ATHENS (AA) – At least 101 migrants have been rescued from the Aegean Sea off the island of Paros in the Cyclades, the Greek Coast Guard said on Sunday. Authorities received a distress call after the boat carrying migrants went adrift off the northern coast of the Aegean island. The coast guard said that their […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK is launching a fresh scheme to allow more people fleeing Ukraine into the country, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunday. Speaking to BBC on Sunday morning, Gove said more than 3,000 visas had been issued so far under the existing family scheme in which Ukrainians with family members […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – A Russian missile strike on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed at least 35 people, local sources said on Sunday. Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said in a statement that Russian forces fired more than 30 cruise missiles at the Yavoriv military range area, located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of […...
KYIV (AA) – Russia has suffered “unprecedented” losses in its war with Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said on Saturday. In a news conference, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said these losses are “the biggest blow to the Russian army in decades.” Zelenskyy went on to say that Russia’s 31 battalion tactical groups have been neutralized....
KYIV (AA) – Belarusian troops may join the Russian side in the war against Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. In a statement, the General Staff said that the Russian troops are focused on taking control of the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk. “Enemy troops have captured the eastern periphery of Mariupol,” ...
ANKARA (AA) – The EU will work to “suspend Russia’s membership rights in the IMF and World Bank, the European Commission head has said. “We will deny Russia the status of most-favored-nation in our markets. This will revoke important benefits that Russia enjoys as a WTO (World Trade Organization) member,” said Ursula von der ...
PARIS (AA) – French security services saw a surge in the number of racist, xenophobic, and anti-religious offenses, the Interior Ministry has admitted. The analysis of the racist offenses was prepared by the ministry’s statistical service for internal security and released ahead of March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racia...
ANKARA (AA) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Greece’s highly controversial pushback practices, a refugee advocacy group has said. The court ruled that asylum-seekers in Greek territory cannot be subjected to removal, the Aegean Boat Report (ABR) said in a statement. ABR said it is the first time the ECHR issued [...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine’s president demanded the release Saturday of the mayor of Melitopol, calling his kidnapping a “crime against democracy.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Ivan Federov as “a mayor who bravely defends Ukraine and the members of his community” in a Telegram video. “This is obviously a sign of w...
ANKARA (AA) – The European Commission has disbursed €300 million in emergency assistance to Ukraine to support the country amid its war with Russia. “This is the initial part of a first €600 million ($660 million) installment under Ukraine’s new €1.2 billion emergency Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program,” the EU Co...
