ISTANBUL (AA): Russia has claimed that Europe has “completely lost” its independence and “ceded” all its power to NATO. “Europe has completely lost its independence. Whatever French President Emmanuel Macron may say about ‘strategic autonomy,’ or (EU foreign policy chief) Josep Borrell may declare about the need for Europe to be more active in...
ANKARA (AA): Black Sea grain deal, which was set to expire on May 18, has been extended for another two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends, and the contributions of our Ukrainian friends, it was decided to extend the Black […]
ATHENS (AA): Albania has accused neighboring Greece of meddling in the country’s internal affairs over Athens’ reaction to the arrest last week of an ethnic Greek politician. The “inflammatory” response by Greece is related to the country’s elections set for Sunday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told a press conference. He said he wou...
BIRMINGHAM, UK (AA): Some Afghan families who were placed in hotels before being put into temporary accommodations across the UK are being sent letters of eviction by the Home Office. Speaking to Anadolu, Fahim Zazai, the founder of the Afghan Community and Welfare Centre in Walsall, said the government is telling people to accept the [&hellip...
CAIRO, Egypt (AA): Egypt and Norway on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to explore exports of renewable energy to Europe via Italy. The pact was signed between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, a statemen...
LONDON (AA): The EU has appointed former Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to be their special envoy to the Gulf region. “The tasks of the new EU Special Representative will be to further develop a stronger, comprehensive and more strategic EU partnership with the countries in the Gulf region by supporting the High Representative [&...
ATHENS (AA): Greece has threatened to block Albania’s EU bid over the detention of an ethnic Greek politician, stressing that the country respects ethnic minorities’ rights. Albania’s European prospects are entirely dependent on respecting the rights of its Greek ethnic minority in the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said dur...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union on Sunday hailed the new ceasefire in Gaza and urged the opening of crossings to allow humanitarian aid, fuel, and workers to reach the region. “The European Union welcomes the announced ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which should bring an end to the violence in and […]
TEHRAN (AA): Iran has released two French nationals jailed in separate cases of espionage and anti-government propaganda, one of them also holding Irish citizenship, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. The release of Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan was confirmed in separate phone calls Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held wi...
Beijing, China (AFP): China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, Beijing has announced. The envoy will be the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the war-torn country since Moscow’s invasion last year. “From May 15, Ambassador Li Hui, special representative of the Chinese govern...
