MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has said that 498 of its soldiers have been killed and 1,597 others wounded since its forces entered Ukraine. In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that more than 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and “nationalists” have also been killed. Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began on February 24, ha...
PARIS (AA) – Soldiers from the French army’s foreign legion have been detained in Paris for attempting to join the Ukraine war to fight Russian forces. Fourteen legionnaires of Ukrainian origin were arrested March 1 on board a bus leaving for Poland. According to military sources, some of the passengers were suspected to have mater...
A UK secondary school religious studies teacher has sparked outrage among Muslims for using a picture of Osama Bin Laden to depict the Prophet Muhammad. The teacher at the Church of England All Saints Academy in Dunstable, near Luton has been suspended, after 10th graders were shown the image during a PowerPoint presentation on Friday. [&he...
At least six irregular migrants have died in a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece’s Lesbos Island. The accident came to be noticed when a passerby witnessed the bodies of the migrants washed ashore by the sea. The Greek Coast Guard is currently operating a large-scale search and rescue operation in […]
The stability and security of the Western Balkans is more important than ever, European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said Monday. Varhelyi’s remarks came at the Western Balkans Investment Summit organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The summit hosts the government heads...
The African Union expressed concern Monday over reports that Africans in Ukraine are being prevented from safely crossing the border to flee the war with Russia. Senegal’s President Macky Sall and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a joint statement that they were particularly disturbed by the reports. “Reports th...
European countries will accept all refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Annalena Baerbock condemned the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to begin a military assault, and said the European Union will provide military assistance and humanita...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany on Monday strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert, calling it “irresponsible”. “Of course, we take the statements made by the Russian president very, very seriously, and it is also clear how irresponsible such a threat is,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Poland and Estonia on Tuesday to hold talks about the situation in Ukraine, his spokesman said on Monday. Johnson will also meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to evaluate the latest situation in the Ukraine-Russia war. The confirmation of Johnson’s trip to East...
NATO and Western countries have agreed to send military aid to Ukraine as the Russian assault continues. NATO countries will send thousands of anti-tank and hundreds of air defense missiles to Ukraine, along with conventional ammunition. Moreover, EU countries have approved arms supplies for Ukraine worth €450 million ($503 million) and protec...
