Foreign
Over 250 killed as earthquake jolts Afghanistan
June 22, 2022, 3:56 pm
ISLAMABAD – A deadly earthquake has killed 255 people in eastern Afghanistan, official media said Wednesday. The magnitude 5.9 tremor shook parts of Barmala, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province bordering Pakistan, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, adding that 155 people… Read More
France’s top administrative court bans burkini in swimming pools
June 22, 2022, 3:31 pm
PARIS – The highest administrative court in France upheld on Tuesday a ban on burkini under a new “secularism framework,” preventing women from wearing full-length swimming costumes in public pools. The Council of State confirmed the suspension of the internal regulations of the swimming… Read More
Russian journalist's Nobel medal sold to help Ukrainian children
June 21, 2022, 8:29 pm
ANKARA – Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for a record USD103.5 million to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds will benefit UNICEF’s humanitarian response for Ukrainian children displaced by war, read a statement by… Read More
Ukrainians displaced by war strive to hold on to life
June 21, 2022, 4:21 pm
KHARKIV, Ukraine – Struggle of people for survival continues in the war-torn Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing war as many forcefully displaced civilians try to hold on to life during the conflict. The people whose houses were destroyed in the intense Russian bombings around the northeastern Kharkiv… Read More
Heat warnings issued in Canada with 32 °C temperatures forecast
June 21, 2022, 2:17 pm
TRENTON, Canada – The normally cooler temperatures in the northwest of the Canadian province of Ontario have given way to a heat warning, Environment Canada forecast Monday. The warning, the first time it has been issued in 2022, covers most of the week as forecasts say the thermometer could… Read More
Single-use plastics ban plan laid out by Canada
June 21, 2022, 1:41 pm
TRENTON, Canada – Plastic straws and grocery bags will be history by year's end, the Canadian government announced Monday. The long-awaited move happens three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to end the use of plastics that are difficult to recycle and contribute to pollution.… Read More
Israel suspects Iranian cyberattack behind false siren alerts
June 20, 2022, 7:35 pm
JERUSALEM – Israel suspects an Iranian cyberattack was behind false siren alerts Sunday in several neighborhoods in West Jerusalem and Eilat, according to local media on Monday. Sirens were heard on Sunday evening in the towns of Talpiot, Katamon, and Beit Hakerem in West Jerusalem and in Eilat.… Read More
Shooting in US capital leaves teenager dead, 3 others wounded
June 20, 2022, 6:10 pm
WASHINGTON – A shooting in the US capital of Washington, D.C. on Sunday left a 15-year-old boy dead and three others injured, including a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer. According to Police Chief Robert Contee, the victims were shot at the intersection of 14th and U streets in… Read More
Elon Musk wants 1B Twitter users, hints at layoffs
June 19, 2022, 11:38 am
ANKARA – Billionaire Elon Musk said he wants Twitter to reach 1 billion users but hinted at layoffs in his first meeting with company employees ahead of his USD44 billion purchase deal. Musk said Twitter should ensure users are "entertained and informed" while using the platform when he was… Read More
Church shooting in US state of Alabama leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
June 17, 2022, 3:59 pm
WASHINGTON – Two people were killed and another was injured Thursday evening after a gunman opened fire inside a church in the US state of Alabama, according to police. The shooting took place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills. "From what we've gathered from the circumstances… Read More
People forced to flee homes hit 'highest since records began': UN
June 16, 2022, 8:26 pm
GENEVA – The number of people forced to flee their homes worldwide has increased yearly over the past decade and stands at its highest since records began, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said numbers have climbed every year over the past… Read More
UN in close cooperation with Türkiye on Ukraine grain exports
June 16, 2022, 7:56 pm
WASHINGTON – The United Nations is "working in close cooperation" with Türkiye to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday. Dujarric said at a news conference the comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to get grain out of Ukraine… Read More
Biden announces another $1-B in security aid for Ukraine
June 16, 2022, 1:54 pm
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Wednesday the US is providing Ukraine with an additional USD1 billion in security assistance as Russia's war enters its fourth month. The announcement came in a telephone call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the war, during which the… Read More
382 children killed, maimed in Myanmar since coup, says UN
June 15, 2022, 8:00 pm
ANKARA – The UN on Tuesday called for the protection of children from the Myanmar military junta’s brutal attacks which "constitute crimes against humanity." Tom Andrews, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, issued a report saying that at least 382 children have been killed or… Read More
WHO working on changing name of monkeypox virus
June 15, 2022, 7:54 pm
ANKARA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to change the name of the monkeypox virus, which has been spreading in many parts of the world in recent months, it said on Tuesday. The "WHO is also working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox… Read More
Around 14.4M people in Myanmar in urgent need of aid: UN
June 14, 2022, 7:16 pm
WASHINGTON – Roughly 14.4 million people in Myanmar, or about a quarter of the country's population, "urgently require humanitarian assistance," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' envoy said on Monday. Addressing the General Assembly, Noeleen Heyzer said the military junta's ouster of the… Read More
N. Korean nuclear test will be met by united, firm response
June 14, 2022, 1:53 pm
WASHINGTON – South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and his US counterpart Antony Blinken on Monday urged North Korea to refrain from staging additional provocations including a nuclear test, saying that they will only further isolate the impoverished country. The top diplomats also said North… Read More
UN rights chief warns of global food, fuel, financial crises
June 14, 2022, 1:10 pm
GENEVA – Highlighting the horrors and risks of the war in Ukraine, the UN human rights chief on Monday warned of global food, fuel, and financial crises that risk plunging millions into food insecurity and poverty. Speaking at the opening session of the 50th Human Rights Council, Michele… Read More
Global nuke arsenals expected to grow for 1st time since Cold War
June 13, 2022, 6:45 pm
ANKARA – Global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade for the first time since the Cold War, according to an international study released on Monday. The world's nine nuclear-armed states -- the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea --… Read More
Over 50 WTO nations voice support for Ukraine at meeting
June 13, 2022, 2:53 pm
GENEVA – More than 50 trade ministers at the World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Geneva on Sunday issued a supporting statement for embattled Ukraine and its ability to trade, underlining the importance of maintaining open and predictable markets. The ministers issued the statement… Read More
