WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden signed a sweeping federal government spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in additional funding to assist Ukraine as it defends against Russia’s military operation. The $1.5 trillion omnibus bill had been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives earlier. The package includes a b...
ANTALYA, Turkiye – An Israeli politician has said that President Issac Herzog’s visit to Turkiye was “historic” and that the “solid partnership” benefits all in the Middle East on all issues, including the economy, diplomacy and other areas. “I think that we are all very, very optimistic about the posi...
PARIS (AA) – Emmanuel Macron has denied allegations that France had breached European sanctions by approving the export of of military equipment to Russia. “France has complied in accordance with its commitments to international law,” the president said in response to a question on whether he was okay with the fact that Paris has deliver...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus on Tuesday a resolution declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution was introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It marks the day when a gunman entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 ...
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address members of the US Congress to inform them about the situation in the country following Russia’s attack. According to a letter to members of the House and Senate from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the virtual address will take pl...
BRUSSELS (AA) – France, which holds the presidency of the European Union, announced late Monday that the bloc has approved a new set of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The bloc also approved a declaration to the World Trade Organization (WTO) “on suspending the application of the most-favored-nation clause for Russia,” said [...
ISTANBUL- A renowned professor has said the Christchurch attacks were a manifestation of systemic Islamophobia and that Muslims should build a collective memory of the suffering in order to heal and deal with ongoing Islamophobia. Salman Sayyid is an expert at the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the UK’s University of Leeds. Spe...
CHRISTCHURCH – AA: One survivor of the attack on a mosque in New Zealand is on a journey for peace, walking the literal path of the killer, for closure. Temel Atacocugu, a Turkish man living in New Zealand for the past 13 years, was shot nine times at the Al Noor Mosque. He’s had so […]
ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) – Europe should have the capacity to cope with the difficulties it faces on its own, the European Union’s foreign policy chief has said. “NATO is and will remain the way of ensuring territorial defense in Europe for all European member states. But at the same time, our union and treaties say […]
LONDON (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “barbaric actions” are “testing not just Ukraine but all of humanity,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. His remarks came during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a government statement. Johnson and Zelenskyy “condemned the murders o...
