MOSCOW (AA) – Russia hosted a meeting Wednesday in which participants called on the US to fully unblock Afghanistan’s central bank assets. Following consultations on Afghanistan, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan demanded that Washington completely unfreeze the Afghan as...
Chandan Mori, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistani three-year-old Afshan’s trip to school is a high-wire balancing act as she teeters across a metal girder spanning a trench of putrid floodwater, eyes fixed ahead. After record monsoon rain flooded her classroom in the southeastern town of Chandan Mori, this is the route Afshan and her siblings now ...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN on Tuesday condemned the beheading of two girls, aged 11 and 13, at the Al-Hol refugee camp in eastern Syria, home to families of suspected ISIS members. ”We’ve been drawing attention to the poor conditions at the Al‑Hol camp for some time now, and this is another extremely sad […]
BALI, Indonesia (AA) – In a joint declaration, G-20 member states on Wednesday called for Russia’s “complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine.” The declaration, adopted at G-20 Bali Summit, said that “most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine,” which is “causing immense hum...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Rishi Sunak, Britain’s new prime minister, is guilty of using discriminatory rhetoric against Muslims, and under his government, “more discrimination” awaits Muslims, says a British political scientist. Suella Braverman, Sunak’s choice for home secretary, came under fire late last month after branding people seeking...
ANKARA (AA) – US President Joe Biden has said that his government will continue to support the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye. The remarks came during a closed-door meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Biden on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, where they discussed bilateral relati...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called out Russia for its war on Ukraine at the G20 summit on Tuesday. Speaking in Bali, Indonesia, Sunak also announced a new generation of British frigates to improve the UK’s defenses. A statement by the British government said Russia had “acted with disregard for sovereignt...
BEIJING (AA) – China has no intention of challenging the US or changing the existing international order, the Chinese president told his US counterpart during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, said Chinese authorities. “China does not seek to change the existing international order or interfere i...
BALI, Indonesia (AA) – President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday met in Indonesia’s Bali on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. “As leaders of two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the US can manage our differences, prevent competition from becoming anything ever nea...
Vienna, Austria (AFP): The UN nuclear watchdog has said it has seen no progress in discussions with Iran over undeclared nuclear material at three sites, but a new visit to Tehran is planned this month. The issue has been a point of contention during on-off talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 […]
