ISTANBUL (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has expressed concern over pressure the court is facing from the US regarding its investigations into Israel’s actions in Gaza. In an interview with Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, Karim Khan disclosed that ICC officials were receiving personal threats from supporters of Israel. ...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” during a press conference Thursday. “I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden said b...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he is well-qualified to run for president in November elections amid calls that he withdraw his candidacy. “I think I’m the most qualified person to run for president. I beat him once, and I will beat him again,” said Biden during a press conference on [&hellip...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday vowed to continue to strengthen NATO’s collective defense and deterrence against any challenge. “As this (Biden) administration has made very clear, we will not be dragged into (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s reckless war of choice. “But we will st...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the Taliban, a banned group in Russia, are Moscow’s “allies” in fighting terrorism because they are in control of Afghanistan. “We must assume that the Taliban controls the power in the country. And in this sense the Taliban are, of course, o...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. “The People’s Republic of China can’t have its cake and eat it too,” State Department spok...
MOSCOW (AA) – The death toll from a shooting at the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow region rose to 133 as more bodies were pulled from under the debris, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday. The committee said in a statement that the terrorist attack took the lives of three children, noting that […]
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings of a risk of nuclear war as “irresponsible,” but said there was no sign of greater risk. “It is not the first time we have seen irresponsible rhetoric from Vladimir Putin. It is no way for the leader...
