ANKARA (AA) – At least 161 children have been killed and 264 others injured since Russia launched its war on Ukraine on February 24, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has claimed. The data is not yet complete, the office said in a statement, noting that work is underway to determine the casualties in several regions, […]
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has called for fresh sanctions against Moscow, holding the Russian army responsible for war crimes in Ukrainian city of Bucha. Macron described the pictures from Kyiv as “unbearable” and “extremely shocking,” saying that “there were very clear indicators of war crimes.” “What has just happen...
ISTANBUL – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation into the killing of over 400 civilians in a Ukrainian city following the withdrawal of Russian troops there. “I am deeply shocked by the images of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine,” Guterres said on Twitter. “It is essential that an independent investiga...
On Saturday, France’s interior minister denounced racist comments, defending his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the start of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin condemned the “ordinary racism” of people for his April 1 tweet wishing all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.” The controversial French Minister has announced shutting down 92 mosque...
BERLIN (AA) – More than 30 years after a deadly arson attack on a refugee shelter in western Germany, authorities arrested a former leading neo-Nazi figure on Monday. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that a new investigation has revealed that right-wing extremist Peter S. carried out the racist attack on the refugee [&...
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO marked its 73rd anniversary on Monday amid new security challenges caused by the Russian war on Ukraine, which is regarded by many as the “biggest threat” Europe has faced since the Cold War and the “greatest destruction” witnessed since World War II. NATO was founded to restructure the security architecture in [&hel...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Monday suspended visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic passports, members of official delegations, and journalists from “unfriendly countries.” President Vladimir Putin signed the relevant decree on retaliatory visa measures, amending visa agreements with the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Denmark...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – The map of the Russia-Ukraine war has changed as Russian forces withdrew from some cities and the Ukrainian army reclaimed control of several regions on Monday. The entire Kyiv region, including Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel, was retaken from Russian forces, according to statements issued by Ukrainian authorities. Condu...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The head of the UN refugee agency has demanded that European countries apply their generosity towards Ukrainian refugees to others as well as 90 more people died in a fresh “tragedy” in the Mediterranean Sea. “More than 90 people have died in another Mediterranean tragedy,” Filippo Grandi said on T...
ANKARA – Civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha province near the national capital of Kyiv, were found dead with their hands tied, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed. “Bucha, Kyiv region. The bodies of people with tied hands, who were shot dead by Russian soldiers lie in the streets,” Podolyak wrote...
