U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were given the royal red carpet treatment on Wednesday (September 17) with a carriage procession through the grounds of Windsor Castle, Reuters reports. Trump spoke to King Charles and Prince William while Melania was seen speaking to Queen Camilla and Princess Kate before the procession…
Turkey freed a vessel that had wedged itself against the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, clearing the vital waterway that connects the Black Sea with global markets, Bloomberg reports. Tugboats released the stranded bulk carrier after it got stuck Monday morning, CNN Turk television reported. The vessel, carrying peas, had run aground after its…
Sagiv Jehezkel, the Israeli soccer player suspended from top-tier Turkish club Antalyaspor for an on-pitch protest in support of hostages held in Gaza, is returning to Israel after he was briefly detained by police, CNN reports. Jehezkel, who had been held by police in Antalya, was suspended by Antalyaspor over the weekend after showing…
Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (July 2) pledged to boost their two countries’ cooperation in artificial intelligence, defence, energy, and economic ties. Takaichi is on a three-day visit to New Delhi as the two Asian partners hold their 16th annual summit. Bilateral trade between…
US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations. “This week I hosted Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for bilateral peace negotiations at the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. After an intensive and constructive series of bilateral and trilateral discussions, the parties…
US President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, CNN reports. “Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he cancelled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday (April 26) due to health reasons, ahead of the landmark May 14 elections, Reuters reports. “Today, I will rest at home with the advice of my doctors,” Erdogan wrote on his Twitter account. Late on Tuesday (April 25), Erdogan cut short a…
Mediabox spoke to Paul Gavan, speaker at the PACE summer session on ‘Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor’ about his report on ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor, a vital route for the Armenian population in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “The Lachin corridor connects the people of Nagorno-Karabakh who are…
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called for an extended armistice between Russia and Ukraine. Kalin said that his country is making efforts to create appropriate conditions to end the clashes between the two parties, stressing the need to extend the temporary armistice in Ukraine. Today, during an interview with CNN International, he spoke about the…
The Georgian government is preparing to join Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), allowing customers make cashless euro payments – via credit transfer and direct debit – to anywhere in the European Union, as well as a number of non-EU countries, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday, 1tv.ge reports. Today, three draft laws will…
“Stand with me, be my voice”. On the International Day for Protection of Children, Inessa from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calls on the UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Shakira to be the voice of the children of Artsakh so that they can reunite with their families, Artsakh Ombudsperson Gegham Stepanyan posted on his social media pages.
Iran on Monday urged the United States to return to the nuclear talks in Vienna for “signing an agreement” on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, Reuters reports. Iran is “moving in the direction of diplomacy” and ready to reach a “good, lasting and effective” agreement, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry,…
U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader. “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview. “I have to be involved in the appointment,…
The Israeli military says it killed a Hamas commander as part of strikes on some 250 targets Sunday, mostly in the northern Gaza Strip, CNN reports. The commander was identified in an Israel Defense Forces statement as Muetaz Eid, commander of the Hamas Southern District of National Security, who was located through intelligence from…
The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed 21 Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports. Israel earlier blamed unidentified Palestinian militants for the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on Monday, which was the deadliest day to date for the Israeli military in its…
The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport has extended restrictions on flights to 11 airports in the southern and central part of the country until November 15, TASS reports. “Temporary flight restrictions to 11 airports in southern and central Russia have been extended until November 15, 2022,” the agency’s statement said. Flights to airports in…
The Popular Front Party (PFP) will boycott the snap parliamentary elections to be held on 1 September. This decision was made by the party’s Supreme Majlis on 13 July. “More than 300 political prisoners in the country have still not been released, freedom of assembly is prohibited, election commissions are under the full control…
This week, Azerbaijan, which is allegedly inviting back Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh after expelling them from their homes, organized a military parade in Stepanakert, showing off a warrior, calling the Armenians’ right to live in their own land separatism, which should no longer have a place in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, international experts state that what happened…
Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” from midnight (1700 GMT) on Monday, in a bid to halt their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting that has displaced more than 300,000 people, Reuters reports. After days of efforts by Malaysia, chair of the ASEAN…
At least 48 people were killed in a fuel tanker truck explosion on Sunday (September 8), following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency said, Reuters reports. The State Emergency Management Agency in north-central Niger state said the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travellers and cattle….
MEP Viola von Cramon has responded to Georgian Vice Prime Minister/Culture Minister Tea Tsulukiani in a starkly-worked Twitter thread, slamming her over “tasteless” and “baseless” attacks. In her interview with pro-government Imedi TV, Culture Minister Tea Tsulukiani last night accused the MEP of directly interfering in Georgian politics and of insulting the Georgian Government, and…
Freedom House international human rights organization has urged Azerbaijan to allow to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh that has been under blockade by more than six months. The organization has also called on Azerbaijan to immediately work to ensure freedom of movement by opening the Lachin corridor, guaranteeing unrestricted movement of individuals, vehicles…
Iran says it has carried out drone strikes on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of American attacks on the country, BBC reports. Explosions were reported along Iran’s Gulf coast, and in western, northern and central areas. Four people were killed and five injured…
The developments in Armenia are the internal affair of the country, but Moscow is interested in the soonest settlement of the situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told. “This is entirely an internal affair of Armenia,” Peskov said, referring to opposition rallies in the country. He stressed that Yerevan is an ally of Moscow. “Armenia is…
BBC World Service’s investigation unit, BBC Eye, has revealed that nearly 20,000 Ukrainian men have used various routes to flee their country to avoid being drafted, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The BBC Eye investigation, Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers, talks to some of the men who have escaped the war, as they explain their…
The Trump administration approved an assistance package worth $14.2 million to assist Lebanon with its efforts to disarm Hezbollah, the U.S. Defense Department announced Wednesday, UPI reports. The Lebanese military will use funds from the Presidential Drawdown Authority package to dismantle arms held by non-state groups, including Hezbollah. On Friday, the Lebanese government…
A Ukraine drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district of Russia’s southern region of Rostov, its governor said on Wednesday, confirming media reports that several tanks were on fire, Reuters reports. “There are no casualties,” the governor, Vasily Golubev, said on the Telegram messaging app. “Firefighters are extinguishing…
Turkey will create an international hub from which Russian gas can be supplied to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, TASS reports. Erdogan was speaking in parliament at a meeting of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headed by him. “In Europe they are now dealing with the…
Reuters. A U.S. judge dismissed on Monday (April 13) Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over an article asserting the U.S. president’s name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but said Trump could re-file the case. Miami-based U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles…
United States President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee its security in the event of an agreement to end Russia’s war in the country, Al Jazeera reports. Asked during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday what assurances he could provide that US troops would not be deployed…
