ANKARA (AA) – Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed matters regarding NATO as well as bilateral and regional issues in a phone call. Akar and Austin exchanged views on defense and security issues, especially developments in Ukraine, the fight against terrorism, and talks on the US selling...
LONDON (AA) – The UK imported no fuel from Russia in June for the first time on record, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced. The UK’s overall import of goods from Russia also dropped to £33 million ($39 million) in June, the lowest since ONS records began in January 1997. Britain is among […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s Defense Minister has reiterated Beijing’s position that Taiwan belongs to its mainland territory. Addressing the participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said: “Taiwan is China’s Taiwan, and the Taiwan issue is China’s internal affair.” Hailing su...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN Security Council remains divided over whether to extend travel exemptions for 13 Taliban officials who are among Afghanistan’s de facto rulers for participation in peace talks. The exemptions for the Taliban officials expired last Friday. Citing the Taliban’s failure to uphold women’s rights...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief has opposed a complete EU ban on Russian tourist visas. “Banning all Russians from entering the EU for whatever reason isn’t a good idea. We need to be more selective,” Josep Borrell said during a discussion on geopolitics at Menendez Pelayo International University in Santander, [&h...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to Algeria this week, the Algerian and French presidencies have announced. In a phone call, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Macron discussed bilateral cooperation and the agenda of the upcoming visit. Macron thanked Tebboune for the invitation...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The chief executive officer of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has resigned, local media reported Sunday. The Times of Israel newspaper said Shalev Hulio has stepped down with immediate effect and Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat will take over the post until a successor is named. An unnamed company official said NSO ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and discussed global food security. “Vladimir Putin, in particular, informed about the efforts being made by Russia together with Türkiye and the UN Secretariat to stabilize the situation on the world grain and fertilizer...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Sri Lanka has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel to visit the country after initially deferring the planned trip due to pressure from neighboring India. The Yuang Wang 5 will be at Hambantota port from August 16-22, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The vessel was […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – As China pursues its policy of Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China, it has expressed fears that the US may increase its military deployment in the region amid tensions in the Taiwan Strait. “At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is still turbulent. We will be wary of the US taking advantage […]
