the first day of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, Ukraine’s president said Friday. Volodymyr Zelenskyy provided preliminary data on the death toll in a video message on Facebook, Ukraine’s official Ukrinform news agency reported. He also said that “enemy sabotage groups” have entered the capital Kyiv and called on the public to be caref...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine is “unacceptable but it is not irreversible.” Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters, Guterres reiterated that the military operation conflicts directly with the UN Charter. “The charter is clear and I quote, ‘all members sha...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country has been “left alone” to fight Russia. Zelensky asked Europeans on Friday with “combat experience” to take up arms and defend Ukraine against invading Russian forces, adding the West was too slow to help his country. His dramatic call for help came as some Russian forces repo...
Residents in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv woke up to their homes destroyed after Russia’s invasion force left a trail of damage in the city. Residential buildings lay in ruins as people begin to clear the rubble, and emergency services arrived. Images of Ukrainians in cities under attack sleeping in crowded metro stations for safety off...
A recently passed amendment to the UK’s public service pension schemes is being slammed as a “deliberate assault” on the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions or BDS movement. BDS is a Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel for its human rights violations and practice of apartheid against Pal...
French Muslims are protesting the government for neglecting Mayotte’s development, rising crimes and poverty. “We would like to know what we have done to suffer this way. Where is the state in Mayotte? Where is the State? The State has done nothing in Mayotte! There are slums everywhere. I tell you that France has ‘slummed’ [...
ANKARA (AA) – The second meeting between special envoys from Turkiye and Armenia to discuss steps for normalizing ties between the two countries was held in Vienna on Thursday. A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement announced the meeting between the special representatives of Turkiye and Armenia, “respectively, Ambassador Serdar Kili...
LONDON (AA) – Britain on Thursday announced further sanctions targeting Russian banks, companies, entities and individuals. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the sanctions as the “largest and most severe package” of sanctions “that Russia has ever seen,” as Moscow launched a military intervention into Ukraine...
Iran has blamed US-led NATO provocations for the Ukrainian crisis and called on all parties to avoid escalation. In a statement posted on Twitter, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahiann said the crisis was “rooted in the NATO provocations”. “We do not see resorting to war as a solution. Establishing a cease-fire and foc...
In the wake of Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, Lithuania’s president has declared a state of emergency pending approval by parliament. “Today, I will sign a decree on introducing the state of emergency, which will be passed by the parliament in an extraordinary session,” said President Gitanas Nauseda. Naused...
