ISTANBUL (AA) – France has said there can be no lasting peace in Gaza without the lifting of the blockade. In a statement on Monday, the French Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire that came into force on Sunday thanks to Egypt’s mediation efforts with support of the UN and Qatar. “There will be no lasting […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Germany will deploy a military contingent to the EU peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR). “This new EUFOR personnel will provide additional capacity in EUFOR HQ and for EUFOR’s network of Liaison and Observation Team (LOT) Houses which are located on an impartial basis all over Bosnia and H...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia’s prime minister has said that she expects meetings of Kosovar and Serbian leaders next week in Brussels to be constructive. Ana Brnabic’s remarks came after meeting with US Ambassador Christopher Hill in the capital Belgrade. Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar V...
VIENNA, ANKARA (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has offered a “final text” to reach a consensus in the ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, an EU official has said. Now the parties to the talks will consider this text, said the official, who asked not to be identified, calling it the best possible effort […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina marked on Monday the 97th birth anniversary of Alija Izetbegovic, the country’s first president and a pivotal figure in the troubled history of the Balkans. Izetbegovic — a politician, writer, and lawyer — who came to international prominence during the country’s bitt...
LONDON, (AA) – Over 600 children — 58% of them Black — were subjected to “intrusive and traumatic” strip searches by the UK’s Metropolitan Police over a period of two years, a report from the Children’s Commissioner of England revealed on Monday. From 2018 to 2020, police stopped and conducted strip searches on 65...
PARIS (AA) – A French court has suspended the expulsion of an imam accused by the Interior Ministry of disseminating anti-Semitic and anti-gender equality messages. In its decision, the administrative court of Paris said the expulsion of Imam Hassan Iquioussen, a Moroccan national born in France, would constitute a “disproportionate attack” on...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has called for restraint “from all sides” to prevent more casualties in the Israel-occupied Gaza Strip. “The EU calls for maximum restraint on all sides in order to avoid a further escalation and further casualties,” in and around Gaza, the lead spokesperson of the bloc’s d...
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijan has summoned UK’s charge d’affaires in Baku over Thursday’s attack on the country’s embassy in London. A “resolute protest” was expressed to him in connection with the attack committed by a “religious radical group,” said a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The min...
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday that if Russia wins in Ukraine, it could continue the war in neighboring countries. It is a “moral responsibility” to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion and also serves “our own interest that President (Vladimir) Putin does not succeed in his ambitions [&hell...
