BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – A large number of people gathered in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday for the burial of nine people killed in the 1993 Ahmici massacre during the Bosnian War whose bones were recently discovered. A funeral prayer was held at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Vitez town for the victims of the Ahmici massacre, [&hellip...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has announced a new package of trade sanctions worth £1.7 billion ($2.09 billion) targeting Russia and Belarus. A statement from the British government said the move was “designed to further weaken (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war machine,” bringing the total value of products under sanctions since Russia’s “illega...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Canada’s prime minister made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, where he accused Russia’s president of being behind “heinous war crimes.” “It is clear that Vladimir Putin is responsible for heinous war crimes. There must be accountability,” Justin Trudeau told a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Vol...
ANKARA (AA): In its latest military aid package to Ukraine, the US has announced weapons and equipment worth $150 million. President Joe Biden signed the new weapons package for Ukraine as the Russian war continues, saying it will include additional artillery munitions, counter-artillery radars and other equipment. “We are sending the we...
GENEVA (AA): Ukraine is facing “a child protection crisis of extraordinary proportions” which may not have been seen before, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official has said. “Hundreds of children have been killed, and many more injured. Nearly 200 attacks have been reported against health care facilities, and schools co...
LONDON (AA): The Scottish National Party (SNP) remains the biggest party in Scotland as all votes have been counted in the local council elections which were held on Thursday May 5. Scottish Conservatives have lost their second place to Labour after losing big ground. The SNP won a total of 454 council seats, consolidating their […]
MOSCOW (AA): Russia has no intentions to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman has said. Asked about the allegations by the Western media about a possibility of using nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war, Alexey Zaytsev recalled that such speculations come from the West. He added that these ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The central Madrid neighborhood of Salamanca was rocked on Friday by an explosion that left more than a dozen people injured. The blast emanated from a residential building just a few blocks away from the Retiro park, causing significant damage to both the building and nearby cars. Madrid’s emergency service reported [&hel...
ANKARA / PARIS (AA): A mosque affiliated with Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in France’s northeastern province of Metz was attacked on Thursday night. The mosque was damaged in a fire that broke out after unknown persons lobbed three Molotov cocktails on the walls of the mosque. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ali Durak, presi...
BERLIN (AA): Germany will continue its military support to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday. Speaking at a joint news conference in Berlin with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Scholz said the two countries will expand their defense cooperation, and supply Soviet-made heavy weapons to Ukraine. ...