ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO’s secretary general says that any security guarantees for Ukraine provided by Europe need to be backed up by the US. “Strong security guarantees, if provided by European countries, need a backup by the United States,” Mark Rutte said during a speech at Comenius University in Slovakia. He also reaffirmed that th...
GENEVA (AA) – Medical professionals who came to Geneva from around the world voiced concerns for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who was detained by Israel during a December 27 raid on the facility. No updates have since been provided about his safety or well-being. Many fear he […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) — Negotiations with the US are neither wise nor rational and will do nothing to solve Iran’s problems, the country’s supreme leader has said, dismissing growing speculation that Tehran and Washington might be moving toward resuming their long-stalled talks. Addressing a gathering of army personnel in Tehran, Ayatollah A...
ANKARA (AA) – China has urged the US to listen to rational voices and provide non-discriminatory business environment to all entities operating in the US. Responding to a question on US President Donald Trump’s signing an executive order to delay the TikTok ban by 75 days, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that ...
ANKARA (AA) – The mother of an American journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012 has urged President Donald Trump to help reveal her son’s fate. Debra Tice arrived in Damascus on Sunday, for the first time in 10 years as the toppled regime of Bashar al-Assad refused to renew her visa or to […]
LONDON (AA) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan has issued a stark warning about the rise of far-right fanaticism across the Western world, arguing that liberal democracy is facing a “century-defining challenge.” Writing in The Guardian, Khan highlighted the growing influence of nativist parties in Europe and the resurgence of former US President ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – ISIS and other violent groups will not find a “safe harbor” in the US, President Joe Biden said following deadly New Year’s Day attacks. “We’re going to continue to relentlessly pursue ISIS and other terrorist organizations where they are, and they’ll find no safe harbor here,” Biden ...
President Joe Biden recently signed the 2025 defense spending bill, endorsing $895 billion in funding and extending the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act for another five years. Key measures in the act include monitoring human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on Chinese officials linked to “genocide” against Uy...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Beijing dismissed as “false” the claims that the US Treasury was breached in a “major cybersecurity incident,” state media reported. “These unfounded accusations (are) lacking evidence,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing. Mao’s comments came in response to a report by US-bas...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “aware of reports and still gathering information” about the Israeli detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, said the State Department on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Israeli forces arrested Abu Safiya in northern Gaza, and other s...
