ISTANBUL (AA) – “Human rights for all” is a shared pursuit of humanity but there is “no one-size-fits-all model” in the protection of human rights, China’s top diplomat has said. “Countries vary from one another in historical background, cultural heritage, national conditions, and needs of the people,” China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang told th...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Türkiye, Finland and Sweden will hold a meeting to discuss the NATO accession of the two Nordic countries in March, the alliance chief announced on Friday. Jens Stoltenberg spoke at a joint press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Tallinn, [&helli...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russians living in Europe say their lives changed after February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a “special operation” in Ukraine. Writer and historian Viktoria Prozorova-Thomas, who has been living in France for nearly a quarter-century, said that the first thing that changed was the news. “From every TV and rad...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russian-Chinese relations are important for maintaining global stability. Speaking after a meeting with China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow, Putin said international relations did not get better after the collapse of the bipolar system (collapse of the Soviet Union)...
Beijing, China (AFP): Beijing has lashed out against US claims that China was considering sending arms to Russia to assist in its war in Ukraine. “It is the United States and not China that is endlessly shipping weapons to the battlefield,” China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said when asked about the US claims. &#...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who frequently decries Western libertarian and permissive values relating to gender fluidity and sexual liberty, has remarked that paedophilia has become the norm in the West. “Look at what they do to their own people: the destruction of families, of cultural and national identities...
Washington, United States (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has alleged that China is considering providing weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine, warning Beijing that any supplies would “cause a serious problem.” “The concern that we have now is based on information we have that they’re considering pr...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that the new EU sanctions package against Russia will contain trade bans and sanctions on Iranian entities cooperating with the Russian military. Von der Leyen spoke at the debate marking the first anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine at the European Parliament’s...
Beijing, China — AFP Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has met his counterpart Xi Jinping at the start of a three-day visit to China aimed at boosting trade and economic ties. Raisi brought a large delegation to Beijing, including his central bank chief and ministers for oil and mining, and is expected to sign a number […]
Brussels, Belgium — AFP NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday it was important Sweden and Finland joined NATO as soon as possible, but ratifying them at the same time was not the “main question”. Parliaments in all 30 members of the military alliance must formally ratify Finland and Sweden before they can be admitted. Turk...
