ANKARA – China carried out military exercises around Taiwan as a delegation of US lawmakers reached the island for a visit that Beijing termed a “deliberate provocative action.” The Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command said it sent destroyers, frigates, bombers and fighter jets for drills “in the East China Sea and waters and airspace su...
The U.S. State Department on Monday ordered non-emergency U.S. government workers and their family members to leave Shanghai. The order comes in response to rising COVID-19 cases and restrictions related to the Chinese government’s response. China and Hong Kong have a zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19, which severely impacts travel and acces...
The U.S. Defense Department will meet with its eight prime defense contractors to ensure “long-term readiness” to meet Ukraine’s weapons needs. The meeting is part of an ongoing dialogue with industry partners “to ensure a resilient industrial base,” an official told Anadolu Agency. They will discuss industry proposals “to accelerate productio...
On Friday, an Indian Central Bureau of Investigation court directed former Amnesty International India chief Aakar Patel not to leave the country without its permission. The Indian government has sanctioned the CBI’s prosecution of Amnesty International. Under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, an association cannot be prosecuted withou...
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute with India is “indispensable.” Sharif thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulations on his selection as premier. He said Islamabad desires “peaceful” and “cooperative” ties with New Delhi. The state of Jammu an...
Hundreds of Indian police officers demolished Muslim homes with bulldozers in a small Muslim neighbourhood in Khargone city, the BBC reported. Several Muslim homes and shops are being torn down in Madhya Pradesh. Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India’s board, said such punitive demolition could amount to collective punishment in vi...
Japan’s first mosque joins the rest of the Muslim world in worship during Ramadan this month. Built in 1935, the three-story mosque in Nakayamate Dori in Chuo-ku, Kobe, was designed by Czech architect Jan Josef Svagr. It has a central prayer hall on the ground floor and a white marble mihrab and minbar. The building […]
Thousands of displaced Syrians living in tents in the country’s northwest province of Idlib are suffering from extreme poverty. Many displaced Syrians are sheltering in the Kafar Houm Camp and struggling to survive during Ramadan. Abu Omar, who is unemployed, said his family cannot afford to buy basic living and food supplies, such as oil [&he...
China is working as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “silent partner” in his war against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns said Thursday. Burns did not elaborate on China’s support, but he said Beijing presents the CIA with “the most profound test” it has faced in its 75-year history. On Russia’s war against Ukraine, Burns said the [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish forces killed three PKK men in northern Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said on Twitter the “terrorists, who opened harassment fire” at the Euphrates Shield area and Olive Branch zone, were gearing up to attack. “Harassment and attack attempts by terrorists...
