ANKARA: India Monday revoked direct rule in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the formation of a new elected government in the region. According to a notification signed by President Droupadi Murmu, the order dated Oct. 31, 2019 in relation to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand revoked
ISTANBUL: Taiwan on Monday ‘strongly condemned’ the joint-military drills by China around the island nation, calling them ‘irrational’ and ‘provocative.’ The Defense Ministry said it ‘will deploy appropriate forces to respond and defend our national sovereignty’ against the Joint Sword-2024B exercises by Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). A statement by
ANKARA: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called on Israel to take more steps to ensure flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. ‘The UN reports that no food has entered northern Gaza in nearly 2 weeks. Israel must urgently do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those
ANKARA: The European Union has condemned all attacks on UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon and “awaits an explanation” from Israeli authorities regarding last week’s attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), according to the EU’s foreign policy chief. On behalf of the member states, Josep Borrell said
ISTANBUL: Russia said early Monday that over 110,000 people have been evacuated from the border region of Kursk amid Kyiv’s offensive since August. ‘According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 112,337 people were evacuated (from the Kursk region),’ Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova told Argumenty i Fakti newspaper.
ISTANBUL: China on Monday reacted to US ‘grave concern’ over large-scale military drills around Taiwan, calling on Washington to abandon support to ‘independence forces’ on the island nation, state media reported. ‘Taiwan is a part of China and that the Taiwan question is an internal affair of China that allows
