WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and Ukraine have inked a three-year agreement to boost cooperation in agriculture, particularly food production, as the UN warns of devastating consequences of Russia’s war on global food security. The agreement will see the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden ordered the heads of the State and Defense departments to tamp down their rhetoric on Ukraine after they said the US wanted Kyiv to win the war against Russia, according to a report published Thursday. The directive came after Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit to […]
PARIS (AA) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued an urgent order Thursday to the Russian government to prevent the death penalty from being carried out against a foreigner who was fighting for Ukraine. The court issued a ruling under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court in the case of Moroccan national […]
ANKARA (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with the leaders of Germany, Italy, France and Romania in the capital Kyiv and discussed the ongoing war with Russia. “Busy day. Important meetings,” Zelenskyy said on his Telegram account. “Pleased to meet President of France Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz...
ANKARA (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to replace the UK as the top global attractor of foreign wealth as Russian and Ukrainian capital seek safe haven from war. Henley and Partners, a London-based investment migration consultancy recently issued a report according to which “a tsunami of private capital has left R...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – West African leaders have demanded exemptions from a ban on wheat and fertilizer imports from Russia, whose supply chains were interrupted following its war on Ukraine. Speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, Senegal’s President and African Union chairman Macky ...
AL-BAB, Syria (AA): Forces of the Syrian regime and the military opposition on Monday exchanged prisoners within the framework of the Astana Process. Five detainees were released from each side at the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern part of Aleppo province, according to local sources. The move came as part of a project established [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has hailed Iran’s efforts to renew a UN-brokered truce in war-torn Yemen. “The secretary-general expressed his satisfaction at the extension of the truce in Yemen as well as his appreciation of Iran’s efforts in this regard,” said a UN statement following a phone cal...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration is seeking to fully revamp its relations with Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on Friday. The decision to “reset” ties would effectively move the US past the Kingdom’s grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi for which US President Joe Biden vowe...
MOSCOW – (AA): Russia’s foreign minister has refused to comment on the death sentences handed to three foreigners in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic earlier this week. “The crimes were committed on the territory of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic). The rest is a subject to speculation. I wouldn...
