Russia slams Macron comments on Ukraine arms deliveries

Moscow, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):Russia on Wednesday criticised comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who refused this week to rule out delivering fighter jets to Ukraine, while warning against the risk of escalation. “Forgive me but this is absurd,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters […]

Turkish foreign minister to visit Estonia for talks

ANKARA, Feb 1 (AA/APP): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday will pay a visit to Estonia to meet his counterpart Urmas Reinsalu, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “At the meetings, all aspects of our bilateral relations will be elaborated and Türkiye-EU relations […]

Greece will not provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks

ANKARA, Feb 1 (AA/APP): Greece will not provide German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the country’s premier said on Tuesday, arguing that Athens has already given Kyiv significant military support including armored personnel carriers. “We will not provide Leopard 2 tanks for the simple reason […]

China strongly condemns suicide blast in Peshawar

BEIJING, Jan 31 (APP): China on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday’s suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar that left scores of people martyred. “The Chinese side is deeply shocked by the incident and expressed deep condolences to the victims and members of the bereaved families,” […]

Rights group accuses Ukraine of using banned mines

Paris, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Ukraine of using banned anti-personnel landmines against invading Russian forces, saying almost 50 civilians, including five children, had been wounded. Ukraine’s defence ministry insisted the army upholds its treaty obligations against mines, but will not […]

Ukraine war dominates Nobel year again

Oslo, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): From NATO’s secretary general to the Ukrainian president, the war in Ukraine dominates the publicly known names submitted by Tuesday’s deadline for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. The list of nominees submitted to the committee is kept secret for at least […]

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