GENEVA (AA) – A “substantial” contingent of German troops will take part in a new EU mission in the West African nation of Niger, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said. The contribution of German soldiers will be “at least in the double digits,” Lambrecht added in Niamey, at the end of her Sahel trip. Plan...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – NATO urged all actors in Kosovo on Friday to coordinate with its peacekeeping mission in that country (KFOR) to ensure safety. ”We urge all sides to engage to enable security and freedom of movement in Kosovo. The NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) will continue fulfilling a UN mandate for all [&...
Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP): The last French troops deployed in the Central African Republic left on Thursday following a chill in relations caused by reservations against the activities and interests of France in its former colonies as well as closer ties between Bangui and Moscow. Forty-seven troops from a logistical support unit ...
ANKARA (AA) – A fire that raged on Friday in southeastern France left 10 people dead, including five children. The fire started early morning in Lyon’s suburb Vaulx-en-Velin in a seven-story residential building, according to a statement of the prefecture of Rhone. “The cause of the fire remains unknown,” the prefecture...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has agreed on a ninth round of sanctions against Russia in yet another effort to force it to stop its war against Ukraine. The new sanctions, decided on Thursday, include blacklisting around 200 individuals and entities and three banks and restrictions on mining investments in Russia. Exports of dual-us...
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the European Union’s policy on gas prices “madness” and rejected all claims against Moscow on the matter. At a meeting of the country’s Council for Strategic Development and National Projects on Thursday, Putin accused Western countries of declaring an &...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel provides intelligence to Ukraine through NATO on Iranian drones targeting Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, Israeli media reports said Thursday. “Israel has stepped up its intelligence assistance to Ukraine in recent weeks via NATO,” sources from the alliance in Brussels were quoted by the Haaretz daily as saying. Th...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia decided late Thursday to submit a formal request to the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) to deploy its security forces there as tensions in the region reached dangerous levels. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the request will be sent by email. “The request to KFOR to deploy the S...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three major political parties signed an agreement Thursday on forming a government. The agreement, which was signed at the state parliament building, lays out the principles of a mandate that will last until 2026. It was signed by Milorad Dodik, the leader of the A...
LONDON (AA ) – The UK will hold an inquiry into allegations of killings by the British Armed Forces in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday. Junior defense minister Andrew Murrison announced in the House of Commons that the inquiry, which was commissioned by Defense Secretary Ben Wallace under the 2005 Inquiries Act, will [...
