ANKARA (AA) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Türkiye’s central Nigde province on Saturday. The earthquake had a depth of 7 kilometers (4.34 miles) and hit the Bor district at 1.27 p.m. local time (1027GMT), the Turkish disaster management agency AFAD said. No casualties have been reported so far. Vice President Fuat Oktay said response [&he...
RAMALLAH (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh demanded Friday that the US put pressure on Israel to end the policy of collective punishment against Palestinians. During a meeting with a US delegation headed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his office in Ramallah, Shtayyeh also said he wants Israel to ” hand...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has criticized comments by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the situation surrounding the Lachin corridor. “It is regrettable that the Prime Minister could not accept the rejection of Armenia’s two main claims,” the Azerbaijani For...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU member states approved new sanctions against Russia late Friday with new trade bans and export controls on products and technologies that can be used for civilian and military purposes. The sanctions also have additional restrictions on countries and entities providing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Russia. In a soc...
Paris, France (AFP): Protesters in southeastern Iran on Friday took to the streets displaying slogans against the Iranian government despite an intense security presence and apparent blocking of the internet, activists said. Footage posted on Telegram by the Baluch Activists Campaign (BAC) showed protesters brandishing slogans including “...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): An attack by insurgents on a village in central Mali killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP on Friday. A local politician said “terrorists” had killed at least 13 civilians and burned homes in the village of Kani-Bonzon on Thursday, adding that the death toll could be as high as 20. Insurgents […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has warned the interim Afghan Taliban administration that if “terrorists” involved in cross-border attacks in the country are not eliminated, Islamabad will take action against them within Afghanistan, an official said on Friday. A high-level Pakistani delegation led by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif delive...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Russia may be preparing to provide Iran with fighter jets as the countries continue to expand their military cooperation, the White House said on Friday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the US further assesses that Iran is seeking to acquire additional military hardware from the Kremlin, including...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 44,218 people have been killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster management agency said on Friday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) in a statement said the quakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, were followed by 9,136 aftershocks. Th...
LONDON (AA) – On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, Britain said that it has banned the export of “every item Russia has been found using on the battlefield to date.” The new package of “internationally coordinated sanctions and trade measures” was announced by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. The ban includes […...
