LONDON (AA) – Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s first British Asian prime minister after winning the Tory leadership race on Monday, as Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race minutes before the candidacy deadline. Sir Graham Brady, the 1922 Committee head, confirmed in a short statement that Sunak became the new lea...
ALGIERS (AA) – The Algerian presidency has announced that for health reasons, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not attend the Nov. 1-2 Arab summit in Algiers. The Arab League, formally known as the League of Arab States, is holding its first annual summit in three years. “The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid [&...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – More than 40,000 African migrants have arrived in war-torn Yemen since the start of this year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “More than 40,000 migrants have landed on Yemen’s shores so far in 2022 according to displacement tracking matrix (DTM) estimates,” the IOM said in a statement. The ...
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijan said on Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Armenia’s request to modify measures specified in a court order dated Dec. 7, 2021, declaring the material presented as insufficient. “This decision aligns with Azerbaijan’s commitment to treat any Armenian detainees in full compliance w...
NICE, France (AA) – France has repatriated 40 French children and their 15 mothers from camps in Syria, the French government has said. The minors have been transferred to “child welfare services and will be subject to medical-social monitoring” while “adults have been handed over to the judicial authorities,” the Foreign Ministry said i...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan took to streets on Friday to protest against his disqualification by the country’s election authority. Protest rallies started soon after the Election Commission of Pakistan barred Khan from holding public office for concealing gifts and p...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine’s president urged the European Union on Thursday to speed up shipments of air defense systems, noting that nearly a third of the country’s power stations have been destroyed in Russian attacks. In a video address to an EU leaders meeting in Brussels, Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the latest developments regar...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has declined to comment directly after reports emerged that it is considering co-production of American military arms with Taiwan, but acknowledged it is mulling multiple possibilities. “The US is looking at all options on the table to ensure that the rapid transfer of defense capabilities to Taiwan can tak...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has violated European Convention on Human Rights by denying independent, effective investigation into racial profiling by police officers, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled. The judgment was delivered after a German national of Indian origin, who became the victim of racial discrimination, brought his ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The United States has called for the release of 12 embassy employees held by Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Today, we mark a somber anniversary. One year ago today, the Houthis began detaining Yemeni staff of the US Embassy in Sanaa,” US Ambassador Steven Fagin said in a statement. “The Houthis went […]
