BERLIN, GERMANY: A Berlin-based refugee rights activist has harshly criticized the German government for what he said was its unequal treatment of refugees from Ukraine as opposed to those from the Middle East on racial grounds. “It’s disgusting because people who are running away from war, who are running away from bombings would be tre...
PARIS (AA) – This Sunday, France faces an uncertain test as voters head to the polls to elect the next president of the republic in the second and final round. Choosing between the final candidates is desolately grim for many, but for French Muslims casting their vote for either President Emmanuel Macron or far-right candidate Marine [&h...
LONDON (AA) – Mosques and Muslim groups on Thursday condemned an attack against Muslims earlier in the week at a mosque in East London. Two Muslims were injured in a racially aggravated assault around 9 p.m. Tuesday outside the Sri Lankan Muslim Center in East Ham. The attack was carried out by thugs carrying bottles […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – According to the Ukrainian military, nearly 21,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its war on Ukraine. In a statement, the Ukrainian General Staff has said that the Ukrainian army has destroyed 172 Russian aircraft, 151 helicopters, 829 tanks, 2,118 armored vehicles, 393 artillery systems, and eigh...
ISTANBUL – The Chinese president has proposed a “global security initiative” to promote “security for all” in the world. “We need to work together to maintain peace and stability in the world,” Xi Jinping told Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022. “Stability brings a country prosperity while instability leads a country to poverty,”...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – At least 30,000 Ukrainian citizens have been forcibly taken to Russia from the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since February 24, a senior Ukrainian official said. “The stories about what happened in Mariupol, about the people who defended their homeland, will be written in educational books for 100 yea...
MOSCOW- Russia has closed consulates of Baltic states and expelled diplomats in a retaliatory move, the country’s Foreign Ministry has announced. In a statement, the ministry announced the decision to close the Latvian consulates in Saint Petersburg and Pskov, Estonia’s consulate in Saint Petersburg and its office in Pskov, and the Lithuanian ...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Russian army has taken control of Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol, Russia’s defense minister said Thursday. “Mariupol has been liberated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the forces of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Sergey Shoygu said ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A long battle of Palestinians with Syrian backgrounds has concluded, with those coming from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation winning protection rights under the UN Convention in a European country. Ghada al-Rayan, a Palestinian-Syrian human rights defender, told Anadolu Agency that the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerla...
LONDON – The British government has condemned the North Korean government over the launch of a ballistic missile. The Foreign Office said the latest launch breaches several UN Security Council resolutions and endangers the stability of the region as well as the international community. “The UK condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile lau...
