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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dire situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and said, “It is time for peace.” Guterres described the situation as “deeply concerning,” and told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that “we are at a pivotal moment and it is time to rally together for peace.” Saying that a summit will take place in Tanzania with the East African Community and South African Development Community leaders, Guterres said the focus will be the M23 rebels’ attacks and clashes with the Congolese military. “Next week, in Addis Ababa, I will…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have stated that the US government’s approval of lithium mining in a region of Nevada has obstructed Indigenous peoples’ access to land for religious and cultural activities, violating their rights. The criticism continues regarding the activities at the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada. HRW and ACLU highlighted these violations in their 133-page report titled “Our Land, Forever: Human Rights Violations Against the Numu/Nuwu and Newe Peoples in the US Lithium Pursuit.” The report emphasizes that the US administration’s permit to Lithium Americas has blocked access to land needed…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier strongly criticized US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his plan to “take over” Gaza and permanently resettle its Palestinian population in other countries. “A solution that disregards or even violates international law is unacceptable,” Steinmeier said during his visit to Ankara. He expressed his doubt about the potential success of such talks between Trump administration and Arab states. Following high-level meetings in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Steinmeier emphasized widespread regional opposition to the proposed plan. Speaking to German media before meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Steinmeier said he encountered “only disappointment, many concerns, and…

‘We observe an increase in acts, discourses of xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia in Europe. it also worries the Turkish community,’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed in his comments during a press conference on Wednesday. A lasting peace and prosperity in Syria, where a new administration has taken charge after the fall of the Bashar-al Assad regime in December, is a “desire of all of us,” Erdoğan told a joint news conference with his visiting German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the capital Ankara. Erdoğan on Wednesday said Türkiye will continue to cooperate with Germany on regional issues, including Syria, Gaza,…

China has complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the US decision to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, the Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday. The move comes in response to the US announcement on Saturday, which Beijing claims violates WTO rules and represents unilateralism and trade protectionism. A spokesperson for the ministry said the US tariffs undermine the rules-based multilateral trading system, harm China-US economic cooperation, and disrupt global supply chains. China urged the US to “correct” its actions immediately, emphasizing its commitment to defending its legitimate rights and interests. The spokesperson also highlighted China’s role…

While Türkiye is healing the wounds of the February 6 earthquake, are the tremors in the Aegean Sea a harbinger of a new disaster? While more than 400 earthquakes off the coast of Santorini, Greece, cause concern, the closest tremor to our country’s coast was recorded at a distance of 140 kilometers. In the last 24 hours, a total of 44 earthquakes occurred, 35 of which were magnitude 3 and 9 of which were magnitude 4. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Pampal made striking warnings in his statement to SABAH. Saying, “An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Aegean would not be a…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday said Ankara is “completely opposed” to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to expel Palestinians from Gaza and send them to other countries. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, Fidan said the proposal goes against humanitarian law. He stressed that everyone should stand against the plan, adding that Ankara supports the recent declaration made in Cairo regarding Palestinians in Gaza. Fidan is on a two-day visit to Qatar starting Sunday.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called Sunday for the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Doha, bin Abdulrahman stressed the need to start the second phase of the agreement to bring stability to the region. The first six-week phase of the agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, halting Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave that killed over 47,400 people, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7, 2023. The three-phase ceasefire agreement includes a prisoner exchange and sustained calm, aiming…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has compared US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies to “fascism,” accusing him of criminalizing entire population groups. In an interview with a private television channel, Petro addressed the diplomatic tensions between the two countries and Trump’s hardline stance on migrants. “We should not criminalize population groups,” Petro said, emphasizing that Trump views every migrant as a criminal. He described the treatment of migrants in the US as harsh, stating: “Today, there are raids in US cities. They don’t ask for your documents; they look at your face. Anyone who fails a racial test at a glance…

The BRICS countries are not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “There are no talks about establishing a common BRICS currency. Such discussions have not taken place and are not taking place now. Instead, BRICS is focused on developing new joint investment platforms to facilitate mutual investments and projects in third countries,” Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow. His remarks came in response to threats by US President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS nations if they attempt to introduce a new currency or an alternative to the US…