KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has said that the signing of an agreement to resume the country’s democratic transition was delayed with the intention of “laying solid framework that maintains the momentum and vigor of the revolution.” On Wednesday, the opposition Forces of Freedom and Change coalit...
Beijing, China (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he was counting on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “bring Russia to its senses” over its war in Ukraine. The French president, who arrived on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, has made clear he is seeking to dissuade China from supporting Russia̵...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday said it detected a number of rockets fired from Gaza but that all failed to cross into Israel. In a statement, the Israeli army said a total of seven projectiles it detected were surface-to-air rockets, all of which exploded in the air, adding that two of them […]
ANKARA (AA) – Australia’s main opposition party has announced its opposition to the establishment of a consultative body, an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, through a referendum. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Peter Dutton, the leader of the center-right Liberal Party of Australia, accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of dividing the co...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union is “deeply concerned” by the violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and calls on all parties to show restraint at a time of religious holidays, an EU official has said. Speaking at the European Commission’s daily news briefing, Peter Stano, lead spokesperson on foreign affairs, confirmed that the EU [&hellip...
GENEVA (AA) – A UN expert has expressed grave concern over interference in the probe into the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, including threats against the investigating judge. In a statement, Margaret Satterthwaite, UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, denounced the “undue delays that have prevented justic...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country would violate the world body’s charter and demanded the ban be revoked. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded the ban be “immediately revoked”. “This is a ...
Washington, United States (AFP): The White House said Wednesday it was “extremely concerned” after clashes inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound and urged restraint by both Israelis and Palestinians. “We remain extremely concerned by the continuing violence and we urge all sides to avoid further escalation,” ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday said that at least 30 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel. In a statement, the Israeli army said its Iron Dome air defense system intercepted 15 of the rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel. The army added that it has closed its airspace to civilian flights in nort...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of human rights organizations organized joint protest vigils Wednesday in several states across the US calling for the release of detainees at the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are eligible for transfer. The protests were held in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Cobleskill, New York and New...