MOSCOW (AA) – Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council, has asserted that Moscow must push “the borders of threats” as far as possible, “even if it will be the borders of Poland.” Marking the first year since the beginning of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO has reaffirmed its solidarity with Ukraine in the “heroic defense” of its nation as the alliance marked one year of Moscow’s “brutal” war on Kyiv. “We pay tribute to the lives lost, and we deplore the tragic human suffering and destruction, including of Ukraine’s residential areas and ci...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv did not surrender, but instead began to defend itself, as exactly one year passed since the start of the country’s war with Russia. “Some were afraid, some were shocked, some didn’t know what to say, but everyone felt what to do … There were queues. [...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Türkiye’s Consul General to Erbil Mevlut Yakut paid a thank-you visit to the Barzani Relief Foundation for its relief efforts in earthquake-hit southern Türkiye. Consul General Yakut said in a press conference that more than 100 countries offered help to Türkiye after the earthquake disaster, “this shows ho...
Awka, Nigeria (AFP): Ashes and charred metal are what mostly remain of the electoral office in Ojoto in southeastern Nigeria. Holes gape in the walls that are still standing, its roof blown away. Early this month, armed men scaled the walls and passed the barbed wire before throwing Molotov cocktails through the windows. A gas […]
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigerian authorities on Friday ordered the closure of the country’s land borders, a day ahead of presidential and general elections. Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service Isah Jere issued the directive to halt crossings with the West African nation’s neighbors Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and B...
WASHINGTON (AA) – As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its second year, Ukrainian refugees who had to seek refuge thousands of miles away in the US are hopeful of returning to their country after “victory” and “independence.” The US has so far welcomed more than 267,000 of the millions of Ukrainians forced to flee their […]...
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP): Sixteen-year-old Nadia makes the one-hour journey to and from her employer’s house on foot each day, stopping frequently along the congested streets of Lahore so her mother can rest her weary legs. The teenager still had seven years of schooling left to complete, but was forced to drop out last year to […]
ANKARA (AA) – A total of 28 countries have set up 31 field hospitals in southern Türkiye since earthquakes shook the region earlier this month, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said. A total of 109,574 tents, 246 containers, and 1,500 mobile hygiene units have been brought to Türkiye with the coordination of foreign representatives, acco...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Türkiye, Finland and Sweden will hold a meeting to discuss the NATO accession of the two Nordic countries in March, the alliance chief announced on Friday. Jens Stoltenberg spoke at a joint press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Tallinn, [&helli...
