify Muslims in ...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the increasing tensions in Jerusalem and West Bank as Muslim’s holy month of Ramadan nears. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry lambasted the “baseless, irresponsible and provocative claims” made by some Israeli politicians on the Pale...
ISTANBUL / ANKARA (AA) – Chinese and Australian defense officials have resumed talks for the first time since 2019 despite Beijing’s strong reaction to the recent AUKUS deal. It was the eighth defense coordination dialogue between Beijing and Canberra, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The two sides exchanged frank and in-dept...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of retired soldiers in the capital Beirut amid protests against deteriorating economic conditions. Hundreds of retired soldiers gathered outside the government headquarters in central Beirut to demand better pay. Protesters waved banners calling fo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan says it has recorded another instance of Russian peacekeepers escorting Armenia’s “illegal” military transports in the Karabakh region. Azerbaijani forces saw a Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier moving along with three Armenian Ural vehicles and a Kamaz truck with a fuel tank in the direction of the Khankendi...
