Author: Anadolu Agency
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Monday that all health centers in Gaza are under constant attacks amid a deadly Israeli onslaught on the territory. In a statement marking World Health Day, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that health workers are killed and injured in Gaza. “Health centres are constantly under attack. Basic medical & health supplies are running out,” he said. “Medical staff are exhausted after having tirelessly dedicated their lives to the community & the wounded. They constantly have to make tough decisions about which lives to save.” “Two million people are scarred…
Russia on Monday claimed that Ukrainian forces carried out six attacks on its energy facilities over the past 24 hours, saying the assaults violate a US-brokered agreement to halt such strikes for 30 days beginning March 18. “The Kyiv regime, in violation of Russian-American agreements, continues daily unilateral attacks on Russian energy infrastructure,” a Russian Defense Ministry statement said. In the southern Rostov region, two drone strikes on Sunday disrupted high-voltage lines, leaving approximately 1,000 households in the Myasnikovsky district without power, the ministry said. Another drone strike in Voronezh damaged wires on a power facility, cutting electricity to homes…
Canada’s prime minister warned Monday that US President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs are rupturing the world’s economy, also unveiling new support measures aimed at protecting Canadian retirees amid growing financial instability. “President Trump’s tariffs have ruptured the global economy, and Canadians are rightfully concerned about their retirement savings, their jobs, and their businesses,” Mark Carney said in a press release. “In the tough days ahead, we will protect Canadians and build Canada strong. If America won’t lead, Canada will,” he added. Carney’s ruling Liberals announced new measures to support seniors during the crisis. The minimum withdrawal from Registered Retirement Income…
US President Donald Trump described tariffs as “medicine” for addressing the country’s trade deficit with many countries. “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters Sunday while flying on Air Force One from Florida to Washington, DC, saying he was not intentionally trying to engineer a market sell-off with his policies. “What’s going to happen with the market? I can’t tell you. But I can tell you our country has gotten a lot stronger, and eventually it’ll be a country like no other. It’ll be the most dominant…
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his continuing protectionist trade policies are shaking up global markets, stoking uncertainties, and prompting retaliation from countries worldwide. While the risk perception is high amid the uncertain environment, a deep selling pressure hit global stock markets Monday, starting in Asia and expanding to other regions. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 7.7% on Monday, as did South Korea’s Kospi Index (5.6%), China’s Shanghai Composite Index (7.3%), and the Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (13.2%). European stocks followed suit as the share prices of about 97% of the companies in the Stoxx 600 declined. Germany’s DAX 40 fell…
Audi, the luxury car brand of automaker Volkswagen Group, has reportedly suspended vehicle deliveries to the US due to the additional automobile tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. According to a report by a German auto industry outlet, Audi sent a letter to its dealers informing them that all vehicles entering the US after April 2 will be held for now and will not be delivered to dealers. Dealers were asked to focus on reducing their inventories. It was stated that Audi currently has 37,000 cars in the US that are not affected by the new tariffs. Audi does…
Israeli forces have killed 490 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip over the past 20 days, according to a statement released Sunday by the Gaza media office, which denounced the deaths as part of an ongoing genocide against civilians in the enclave. In a statement, the office described the actions as “one of the most horrific crimes against humanity in modern times,” accusing Israel of continuing to carry out brutal massacres against defenseless civilians in Gaza, with children being a primary target of airstrikes. “Over the past twenty days, Israel has committed a shocking act of genocide against childhood, with…
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned on Sunday that humanitarian supplies in Gaza are rapidly depleting, with the situation worsening by the day. The UNRWA, in a statement on X, emphasized the urgent need to end the Israeli blockade and allow the delivery of aid. “It’s been over a month since the State of Israel banned the entry of aid and commercial supplies into Gaza. “UNRWA continues to provide assistance with whatever supplies remain. Stocks are getting low, and the situation is becoming desperate,” it added. The agency called for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade and…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Sunday condemned the deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, describing the attack as an “unimaginable horror” that killed civilians, including children, in a residential area. Ukrainian authorities said at least 19 people were killed and 75 others injured when a Russian missile hit a neighborhood in Kryvyi Rih, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region, on Friday evening. “It’s an unimaginable horror — nine children killed, most while playing in a park, as a military weapon exploded into shrapnel above them,” Turk said in a statement issued by…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, condemning Russia’s recent missile strikes and warning of consequences if Moscow continues to stall peace efforts. “These Russian strikes must stop. A ceasefire must be reached as soon as possible. And strong action must follow if Russia continues to stall and reject peace,” Macron wrote on X. He pointed specifically to Friday’s deadly missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, describing it as part of a pattern of “deadly” Russian aggression. Ukrainian officials reported that at least 19 civilians were killed and 75 others…