STOCKHOLM (AA) – Türkiye has the right to protect itself against terrorist attacks, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. In response to a question in the Riksdag, or parliament, by Green Party spokeswoman Marta Stenevi, Kristersson said it must be admitted that Türkiye is a country that has been subjected to terrorist at...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Top officials of Serbia and Kosovo have welcomed an agreement to resolve the long-running dispute over vehicle license plates. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced late Wednesday that Serbia and Kosovo had reached an agreement to “avoid further escalation and to fully concentrate on the prop...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced late Wednesday that Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement to avoid further escalation over a dispute related to car license plates. ”We have a deal! Very pleased to announce that the Chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia under EU-facilitation...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto have discussed the NATO enlargement process, according to diplomatic sources. They also discussed the latest developments in Ukraine as well as the landmark Istanbul grain deal. More than 10 million tons of Ukrainian grain has been shippe...
Windhoek, Namibia (AFP): Authorities in Namibia’s capital Windhoek have taken down and relocated a statue of a controversial German colonial officer following pressure from local activists. The monument commemorated Curt von Francois, a German army commissioner who has been historically credited with “founding Windhoek” ̵...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The presidents of Uzbekistan and France have pledged to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation on regional issues at a meeting in Paris. During wide-ranging discussions at the Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron and Shavkat Mirziyoyev agreed on “strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of security, effectively countering eme...
ANKARA (AA) – The UK, France and Germany have denounced Iran’s decision to expand its nuclear program in response to the UN’s adoption of a resolution, according to a joint statement. “By accelerating its production of enriched uranium, Iran has taken further significant steps in hollowing out the JCPoA,” accordin...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s defense minister has said that the S-400 missile defense system acquired from Russia is ready for action and will be utilized if the country is threatened. Speaking to the Turkish parliament’s planning and budget committee in the capital Ankara, Hulusi Akar said, “The S-400 is in place and ready ...
BERLIN (AA) – Muslim gravestones were vandalized in northern Germany, the head of an Islamic association said Tuesday. “We have received some visuals showing that some Muslim gravestones in the Stocken Cemetery in the city northern state of Lower Saxony’s city of Hannover were vandalized,” the leader of the Shura Association, Recep Bilge...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The US has voiced “concern” that Kosovo and Serbia have failed to resolve a conflict rooted in ethnic divides that emerged from a dispute over car license plates. “The U.S. is concerned that the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia were unable to reach an agreement,” Jeff Hovenier, Washington’s ambassador to Kosovo,...
