A view shows an industrial building destroyed, according to Russian-installed officials, by a Ukrainian missile strike in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Luhansk/ Reuters By Reuters Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range cruise

Credit Photo Anadolu Agency/President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan By Dr Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Western media declared total war against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the forthcoming presidential election on Sunday. In the West, the Turkish President has been described as “the other Putin”, a populist, divisive autocrat determined to pursue his dream of empire. Erdogan has

By Anadolu Agency President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized international media outlets that have recently tried to influence public opinion with articles on Turkey’s upcoming May 14 elections. “What do all the magazines say on their covers? ‘Erdogan must go.’ (Those published) in Germany, France and England say so. What is it to you?

A woman sits in the alfresco dining area of a cafe at Tajrish commercial district without wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf in northern Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) By The Associated Press Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps for

By Anadolu Agency Global crises necessitate collaboration of the Islamic world more than ever before, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, said on Thursday, adding that feeling one identity and having a common faith is important for economic development goals and enhancing efforts to overcome the hindrances. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Islamic

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photographer Toby Melville/Poole Via AFP By AFP The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia, a charge that drew an angry rebuke from Pretoria. Ambassador Reuben Brigety told a media briefing the US believed weapons and ammunition had been laden

By Anadolu Agency The death toll in Kenya from a suspected starvation cult rose to 150 Thursday as more bodies were exhumed, police said. Five additional bodies were unearthed in Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County, intensifying an ongoing investigation into the starvation cult led by preacher Paul Mackenzie. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha released a

Finland’s Prime Minister and Social Democrats leader Sanna Marin. Reuters/Essi Lehto/File Photo By Reuters Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has filed for divorce jointly with her husband of three years Markus Raikkonen, they said on Instagram on Wednesday. “We are grateful for the 19 years together and our beloved daughter. We will remain best

Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, right, and her counterpart, Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of China, attend a press conference after bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Michael Kappeler/Pool photo via AP) By The Associated Press China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his country has no intention of benefiting

E. Jean Carroll departs from the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023. Reuters/Andrew Kelly By Reuters Donald Trump must pay $5 million in damages for sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s