KIGALI, Rwanda – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and its development partners have appealed for a $1.2 billion funding to address the refugee crisis in eastern Africa. The UNHCR appealed that the money is needed to deliver humanitarian assistance and protection to 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees and local communities in Congo, Ethiopia...
ANKARA – The UN has said that it does not have any mandate to probe the Russian allegations that Ukraine has a biological weapons program. Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu reiterated that the UN is not aware of any such biological weapons programs. “I would also [&hel...
ISTANBUL – China and the US should “shoulder their share of international responsibilities” for world peace and tranquility, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart. Following almost a two-hour long video call between the two presidents, a Chinese government statement said the two sides agreed that the call was “constructive.” Spe...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The US will provide a Stryker armored vehicle company for a NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria to bolster the military alliance’s defenses amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Bulgarian prime minister said on Saturday. “The war started by Vladimir Putin has put all of Europe at risk. No country can afford the […]
GENEVA – The number of civilian deaths recorded since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine has reached 780, while 1,252 more have been wounded, the UN Human Rights Office has said on March 17. These figures, however, are likely to be significantly lower than the actual toll. At the same time, the UN Refugee […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina has the right to decide whether to be a member of NATO but Moscow reserves the right to react to such a possibility under its interests, a Russian envoy said Thursday. “If Bosnia and Herzegovina decides to be a member of anything, it is an internal matter. But […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to halt normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act was approved in the chamber 424-8. The only opposition came from Republicans, with lawmakers L...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he agrees with US President Joe Biden that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Blinken said Russia has “stepped up” its attacks against Ukraine “with the goal of breaking the will of the people,” and he personally determined war crimes are b...
LONDON (AA) – Britain on Thursday said it is sending an anti-air missile system alongside 100 military personnel to Poland to protect its airspace against any Russian aggression. Speaking in Warsaw, Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said Poland is carrying a big burden of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. “We are going to ...
MOSCOW – Russia’s Defense Ministry has said that Ukraine’s security service plans to carry out a chemical attack on civilians and then blame it on Russia. “We know for sure that with the support of Western countries, the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) is preparing a provocation with the use of toxic substances against civilians....
