ANKARA (AA) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday said Russia’s war on Ukraine has dramatically changed the Ukrainian economy’s outlook, with the global body expecting “a deep recession and large reconstruction costs” amid a humanitarian crisis. In its latest report on Ukraine, the IMF said Ukraine faces a m...
LONDON (AA) – British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday that all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions, including testing for arrivals, will end as of early this Friday. “These changes are possible due to our vaccine rollout and mean greater freedom in time for Easter,” he said. The Easter holidays are a popular time for [&helli...
BRUSSELS (AA) – France, which holds the presidency of the European Union, announced late Monday that the bloc has approved a new set of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The bloc also approved a declaration to the World Trade Organization (WTO) “on suspending the application of the most-favored-nation clause for Russia,” said [...
PARIS (AA) – France has shut down a mosque for a six-month period amid an ongoing drive against Muslims and their places of worship. The Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac district near the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France was closed for allegedly defending “radical Islam” and “spreading Salafist ideology,” the Gironde governo...
ANKARA (AA) – Ukraine said Sunday that the Russian army has suffered substantial material losses since launching the war on Feb. 24. “The total combat losses of the enemy from Feb. 24 to March 13 are approximately as follows: more than 12,000 soldiers, 374 tanks and 1,226 armored combat vehicles,” the General Staff of the […...
GENEVA (AA) – A “worst-case scenario” awaits hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol facing starvation or death unless a concrete humanitarian agreement is reached urgently, the Red Cross said on Sunday. “Hundreds of thousands of the city’s residents are now facing extreme or total ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed the imposition of sanctions on Russia on Monday. “Call with @trussliz on next steps to apply more sanctions on Russia,” Kuleba said on Twitter. “Pressure must increase until Russia ceases its meaningless aggre...
ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) – Europe should have the capacity to cope with the difficulties it faces on its own, the European Union’s foreign policy chief has said. “NATO is and will remain the way of ensuring territorial defense in Europe for all European member states. But at the same time, our union and treaties say […]
LONDON (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “barbaric actions” are “testing not just Ukraine but all of humanity,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. His remarks came during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a government statement. Johnson and Zelenskyy “condemned the murders o...
ATHENS (AA) – At least 101 migrants have been rescued from the Aegean Sea off the island of Paros in the Cyclades, the Greek Coast Guard said on Sunday. Authorities received a distress call after the boat carrying migrants went adrift off the northern coast of the Aegean island. The coast guard said that their […]
