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UAE foreign minister discusses ceasefire with Saudi, Jordanian, Bolivian counterparts
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (246+ words) By Asiye Latife Yilmaz ISTANBUL (AA) - United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by phone with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bolivia on a ceasefire between the US and Iran as well as recent…...
Germany posts $23. 1 B trade surplus in February as exports rise 3. 6%
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (335+ words) ISTANBUL (AA) - Germany saw a trade surplus of "19. 8 billion ($23. 09 billion) in February, as exports and imports both increased from the previous month, official data showed on Thursday. According to provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), exports rose 3. 6% month-on-month…...
Police detain 10 suspects over terror attack on police post in Istanbul's Besiktas
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (244+ words) 5 more suspects detained, bringing total to 10, including 2 injured attackers under hospital treatment ISTANBUL (AA) " The number of suspects detained in connection with a terror attack targeting a police post in Istanbul's Besiktas district has risen to 10 after five more individuals…...
Al Jazeera condemns killing of its correspondent in Israeli strike in Gaza
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (213+ words) By Asiye Latife Yilmaz ISTANBUL (AA) - Qatar-based Al Jazeera television condemned the killing of its correspondent Mohammed Wishah in an Israeli attack in Gaza, describing the incident as a "deliberate and targeted crime." In a statement issued on Wednesday, Al…...
UPDATE - Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, death toll rises to 262
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (291+ words) By Rania Abushamala and Tarek Chouiref ISTANBUL (AA)A Palestinian journalist with the Qatari Al Jazeera television network was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, bringing the death toll of reporters since October 2023 to 262, local…...
Sen. Sanders to introduce resolution to halt US military aid to Israel
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (111+ words) WASHINGTON (AA) - Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he will introduce a resolution next week aimed at stopping US military aid to Israel. Sanders criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump for a "disastrous war" with…...
Israeli army opens fire during raid on refugee camp in West Bank, injuring Palestinian child
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (305+ words) Boy, 15, shot during Israeli raid on Al-Arroub refugee camp south of Hebron- Another Palestinian was taken to hospital after being beaten by Israeli occupiers in Ain Shabab area, says Palestinian Red Crescent RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) " A Palestinian child was wounded…...
US-based press freedom group calls for action after Israel killed 3 journalists in Gaza, Lebanon
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (220+ words) By Rabia Iclal Turan WASHINGTON (AA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday condemned the killing of at least three journalists by Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon in a single day, calling for urgent international action and accountability. "These…...
Israeli occupiers attack 2 Palestinian children in occupied West Bank
1+ day, 7+ min ago (232+ words) Group of armed occupiers attack shepherds in Fath Sidra area, beating two brothers, aged 13 and 11, activist tells Anadolu RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Israeli occupiers attacked two Palestinian children on Wednesday in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron in the occupied…...
US grants temporary exemption for certain administrative transactions under Russia sanctions
17+ hour, 17+ min ago (149+ words) ISTANBUL (AA) - The US authorized certain administrative transactions Wednesday under sanctions against Russia, allowing Americans and American entities to continue operations in Russia through July 9. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the US Treasury Department, issued…...