ISTANBUL (AA) – Canada’s prime minister made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, where he accused Russia’s president of being behind “heinous war crimes.” “It is clear that Vladimir Putin is responsible for heinous war crimes. There must be accountability,” Justin Trudeau told a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Vol...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Sunday dismissed Israeli claims about its sovereignty over Jerusalem, saying the city is part of the occupied Palestinian territories. “East Jerusalem, with its Islamic and Christian holy sites, is the eternal capital of the State of Palestine in accordance with international l...
JERUSALEM (AA): Israel has extended the closure on the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip until Monday. In a statement, Israel’s military liaison unit to the Palestinians, known as COGAT, said the move was taken after a security evaluation of the situation in the Palestinian territories. The statement said medical and humanitarian cases w...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Rights organizations in Bangladesh are opposing a draft submitted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) aimed to regulate digital platforms, social media, and streaming services. Government officials claimed that such regulations were necessary to monitor online platforms amid the rising digit...
STOCKHOLM (AA): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that if Sweden applies for membership in the alliance, it will provide protection until it becomes a member. Speaking to Swedish public broadcaster SVT, Stoltenberg discussed Sweden’s possible NATO membership. He said NATO will increase its presence around Sweden’s bor...
GENEVA (AA): The total death toll “associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic” between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, was around 14.9 million, according to a new study released by the World Health Organization. “These sobering data not only point to the impact of the pandemic but also to the need for...
BERLIN (AA): Racism by authorities is a serious problem in Germany, and many people continue to witness racist behavior in their daily life, according to a recent study. Of the 5,000 people surveyed in a nationwide representative study, 65% said they believe there is a problem of racial discrimination by state authorities in Germany, according...
GENEVA (AA) – COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline worldwide, but South African scientists that identified the omicron strain have reported two more sub-variants, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday. Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a press webinar that COVID-19 infections and fatalities are continuing to decline global...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Russia’s foreign minister Wednesday to apologize for his “anti-Semitic lies” following the latter’s claim that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood.” “The truth is I read them several times,” Herzog told Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, referring to Sergey Lavrov’s remarks. “At first, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “now preparing equally for” scenarios in which the 2015 nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran is revived, as well as its possible dissolution, the State Department has announced. The comments come as indirect bilateral talks with Iran to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) remain m...
