By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president conveyed warm wishes Sunday to the Jewish community on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. “On this occasion, I wish that Rosh Hashanah, which symbolizes ‘New Year’s Eve’ according to the Hebrew calendar, will bring health, peace, and well-being to all Jews, especially to our Jewish citizens,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan

By The Associated Press Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, knocking down power in two entire provinces, trapping villagers in floods and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in and around the capital. The most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year slammed ashore

By Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Ukraine had received sophisticated air defence systems from the United States. It was the first acknowledgment that Ukraine had received the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), long sought by Kyiv and whose shipment was approved by Washington late last month. “We

By The Associated Press Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets. The move comes amid violent unrest in Iran triggered by the death of a young woman in police custody. The state-run IRNA news agency reported the

The prime minister, Liz Truss, may also ease the English-language requirement in some sectors. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The Guardian By Rajeev Syal Liz Truss is preparing to increase immigration to fill job vacancies and boost economic growth in a move that will anger some of her ministers and MPs. The prime minister plans to raise

By The Associated Press Russia made its case to the world Saturday for its war in Ukraine, repeating a series of grievances about its neighbor and the West to tell the U.N. General Assembly meeting of leaders that Moscow had “no choice” but to take military action. After days of denunciations of Russia at the

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden vowed Friday to impose additional sanctions on Russia after Moscow announced referendums in Ukraine. Biden said the US will never recognize Ukrainian territory as anything other than part of Ukraine and referred to Russia’s referenda as a “sham – a false pretext to try to annex parts of

By Reuters China has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dangerous signals” on Taiwan after the U.S. secretary of state told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the maintenance of peace and stability over Taiwan was vitally important. Taiwan was the focus of the 90-minute, “direct and honest” talks between Secretary of State

Authorities in Nigeria seized 1.8 tons of cocaine — Photo Credit: NDLEA By Face2Face Africa The Nigerian drug enforcement agency said it has executed what seems to be the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the West African nation, BBC reported. 1.8 tons of cocaine, estimated to be valued over $278 million (£243 million),

Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, answers questions during an interview, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Aron Ranen) By The Associated Press Sudan’s ruling military general, who mounted a coup nearly a year ago, said he will not run in future elections for a civilian-led government, but offered no timeline on when a