UNITED NATIONS (AA) – Russia’s deputy UN ambassador has said that he is not ”optimistic” about the renewal of a deal brokered by Türkiye and the UN that allows Ukrainian grain and fertilizer exports. ”It depends what we get from this deal. So far, we’ve gotten very little,” Dmitry Polyanskiy told Anadolu Age...
ANKARA (AA) – A draft resolution has been submitted to Ukraine’s parliament by a member, proposing to sever off diplomatic relations with Iran, and recognizing it as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” “Ukraine will break diplomatic relations with Iran. I submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) a resolution on se...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, has said his country is seeking a truce between Ukraine and Russia. This came in a phone call on Monday between the UAE leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties as well as the Ukraine’s...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s presidential spokesperson and the US national security adviser discussed bilateral issues and global developments, including the Ukraine war, in a phone call on Monday. Ibrahim Kalin and Jake Sullivan exchanged views on bilateral political and economic matters, defense and energy cooperation, developments in the Aegean ...
ANKARA (AA) – Some 71 million people have fallen into poverty due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to the UN Development Program (UNDP). The impact of the war on food and energy prices is expected to increase the number of poor in the world. According to the UNDP report on the effects of the […]
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan has hit back at French leader Emmanuel Macron for his “false” and “unacceptable” comments on Baku’s conflict with Armenia. “We strongly condemn and reject such statements. We do not see a possibility of France playing any role in normalization efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia from now on,” Azerbaijani P...
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has called Pakistan “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as the country has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”. He made the remarks while addressing a Democratic congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday. A transcript of the address, published on the White House’s website, quoted Bid...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The decision by Saudi-chaired OPEC+ to dramatically cut global oil production is tantamount to “moral and military support” for Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, the White House has said. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the decision is “certainly” a form of econ...
BERLIN (AA) – German and Pakistani foreign ministers have warned against the use of tactical nuclear weapons amid escalating rhetoric from Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he was horrified by recent reports on discussions about the possible use of nuc...
KYIV (AA) – Ukraine has liberated an area of over 400 square kilometers (155 square miles) in the Kherson region, according to an army spokeswoman. “Our successes are quite convincing … More than 400 square kilometers of Kherson region have already been liberated from the occupiers. And we are moving forward,” the state-run...
