STOCKHOLM (AA) – The Danish leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party burned a copy of the Holy Quran on Thursday in a heavily-populated Muslim area in Sweden, according to media reports. Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in southern Linkoping and placed the Muslim holy book down […]
LONDON – The UK has hit two key Russian oligarchs, Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich, with sanctions worth up to £10 billion ($13 billion). This is the largest asset freeze in British history. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: “We are tightening the ratchet on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to […]...
LONDON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the BBC that European countries that continue to buy Russian oil are “earning their money in other people’s blood.” He cited Germany and Hungary, accusing them of blocking tougher energy embargoes. This year, Russia is expected to make £250 billion ($326 billion)...
WASHINGTON – China is working as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “silent partner” in his war against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns has said. Burns, speaking in his first public address since assuming the agency’s top role, did not elaborate on China’s support but said Beijing presents the CIA with &...
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that the US and NATO arms shipments in Ukraine will be seen as rightful targets by the Russian military. Ryabkov promised to thwart Western military help to Ukraine that aim to delay Russia’s “special military operation.” “We bring the Americans and ...
ROME – Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, has blasted the “armed aggression” on Ukraine as blasphemy and a betrayal of God. “The weapons of the Gospel are prayer, tenderness, forgiveness and freely-given love for one’s neighbor, to any neighbor. This is how God’s peace is brought into the world,” Francis [&hel...
LONDON– The UK will sanction 178 individuals, targeting those supporting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Foreign Office has announced. The sanctions are being coordinated with the European Union. The Russia-Ukraine war has drawn international outrage, with the European Union, US and UK, among others, implementing tough finan...
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that all goals of the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine will be achieved. Speaking ahead of the meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Putin said a clash between Russia and Ukraine was inevitable because the West was turning Ukraine into...
ANKARA – The Russian Orthodox Church has urged Russians to support the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Underlining that the Russian war on Ukraine is a battle against degenerated Western liberal values, Patriarchate Kirill, head of the Church of Russia, said: “May the Lord help us to unite these difficult times for our coun...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia and France on Tuesday discussed cooperation to protect young people against “violent extremism.” This came in talks between Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Gilles Kepel, the special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron. During the discussions, Bouden stressed the state’s role in red...