KYIV (AA) – Ukraine has liberated an area of over 400 square kilometers (155 square miles) in the Kherson region, according to an army spokeswoman. “Our successes are quite convincing … More than 400 square kilometers of Kherson region have already been liberated from the occupiers. And we are moving forward,” the state-run...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The war should be fought in Ukraine so that it does not spread to other countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkyy said at the first summit of the European Political Community. Leaders from 44 countries – the 27 EU members and 17 European countries, including Türkiye, the UK, Serbia, and Ukraine – participated […]...
MOSCOW (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call on NATO to carry out preemptive strikes against Russia is a call to start a “world war,” the Kremlin’s spokesman has said. “Such statements are nothing more than a call to start another world war with unpredictable monstrous consequences,” Dmitry Peskov told R...
LONDON (AA) – Islamophobic hate crimes in England and Wales skyrocketed last year, according to statistics revealed on Thursday. Muslims became the most targeted religious group last year, according to the Home Office figures. The number of religious hate crimes recorded by police and targeting Muslims was 3,459 in the year ending March ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that three more settlements in the country’s Kherson region have been liberated from “Russian occupiers”. “Only during this day in the Kherson region, such settlements as Novovoskresenske, Novohryhorivka and Petropavlivka were liberated from the sham referendum a...
BERLIN (AA) – Anti-Muslim attitudes are widespread in Germany, according to a recent study conducted by the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR). Nearly 48% of respondents said they believe “Islam is not compatible with the German society,” while 29% suggested restricting practice of Islam in the country. “Negative attitudes...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief on Wednesday said the bloc welcomes holding of Sunday’s general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, during which voters decided the presidency as well as national and regional governments. In a statement, Josep Borrell said “the elections were overall competitive and well o...
ANKARA (AA) – Iran has summoned UK Ambassador Simon Shercliff to protest Britain’s statements regarding the unrest that started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, in police custody last month. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the UK is “interfering in Iran’s internal affairs by issuing meddlesome and...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN General Assembly will convene an emergency session Oct. 10 concerning Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s territories, according to a spokesman. The meeting request by Ukraine and Albania comes after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Moscow-backed referendums to annex part...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Greece’s prime minister for seeking help from the US against Türkiye, saying “we will continue to do what is necessary.” Speaking at an event in the capital Ankara, the Turkish leader pointed out Athens’ policy of illegal pushbacks of migrants. Recalling Türk...
