Author: Anadolu Agency
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the fundamental solution to the Middle East issue lies in implementing the two-state solution. Wang made these remarks during his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said in a statement. “The humanitarian disaster in Gaza must be brought to an end as soon as possible,” Wang told his Israeli counterpart. Pointing out that the Palestinian issue is at the “core of the Middle East issue,” Wang said the implementation of the two-state solution can solve the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Sunday to reject any agreement between the US and Russia that does not include Kyiv, emphasizing that no world leader can decide Ukraine’s fate without its direct participation. “So I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine, never,” Zelenskyy told NBC News. “Our people, and our adults and children and everybody. It can’t be, so this is the war in Ukraine against us, and it is our human losses,” he said. “We’re thankful for all the support, unity in the US, around Ukraine, bipartisan unity, (and) bipartisan support.…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged NATO to pursue a “positive and responsible policy” towards Beijing. Wang made these remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement released on Sunday. The top Chinese diplomat said Beijing expects the military alliance to “develop an objective and accurate perception of China,” ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a post on X. Wang described China as a “force for maintaining peace and stability,” noting that the world’s second-largest economy “has the best track record among major…
The NATO Centre of Excellence for Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) in Türkiye provides the alliance with expertise and experience in counterterrorism, aiming to strengthen NATO and its partners against evolving threats. Following Türkiye’s declaration of intent to establish the center in 2003 and the subsequent preparation of memoranda of understanding, COE-DAT was officially founded on June 28, 2005 in the Turkish capital Ankara. The center met the accreditation criteria set by NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and was approved as an International Military Organization by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Aug. 14, 2006. Currently, military personnel from seven countries…
Palestinian medics and rescue teams retrieved 25 more bodies from rubble in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 48,264, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. A ministry statement said that 12 injured people were also admitted to hospitals in the past 48 hours, bringing the number of the injured in the Israeli onslaught to 111,688. “Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads, with rescuers unable to reach them,” the ministry said. A ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza…
Three Israeli captives released on Saturday urged both Israeli and Hamas leaders to complete the ceasefire agreement and secure the release of all remaining captives, emphasizing that “time is running out.” The released detainees made their public appeal from a platform provided by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, before being reunited with their families as part of the sixth batch of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal. “I can finally see the sun and step out of captivity,” said Sagui Dekel-Chen, 33, who holds both Israeli and American citizenship. He called on…
Malaysian and Egyptian leaders on Friday rejected any plan to displace Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said late Friday that he spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and discussed the humanitarian situation and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. “President El-Sisi and I firmly reject any attempt to force Palestinians out from Gaza, as such actions would undermine the Palestinian cause and efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state,” Anwar said on X. He praised Egypt’s continued support in facilitating humanitarian and medical aid to Palestinians suffering from Israel’s genocidal war. “We discussed Japan and Malaysia’s…
Two Palestinians were injured on Saturday when an Israeli drone targeted a bulldozer that was clearing debris after Israel’s offensive in central Gaza. The drone strike injured two people as it targeted a bulldozer working to remove the debris of buildings that were damaged by Israel’s onslaught in al-Mughraqa town, medical sources told Anadolu. This incident occurred on the same day that the Palestinian resistance groups handed over three Israeli captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross in eastern Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. A ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, halting Israel’s genocidal war, which…
More than a quarter of German voters are undecided with only eight days until the parliamentary elections, according to a new poll released Saturday. In a representative poll conducted for public television ZDF, 28% of respondents said they are not yet sure whether they will vote or which party they will support. The survey showed that opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservative alliance CDU/CSU maintained its lead with 30% support. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is holding steady at 20%. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) increased its vote share by one percentage point to 16%, followed by…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed to fight against US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians and turn Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East” at a rally on Saturday. “No real estate operation can cover up the disgrace, the crimes against humanity… that we have seen in Gaza in recent years. We should not allow it. And from Spain, we will not allow it,” he said in the Basque Country. Spain’s Socialist Party leader insisted instead on a two-state solution where Palestinians and Israelis live in “peace, harmony, and safety.” Earlier this month, Trump said the US…