KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that Washington’s timely intervention was instrumental in preventing a nuclear war between archrivals Pakistan and India in 2019. In his recently published memoir “Never Give an Inch,” Washington’s former top diplomat revealed that the two neighbors were ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he looked forward to “continued coordination” with Türkiye on various issues, following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington. Noting that they discussed many important issues as part of the US-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism, Blin...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using a cease-fire order to mark Orthodox Christmas as a cover to halt Ukraine’s military advances. “They now want to use Christmas as a cover, albeit briefly, to halt the advances of our boys in Donbas and bring equipment, ammunition and mobilize...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia on Friday started a 36-hour unilateral cease-fire in Ukraine on the occasion of the Orthodox Christmas. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to introduce a cease-fire regime along the entire line of contact with Ukraine from 12 noon local time (0900GMT) on Friday till...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has called for a truce in Ukraine for the occasion of Christmas Day, which is celebrated by most Orthodox Christians on January 7, this year falling on Saturday. “I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, appeal to all parties involved in the internecine conflict […]
ANKARA (AA) – Germany has rejected Poland’s demand for reparations to compensate for the material losses the country suffered during World War II, Polish media reported. “According to the German Government, the matter of reparations and compensation for war losses remains closed, and the German Government does not intend to enter into ne...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia is planning a prolonged campaign of drone attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, urging his forces to remain on high alert. “We have information that Russia is planning a prolonged attack with Shaheds,” Zelenskyy said in a video address, referring to the Iranian-made drones being used by Mos...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Ukrainian rocket strike killed at least 63 Russian soldiers at a Russian deployment area in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday. The rockets were launched from six US-made Himars systems, targeting a temporary deployment area near the city of Makiivka in the Moscow-controlled part of Donetsk region...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko in Brazil on Sunday. “We discussed our humanitarian aid and the Istanbul Grain Agreement,” Cavusoglu said on Twitter. The Turkish foreign minister was in Brazil to atte...
LONDON (AA) – Germany took the lead of NATO’s highest-readiness military force from France on Sunday. NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) was formed in 2014 at the core of a strengthened NATO Response Force after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and crises in the Middle East, placing thousands of troops on standby and [...
