LONDON (AA) – A report by an influential committee of MPs has criticized former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to slash the Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding in 2021. The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said the decision has significantly hampered Britain’s ability to respond effectively...
GENEVA (AA) – The Swiss parliament passed legislation on Wednesday making it illegal to cover one’s face, including wearing a burka – a Muslim women’s veil that covers the entire body from head to toe – with a fine of 1,000 Swiss francs (approximately $1,114). The “burka ban” law was approved by the upper chamber [&hell...
New York, United States – AFP The European Union’s top diplomat on Monday voiced solidarity with France’s ambassador to Niger, who has faced intense pressure after refusing expulsion orders from military leaders. After sacking the elected government in late July, the military said it was expelling Ambassador Sylvain Itte, but...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU member states have given the green light to provide €400 million (approximately $426 million) in disaster relief aid to Türkiye in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that struck the country’s southern regions in February this year. The Council of the European Union announced in a statement that it has agreed on [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – France will only accept politically persecuted people and not simply irregular immigrants, the interior minister has announced. “France will help Italy protect its borders to prevent more people from coming,” Gerald Darmanin told broadcaster Europe 1, about the latest migration flow to Italy’s Lampedusa is...
Lavrov says, delivery of longer-range missiles by Western countries to Ukraine will not change ground situation MOSCOW, Russia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the U.S. is waging a war against Russia by supplying weapons. Speaking on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), he said that the delivery of l...
Protest to express strong disagreement with decision that prohibits wearing abayas in educational institutions VIENNA (AA) – A group of demonstrators gathered in front of the French Embassy in Vienna to voice opposition in a display of solidarity against a recent ban on abayas (long dresses) in French schools. Organized as a peaceful pro...
Pakistan’s munitions, vital for sustained warfare, have been identified within the Ukrainian military’s equipment WASHINGTON – Secret arms sales from Pakistan at the behest of the U.S. to Ukraine has played a pivotal role in securing a bailout for Islamabad from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier this year. An Ame...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran accused the US and the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement on Saturday of “misusing” the UN nuclear watchdog to achieve “political objectives.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in a statement that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been “politicized” despite Tehran’...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco rejected on Saturday remarks by French Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna who said President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco. A government official said Macron has neither an agenda nor a visit planned to Morocco, according to the Moroccan official news agency, MAP. “I am surprised that the French f...
