WASHINGTON (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed Tuesday to the UN Security Council to urgently adopt sweeping internal reforms after he suggested the body is incapable of achieving its principal objective. Addressing the Council directly, Zelenskyy asked the body that is charged with ensuring international peace and se...
ANKARA – Ukraine has said that some 18,300 Russian soldiers have been killed in the country as the war enters its 40th day. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said the Russian army lost 147 aircraft, 134 helicopters and 647 tanks. At least 1,844 Russian armored vehicles, 330 artillery systems, 107 rocket […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 161 children have been killed and 264 others injured since Russia launched its war on Ukraine on February 24, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has claimed. The data is not yet complete, the office said in a statement, noting that work is underway to determine the casualties in several regions, […]
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has called for fresh sanctions against Moscow, holding the Russian army responsible for war crimes in Ukrainian city of Bucha. Macron described the pictures from Kyiv as “unbearable” and “extremely shocking,” saying that “there were very clear indicators of war crimes.” “What has just happen...
ISTANBUL – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation into the killing of over 400 civilians in a Ukrainian city following the withdrawal of Russian troops there. “I am deeply shocked by the images of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine,” Guterres said on Twitter. “It is essential that an independent investiga...
On Saturday, France’s interior minister denounced racist comments, defending his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the start of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin condemned the “ordinary racism” of people for his April 1 tweet wishing all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.” The controversial French Minister has announced shutting down 92 mosque...
BERLIN (AA) – More than 30 years after a deadly arson attack on a refugee shelter in western Germany, authorities arrested a former leading neo-Nazi figure on Monday. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that a new investigation has revealed that right-wing extremist Peter S. carried out the racist attack on the refugee [&...
BRUSSELS (AA) – NATO marked its 73rd anniversary on Monday amid new security challenges caused by the Russian war on Ukraine, which is regarded by many as the “biggest threat” Europe has faced since the Cold War and the “greatest destruction” witnessed since World War II. NATO was founded to restructure the security architecture in [&hel...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Monday suspended visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic passports, members of official delegations, and journalists from “unfriendly countries.” President Vladimir Putin signed the relevant decree on retaliatory visa measures, amending visa agreements with the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Denmark...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – The map of the Russia-Ukraine war has changed as Russian forces withdrew from some cities and the Ukrainian army reclaimed control of several regions on Monday. The entire Kyiv region, including Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel, was retaken from Russian forces, according to statements issued by Ukrainian authorities. Condu...
