NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – China’s foreign minister has said that Africa should not be a platform for international competition. “Africa should be a key stage for international cooperation, not a place where powerful nations compete with one another,” said Qin Gang, speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa while launching the Chinese-built Africa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US and Japan have said that China is the “greatest” strategic challenge for both nations. The assessment was announced during a joint press conference after security talks under the 2+2 format were held between the American and Japanese foreign and defense ministers in the US capital Washington, D.C. ...
An infographic titled ”10 most devastating climate disasters of 2022″ in Ankara, Turkiye on December 27, 2022. The 10 most destructive climate disasters of 2022 caused more than $200 billion in damages.
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is holding an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss Israeli violations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Jeddah-based organization said the meeting comes “after the continuous Israeli escalation in the occupied city of Al-Quds ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has called for a truce in Ukraine for the occasion of Christmas Day, which is celebrated by most Orthodox Christians on January 7, this year falling on Saturday. “I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, appeal to all parties involved in the internecine conflict […]
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukrainian First Vice Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko in Brazil on Sunday. “We discussed our humanitarian aid and the Istanbul Grain Agreement,” Cavusoglu said on Twitter. The Turkish foreign minister was in Brazil to atte...
LONDON (AA) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the Western allies must be ready to provide long-term support to Ukraine. Stoltenberg told BBC that military support would ensure the survival of Ukraine as a sovereign country. Earlier, the General Staff of Ukraine said in a statement that Russian forces carried out air...
ROME (AA) – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at his Vatican residence on Saturday at age 95, the Vatican press office announced. The former pontiff died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at 9.34 a.m, the Vatican said, adding that his body will be exposed in Saint Peter’s Basilica on January 2 “so the (Catholic) faithful […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not extend New Year’s greetings to leaders of “unfriendly countries,” the Kremlin said on Friday. These include US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He said Russia has “practically no contact...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A Chinese jet flew alarmingly close to a US fighter jet over the South China Sea last week, forcing the American pilot to take maneuvers to avoid a collision, the US military said on Thursday. The US Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs said the incident happened on Dec. 21 during which the Chinese […]
