Author: Anadolu Agency
Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize over his rule and efforts for human rights and democracy. The announcement was made early Saturday by members of the Pakistan World Alliance (PWA)-an advocacy group founded last December-who also belong to the Norwegian political party Partiet Sentrum. “We are pleased to announce on behalf of Partiet Sentrum that in alliance with somebody with the right to nominate, have nominated Mr. Imran Khan the former Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with human rights and democracy in Pakistan,” said…
Continuing the controversial US push to acquire Greenland, Vice President JD Vance has called on the island to cut off its historical ties with Denmark and instead partner with the US, accusing Copenhagen of under-investing in Greenland’s, press reports said. During a brief visit to the remote US Pituffik Space Base in northern Greenland on Friday, Vance claimed the US is “the only nation on Earth that will respect (Greenlanders’) sovereignty and respect their security,” the BBC reported Friday. “You have under-invested in the people of Greenland and you have under-invested in the security of this incredible, beautiful landmass,” he…
Harvard University has dismissed faculty leaders at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), according to recently surfaced reports. CMES Director, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and associate director, history professor Rosie Bsheer, were forced to leave by Interim Dean of Social Science David Cutler, according to The Harvard Crimson. Kafadar is reportedly on leave for the 2024-2025 academic year with global health professor Salmaan Keshavjee taking the helm as the center’s interim director. Kafadar and Bsheer will remain in their faculty positions. The CMES has faced mounting criticism from university affiliates, who accuse the center of antisemitic programming…
A suspected suicide bomber on Saturday tried to strike a political protest rally in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, according to a local official. “A suicide bomber blew himself up near the protest rally but so far there is no report of civilian casualties, only the bomber was killed,” a police control room official in the Mastung district told Anadolu by phone. The official said the bomber aimed to hit the rally of Balochistan National Party chief and nationalist figure Sardar Akhtar Mengal near the Lak Pass area in Mastung. Mengal was unharmed. On Thursday, eight passengers were killed in two…
Russia said Saturday it had sent two planes with rescue workers, medical staff, and K9 teams to Myanmar after a powerful earthquake struck the country. The 120-member Emergency Situations Ministry team includes personnel from the Centrospas air mobile unit and the Leader Center for Special Risk Rescue Operations, according to a statement on Telegram. It added that the group includes anesthesiologists, psychologists, and trained dogs. The operation follows orders from Emergency Minister Alexander Kurenkov and President Vladimir Putin after Myanmar requested international support to deal with the disaster. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday. Tremors were also felt…
The municipality of Jenin reported on Saturday that its refugee camp in the northern West Bank has become “uninhabitable” following the Israeli army’s destruction of approximately 600 homes, amid the ongoing Israeli offensive that has persisted for over two months. A statement from the Jenin municipality said: “The Jenin Refugee Camp has become entirely uninhabitable due to the continued Israeli assault on the 68th day, with widespread bulldozing, burning of homes, and turning others into military barracks.” The municipality added that the Israeli forces are also enforcing a severe blockade on the Jenin governorate, which is home to around 360,000…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday joined Japanese leaders at a war memorial service during his first visit to Japan since taking the post. Iwoto Island, where the service was held, is the site of the pivotal World War II Battle of Iwo Jima between Japanese and US forces. The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the battle was also attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, Kyodo News reported. Speaking at the ceremony, Hegseth said the US-Japanese alliance remains the cornerstone of freedom, prosperity, security, and peace in the Indo-Pacific, and it will…
The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on April 10 in Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates, the court announced Friday. The hearings, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, will address Sudan’s request for provisional measures over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention. Sudan will deliver its oral argument from 10 a.m. to 12 noon local time (0900GMT-1100GMT), followed by the UAE from 4 to 6 pm (1500GMT-1700GMT). Sudan filed the case on March 5, accusing the UAE of violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, particularly in relation to…
At least 694 victims have been killed, 1,670 injured and 68 are missing from two deadly earthquakes in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media on Saturday, citing the junta State Administration Council in Myanmar. International aid and rescue efforts continue to ramp up as Myanmar and Thailand recover from the devastating earthquakes that hit Friday. Teams aboard a China Eastern Airlines plane have reached Myanmar to deliver crucial aid, according to a statement. “At 8:35 am Saturday, China Eastern Airlines flight MU9003 arrived at Yangon International Airport, carrying 37 Chinese rescuers and 5 tons of medical supplies, tents, blankets and…
Türkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the flag carrier Turkish Airlines, will begin to operate Istanbul-Damascus and Ankara-Damascsus flights on April 21, the Turkish transport and infrastructure minister announced on Saturday. Ankara-Damascus flights will be operating three times per week and Istanbul-Damascus flights four in a week, Abdulkadir Uraloglu stated in a press release. Uraloglu said tickets are on sale now and the first flight will be made on April 21 from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport. The Ankara-Damascus flight will be made on April 22 from Ankara’s Esenboga Airport, the minister added. “We aim to increase the number of…