Author: Anadolu Agency
A crowd of around 2,000 people in Berlin on Sunday protested Russia’s war on Ukraine. The demonstrators, including Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, and opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine in the war, which was launched in February 2022. They chanted slogans such as “No to Putin, no to war in Ukraine” and “Freedom for political prisoners.” The protest concluded with speeches in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
Rejecting the ruling Georgian Dream Party’s victory in Oct. 26 parliamentary elections, opposition protesters in the Caucasus country on Sunday blocked a major street in the capital Tbilisi and set up tents. Accusing the government of election fraud, the protesters demanded a rerun of the elections. While demonstrations continued outside the parliament building, leaders and supporters of the Coalition for Change opposition bloc announced a 24-hour occupation of Ilia Chavchavadze Street. Coalition leader Nika Gvaramia said they would expand such peaceful protests across Tbilisi. ELECTION CONTROVERSY IN GEORGIA Georgian Dream secured 53.93% of the vote, claiming 89 seats in the…
A Russian ballistic missile struck a high-rise apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing eight people, including a child, local authorities announced late Sunday. At least 10 others were injured in the strike on the densely populated residential area, they said. According to the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the incident occurred around 8.37 p.m. local time (1837GMT). The missile attack caused significant destruction in the residential neighborhood. At least 10 apartment buildings and several vehicles were damaged, with officials working to confirm the total number of affected properties. As of 10 p.m. (2000GMT), the death toll stood at…
Fenerbahce Beko claimed an 86-72 victory over Anadolu Efes in the Istanbul derby in week seven of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Lig on Sunday. The first quarter of the game ended in a 21-21 tie, but Fenerbahce gained momentum in the second quarter, heading into halftime with a commanding 49-35 lead at Ulker Sports Arena. The home team extended their lead to 59-43 by the 25th minute. The Yellow Canaries maintained their dominance throughout the remainder of the third quarter, entering the final period with a comfortable 67-50 advantage. Fenerbahce held off any attempts to close the gap in…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the G20 group of developed economies to lead global efforts to promote peace, advance climate action, and ensure equitable access to emerging technologies among other challenges. “I have come to Rio with a simple message: G20 leaders must lead. G20 countries-by definition-have tremendous economic clout. “They wield massive diplomatic leverage. They must use it to tackle key global problems,” Guterres said Sunday in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, according to UN News. Stressing the urgency for nations to accelerate efforts in addressing critical shared challenges, he called…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday picked a 21-member Cabinet after winning a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary elections last week. Dissanayake will keep ministerial portfolios of finance, defense, and digital, while educationist Harini Amarasuriya again took oath as the prime minister of the island nation. Dissanayake won presidential elections in September and ran the government with a three-member Cabinet until last week’s general polls where his National People’s Power won 159 seats in a parliament of 225 members. The swearing-in ceremony of the Cabinet, which was telecast live, took place at the Presidential Secretariat in the capital…
The Jordanian army on Monday said a “flying object” fell in a border area of the Aqaba Governorate, near southern Israel. A statement quoted a military source that said no casualties or material damage were reported. It added that the relevant security forces, including sappers, arrived at the scene. The statement, however, did not specify from where the object was fired, or if it was downed by an interceptor. The city of Aqaba is adjacent to Israel’s southern city of Eilat, which usually comes under drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq group. Regional tensions have…
Sources from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday denied claims that the Hamas Political Bureau has relocated to Türkiye. “The claims that the Hamas Political Bureau has relocated to Türkiye do not reflect the truth,” the sources said.
At least 15 Palestinians were killed as the Israeli army stepped up bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to medical sources. Two Palestinians lost their lives when Israeli forces bombed the refugee camp of Jabalia in northern Gaza, one source said. Five people were also killed and 10 others injured in an airstrike on a home west of Gaza City, the source added. Women and children were among the victims, the source said, without giving an exact figure. Two children were also among four people killed in another strike targeting a refugee tent in al-Mawasi in the southern…
The Kremlin on Monday said the possible use of long-range US missiles on targets in Russia would ultimately lead to a “new round of tension” amid media reports that outgoing President Joe Biden allowed lifting restrictions on their use by Ukraine. On Sunday, many media outlets citing anonymous officials, including The New York Times, reported that Biden has authorized Ukraine’s use of ATACMS missiles for strikes inside Russia, marking a major change in US policy ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump in January 2025. “If such a decision was really formulated and communicated to the Kyiv regime,…