The United States has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s plane in the Dominican Republic and flown it to Florida, a move condemned by the South American leader but which Washington said was necessary due to sanction violations. “Today we seized a Venezuelan-owned aircraft predominantly utilized by Venezuelan President Nic...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has said that “getting along” with North Korea and Russia is “a good thing.” At a Pennsylvania rally, he referred to remarks by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris that, unlike Trump, she would not “cozy up to ...
Amnesty International has issued a stark warning at the Geneva Arms Trade Treaty conference. It is accusing the US, China, and others of “brazenly flouting” the treaty’s regulations. Signed a decade ago, the agreement aims to control the trade of conventional weapons and prevent their use in human rights abuses. Despite more than ...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported. Russian television broadcast images of the Russian president’s plane as it arrived in Baku in the evening. His visit to the Caucasus country, a close partner of Moscow...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japan on Friday commemorated the US atomic bombing of the city in 1945, while refusing to invite Israel to the ceremonies. At 11.02 a.m. local time, the exact moment a US B-29 airplane released its bomb over Nagasaki, the city fell silent in remembrance. The tragic event at the end of World […]
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran has sparked widespread international condemnation. Egypt said it reveals Israel’s lack of commitment to de-escalation, especially as Gaza cease-fire talks stall. Russia labeled the killing an “unacceptable political murder” that risks escalating regional instability. Turkish P...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has applied for the membership of the BRICS, a group of emerging economies, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday. He made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Anwar received Lavrov at the Seri Perdana, the prime minister’s office, in Putrajaya. Lavrov is on ...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has drawn attention to the growing danger of rising temperatures around the world. He says heat is estimated to kill almost half a million people a year, which is approximately 30 times more than tropical cyclones. Guterres says he is launching a global demand with four areas of focus — caring [&hel...
A massive global Microsoft outage on Friday caused significant disruptions across various sectors, from aviation to banking. In Australia, it disrupted news broadcasts, supermarket checkouts, and police systems. Melbourne Airport reported that check-ins had been affected, while Virgin Australia grounded all flights at Sydney Airport. In Europe...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been in touch with and does not plan to communicate with Donald Trump following the recent assassination attempt on the former US president, the Kremlin said on Monday. “No, he (Trump) has not been contacted, and no contacts are planned,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov s...
