ANKARA (AA) – Israel provides intelligence to Ukraine through NATO on Iranian drones targeting Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, Israeli media reports said Thursday. “Israel has stepped up its intelligence assistance to Ukraine in recent weeks via NATO,” sources from the alliance in Brussels were quoted by the Haaretz daily as saying. Th...
NEW YORK (AA) – Five Russians and two Americans were charged Tuesday with evading sanctions and money laundering on behalf of the Russian government in a 16-count indictment unsealed in a federal court in New York City. The defendants were accused of obtaining advanced electronics and sophisticated testing equipment from US companies for...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The eight-year-old conflict in Yemen has killed or maimed more than 11,000 children, according to the UN Children’s Fund. While the UN-brokered truce led to a significant reduction in the intensity of the conflict, a further 62 children have been killed or injured after a nationwide cease-fire expired on Octob...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed defense cooperation and energy infrastructure issues in a phone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden, with the two agreeing on the need to bolster Kyiv’s air defenses. In a tweet, Zelenskyy said the pair had “a fruitful conversation” focused on “further defense cooperation, pr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will work with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) “to foster a new pattern of multi-faceted energy cooperation.” Xi, who is in Saudi Arabia on a state visit, made the statement for local media publications. “The visit will carry forward our traditional friendsh...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A US official said Wednesday that the oil price cap imposed on Russia does not involve ships navigating through Turkish waters. The Treasury Department said Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the implementation of the pr...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Russia has agreed to provide oil to Pakistan at discounted rates to meet Islamabad’s rising domestic and industrial energy demands, a Pakistani minister claimed on Monday. Addressing a presser in the capital Islamabad, State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said Pakistan would purchase crude oil, petrol...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia is reportedly holding discussions to “compensate” victim families for its war crimes in Afghanistan. In this regard, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has “received a number of briefings from officials about compensation.” Paying compensation to the Afghan victim families was one of the recommendations o...
ROMA (AA) – Clashes broke out Sunday in Italy after far-right and left-wing activists held separate rallies against the Russia-Ukraine war. A group of about 300 far-right and pro-Russia activists gathered in Piazzale Cadorna in the center of Milan to protest against the sending of weapons to Ukraine and the expansion of anti-Russian sanctions....
ANKARA (AA) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday underlined the importance of the Black Sea for the security alliance. Speaking at a press briefing following his meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the capital Bucharest, Stoltenberg said that the alliance has been consolidating its presence from the Baltic to...
