Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and “extremist Republicans’ cruel values” after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington, D.C. home in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas Eve. For the second time since September, Central and South Ameri...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Moscow has always sought to resolve all disputes through negotiations. “We have always sought to ensure that all disputes that arise are resolved by peaceful means through negotiations. But unfortunately, the other side (Russia’s opponents) felt differently,” Puti...
PARIS (AA) – A 69-year-old French man who is suspected of shooting three people dead in Paris has confessed to having an extreme hatred of foreigners, local media outlets said Sunday, a day after he was transferred to a police psychiatric unit for evaluation. The man was later discharged from the unit and retaken into […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine’s president said Sunday that they will continue to fight for victory and be ready for any scenario despite energy problems due to Russian attacks. Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the nation in a video message on Telegram, congratulating those who celebrate Christmas. “There are a few days left in this year. We ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Authorities in Kosovo decided Sunday to ban Serbian Patriarch Porfirije from entering the country ahead of Orthodox Christmas. According to a statement from the Serbian Orthodox Church, authorities in Pristina banned Patriarch Porfirije from entering the Patriarchate of Pec Monastery. It added that the Patriarch w...
NEW YORK (AA) – A winter storm that has been making its way across most of the US has left at least 26 people dead, with large portions of the country experiencing freezing weather conditions, local media outlets said Sunday. At least 26 people were killed and many others injured in traffic accidents, while in […]
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Iraq’s prime minister has appealed to visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for closer economic ties with his oil-rich and war-ravaged country. Meloni, who leads the eurozone’s third-largest economy, was on a visit to Italian troops posted in Iraq in support of a mission to counter militant groups in the ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Tunisian General Labor Union, the country’s largest syndicate, has called for a halt to the current electoral process and to instead address issues the country is facing. “If there is political maturity, we will stop this (electoral) path and talk about what will get the country out of the dilemmas [...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye’s defense chief has called on NATO to make Greece “stop” its “impertinence.” “Despite our well-intentioned approaches, Greece continues to provoke and escalate tensions and its unlawful attitude,” Hulusi Akar said at National Defense Ministry’s year-end evaluation meet...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo aims to become a member of the NATO alliance’s Partnership for Peace program in 2023, its foreign minister said Friday. Briefing parliament on the year almost finished and her ministry’s goals for 2023, Donika Gervalla Schwarz voiced optimism about Kosovo’s membership in the program, which...
