WASHINGTON (AA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov discussed the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war in a phone call Monday. “Secretary Austin reiterated that the United States and our coalition of some 50 Allies and partners will continue to support Ukraine in its ongoing figh...
Kyiv, Ukraine – AFP Ukraine said Monday that it had not seen the 16 billion euros ($17.4 billion) in proceeds from two donor conferences held in Poland in 2022, early in Russia’s invasion. The announcement comes amid worries in Kyiv surrounding military and financial support, with the war entering its third year. The two events [&h...
GENEVA (AA) – Spain on Monday announced that it has initiated a process of sanctioning 12 Israeli settlers in the West Bank. In his appearance before the Joint Commission for the country’s Congress of Deputies, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said: “The government of Spain has initiated the procedures to sanction a first...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi group is insisting on bringing relief aid into the Gaza Strip in exchange for allowing the sunken British ship Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden to be salvaged. “We confirm again that the offer is valid to tow the ship (Rubymar) in exchange for bringing relief trucks into Gaza,” […]
London, United Kingdom – AFP Following weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the “time has come” to battle extremist forces as he warned “democracy itself is a target”. In an unusual address from outside his Downing Street home, Sunak said that ...
MADRID (AA) – The Spanish parliament did not approve anti-Israel motions which included articles such as “severing diplomatic relations and imposing an arms embargo.” The parliament voted on a proposal submitted by the far-left Podemos party which included political, military, and economic sanctions against Israel for its ind...
GENEVA (AA) – Ireland has said it is appalled by the “horrible” killing by Israel of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza. “Appalled by the horrible deaths of Palestinians queueing for aid in Gaza city,” Foreign Minister Michael Martin said on X. “International humanitarian law is ...
ROCHDALE – AFP “Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” said George Galloway from the Workers Party of Britain after winning the Rochdale by-election, beating the Conservative and Labour parties with 12,335 votes. The left-wing leader was elected to the UK parliament after tapping into anger over Israel’s war on Gaza. “K...
GENEVA (AA) – The European Commission on Friday announced that it will “proceed to paying” €50 million ($54.1 million) to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) next week. The second and third tranches of €16 million will be released later, a commission statement said. “Beyond its support to UNRWA, the Commissio...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of “being complicit” in a wave of Islamophobic racism in the wake of a blatant attack on the London mayor from former Conservative Party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson. Labour leader Keir Starmer accused Sunak of harboring “extremists in his party” and condemned other seni...
