Serbia will join all decisions of the UN General Assembly on the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity amid its war with Russia but will reject all those related to sanctions against Russia, its president said Tuesday. Aleksandar Vucic told reporters that during the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session Monday on the Ukrainian...
The US is banning all Russian aircraft from using its airspace in response to Moscow’s ongoing war on Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. Addressing a joint session of Congress for his first State of the Union, Biden described the closure of US airspace as just the latest in a series of measures intended […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Around two dozen foreign ambassadors to Pakistan, including two veto powers – the UK and France – on Tuesday urged Islamabad to condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine during the ongoing special session of the UN General Assembly. The international community “must work in solidarity and support and uphold the rules-based inter...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The landmark Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India does not obligate the two nuclear neighbors to resolve the lingering Kashmir conflict through “bilateral means” alone, a British historian and author argued on Monday. Victoria Schofield, an eminent British historian, author, scholar and biographer with a particul...
GENEVA (AA) – The number of people fleeing Ukraine since Russia launched war on its neighbor nearly a week ago is “extremely worrying,” as some 677,000 refugees have fled the country so far, the head of the UN Refugee Agency said Tuesday in Geneva. Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees, and Martin Griffiths, [&helli...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday urged Ukraine to take seriously the peace talks with Russia, “show independence and contractual capacity.” Speaking at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva via video conference, Lavrov said if agreements are achieved between Russia and Ukrai...
PARIS (AA) – A war of words erupted Tuesday after Moscow’s top security official threatened Paris with “real war” in response to a minister’s remarks about waging an “economic war” to punish Russia for launching an attack on Ukraine. “Today, some French minister has said that they declared an economic war on Russia. Watch your [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki has said that Palestine is facing pressure to take a clear position about the Russian war in Ukraine. “We are under pressure to take a stand regarding what is happening in Ukraine,” Riyad al-Maliki told the official Palestine TV. “Certainly, pressure continues on us in al...
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was on fire Friday after Russian strikes hit the Ukrainian facility, a spokesman said. Russia is now in control of the plant, as it intensifies strikes across the country. There are fresh reports of civilian casualties and devastating damage. That’s despite Moscow agreeing to Ukraine’s request for humanita...
The U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF said half a million children have already fled Ukraine to neighboring countries, with a growing number of refugees. Poland’s border guards said more than 600,000 people had crossed over. The UN expects that more than 10 million people may flee their homes if violence continues, including 4 million people who ...
