JAKARTA (AA) – Malaysian police announced on Monday it will summon Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for questioning over an alleged list of MPs who support his plan to form a new government. In a statement, Director of Criminal Investigation Department Huzir Mohamed said the investigation began after a member of the parliament Ahmad […]
Read MoreAMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and his Cabinet members were sworn in on Monday before King Abdullah II. Khasawneh’s Cabinet has 32 ministers, among them eight kept over from the previous government of Omar Razzaz, including the key foreign minister and finance minister posts. Unlike the Razzaz government, three […]
Read MoreVIENNA (AA) – Vienna’s far-right parties suffered a historic defeat on Sunday’s local elections, down nearly 20% compared to the previous vote. The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) won 7.7% of votes in the municipal elections, down 23.4% from their share in the previous elections in 2015. Heinz-Christian Strache, the FPO’s former leader, had […]
Read MoreANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index ended Monday up 1.09% to close at 1,178.35 points. After starting the week at 1,170.54 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose 12.65 points from 1,165.70 points at Friday’s close. On Monday, the BIST 100 hovered between 1,169.12 and 1,178.17 points – 51 stocks on the […]
Read MoreANKARA (AA) – Armenia will pay for its terrible attacks on civilians in neighboring Azerbaijan, Turkey’s defense chief said on Monday. “Sadly, they have attacked the city of Ganja and many other residential areas. This is a clear violation of the cease-fire,” said Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, attending the opening ceremony for the school […]
Read MoreANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s benchmark stock index ended Monday up 1.09% to close at 1,178.35 points. After starting the week at 1,170.54 points, Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index rose 12.65 points from 1,165.70 points at Friday’s close. On Monday, the BIST 100 hovered between 1,169.12 and 1,178.17 points – 51 stocks on the […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AA) – The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has ruled out in an interview broadcast Monday any role for the US military in a possible disputed election. “We have established a very long 240-year tradition of an apolitical military that does not get involved in domestic politics,” Mark Milley said during […]
Read MoreKYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Polish President Andrej Duda and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky urged Russia on Monday to end the annexation of Crimean Peninsula, which is officially a Ukrainian territory. Speaking after a meeting with Zelensky, Duda said Poland stands for Ukrainian borders, and that both Donbas region and Crimea should be returned […]
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