People fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine, arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. U.N. officials said that 100,000 people were believed to have left their homes and estimated up to 4 million could flee if the fighting escalates.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) By Reuters When Percy Ohene-Yeboah peered down

By Anadolu Agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told EU leaders in a videoconference on Thursday night that “this might be the last time you see me alive,” according to the Axios news website. The video call took place before the leaders of EU states decided on a new series of sanctions against Russia, the website

By Anadolu Agency In retaliation for a British ban on Russian flights in its airspace, Russia has closed its airspace to British air carriers, including transit flights, Russian authorities announced. Rosaviation, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, said in a statement that they had sought consultations with British authorities over the restrictions imposed Thursday on

A man has been arrested in Columbus, Ohio, USA, on suspicion of killing Imam Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Hassan Adam Somali national. According to documents submitted to the court by police, John W. Wooden Jr. is accused of killing Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam on Christmas Eve. According to court documents, a search warrant was issued at

By Anadolu Agency Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he remains in government quarter and ‘enemy has identified me as the number one target’ Ukraine’s president said Friday that “enemy sabotage groups” have entered the capital Kyiv and called on the public to be careful and follow curfew rules. In a video message on Facebook, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

By Anadolu Agency ‘Military infrastructure, air defense systems, military airports and air force in Ukraine disabled,’ says Russian Defense Ministry Russia on Thursday said it is using “high-precision weapons” to disable Ukrainian air defense systems. “Military infrastructure, air defense systems, military airports and air force in Ukraine were disabled with high-precision weapons,” Russian Defense Ministry

By Anadolu Agency A Russian military convoy was seen moving towards the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. The convoy with nearly 200 military vehicles was seen near the Kuibyshevo settlement in the Rostov region of Russia while it was advancing towards the border with the Donbas region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House, on 31 January 2022 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Paul Iddon Qatar was designated a major non-Nato ally by the United States before Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates because of the unique role Doha plays

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to the nation, following the initiative of the country’s lower house of parliament and security council to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released February 21, 2022. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS By Reuters President Vladimir Putin

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Reuters Oil prices jumped more than $2 on Tuesday on supply disruption worries as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions