Western countries wanted strong language on Ukraine, but in final document merely condemned invasion without naming Russia NEW DELHI, India – Contrary to predictions, the G-20 summit reached consensus on a joint statement, but not without compromises on the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change. The G-20 summit concluded Sunday ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – At least 40 people were killed in an airstrike on a marketplace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, according to an activist group. In a statement, the Emergency Room group said the attack targeted an open market in Mayo neighborhood in South Khartoum. It was not yet clear who was […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 2,500 people were killed and more than 2,400 injured following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night, the country’s Interior Ministry said Saturday. The injuries include 1,404 critical cases. Fatalities from the magnitude-7 quake occurred in various regions, including El-Houz, Taroudant, Chic...
New Delhi, India – AFP The African Union joined the Group of 20 leading economies at its summit on Saturday, giving the continent broader representation in the often-divided bloc. “With everyone’s approval, I request the African Union head to take his seat as a permanent G20 member,” Modi said in his opening address, ba...
ANKARA (AA) – Algeria on Saturday decided to open its airspace for humanitarian and medical flights to and from Morocco following the earthquake. At least 1,037 people were killed and 721 others injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted Morocco late Friday, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “Algeria extends its deepest condole...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department on Friday described the act of desecrating religious texts as “abhorrent” when asked about the desecration of the Quran outside the Turkish Center in New York. “We are not tracking the details on this specific incident and cannot comment on the particulars,” a State Department spokesperson said in [&he...
Experts describe this as a strategic move by North Korea to expand its naval capabilities against the U.S. and its Asian partners WASHINGTON – North Korea led by Kim Jong Un has unveiled its first “tactical nuclear attack submarine.” Experts describe this as a strategic move by North Korea to expand its naval capabilities aga...
– DHAKA Bangladesh (AA) – The UN has appealed for scaling up funds for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The UN also made a fresh allocation of $8 million for Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district and on the island of Bhasan Char. “This allocation is especially important in the light [&...
ANKARA (AA) – The summer of 2023 was the hottest ever recorded, the UN’s weather agency said on Wednesday. “It was the hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the second hottest ever month after July 2023,” according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EU’s Copernicus Climate Change ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the opening of Papua New Guinea’s embassy in Jerusalem as an “aggression” and a “violation” of international law. In a statement, the ministry termed the embassy opening as “an aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights.” It war...
