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November 25, 2022
German MPs To Recognize Stalin Famine In Ukraine As 'Genocide'

German MPs are set to approve a resolution declaring as "genocide" the 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Joseph Stalin, adopting language used by Kyiv, according to a draft text seen by AFP on November 25.
November 25, 2022
Azerbaijan Says No Armenia Peace Talks If Macron Attends

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on November 25 canceled a planned meeting with arch-foe Armenia's prime minister, whom he said had demanded the mediation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
November 24, 2022
EU Fails To Agree On Gas Price Cap Amid Deep Divisions

EU energy ministers failed on November 24 to agree on a cap on gas prices to mitigate the energy crunch in Europe, amid deep divisions over an initial proposal slammed by many as a "joke."
November 24, 2022
Afghan Women Take To Kabul Streets

A group of female protesters marched in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on November 24 to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The veiled women carried pickets with slogans decrying the deprivation of their rights under the Taliban.
November 24, 2022
Afghan Women Protest On Eve Of UN Day Against Violence

More than a dozen Afghan women protested briefly in Kabul on November 24, calling for their rights to be recognized on the eve of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
November 24, 2022
UN, Diplomats Demand End To Deadly Iran Crackdown

The UN Human Rights Council is holding an urgent meeting on November 24 to discuss whether to launch a high-level international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking Iran.
November 23, 2022
Russian Jailed In Norway For Drone Flight

A Russian man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in Norway for flying a drone over Norwegian territory in violation of a ban adopted in response to the war in Ukraine.
November 23, 2022
EU Parliament Website Attacked After Members Slam Russian 'Terrorism'

The European Parliament website was hit by a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers on November 23, shortly after lawmakers approved a resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism."
November 22, 2022
Belarusian Opposition Leader To Request More Pressure From Canada On Lukashenka Regime

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya will ask for tougher sanctions against pro-Kremlin officials in Belarus when she meets on November 22 with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
November 21, 2022
Iran Arrests Two Top Actors Who Removed Head Scarves

Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their head scarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, state media reported on November 20.
November 21, 2022
Defender Hajsafi Calls Iran's World Cup Players The 'Voice' Of The People

Experienced defender Ehsan Hajsafi said on November 20 that Iran's players at the Qatar World Cup want to be the "voice" of the people back home.
November 20, 2022
Kazakhstan's Retired Leader Votes In Early Presidential Election

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev was among the early voters in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, in the November 20 snap presidential election. The country is coping with the authoritarian legacy of Nazarbaev, who transferred power to Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev in 2019 but retained influence.
November 20, 2022
Iranian Director Dedicates Marrakech Film Festival Win To 'Women Of Iran'

Iranian director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi has won the Etoile d'Or top award at the Marrakech International Film Festival for his debut feature A Tale Of Shemroon and dedicated his prize to "all the women of Iran."
November 19, 2022
U.S. Defense Chief Says Russia's War In Ukraine Offers Preview To Potential Global Tyranny

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said failure to help Ukraine secure its own future could lead to a "world of tyranny and turmoil."
November 19, 2022
Three Iranian Protesters Shot Dead In Amini's Home Province

Iranian security forces have shot dead at least three people in the western province of Kurdistan in the latest deadly protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a rights group said.
November 19, 2022
'Most' APEC Members Condemn War In Ukraine

Asia-Pacific leaders have added their voices to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying "most" of them condemned the war.
November 19, 2022
U.K. Says Iran 'Spreading Bloodshed' From Mideast To Kyiv

Britain's foreign minister has hit out at Iran for "spreading bloodshed" and vowed to work with allies to counter Tehran as he addressed leaders in Bahrain.
November 18, 2022
Poland Says It Will Not Allow Russian Delegation At OSCE Talks

Poland will not allow a Russian delegation attend a meeting of the world's largest security body in Europe next month
November 17, 2022
Russia's Use Of Land Mines In Ukraine Poses Threat, Says Monitor

Russia's use of land mines in Ukraine, including newly produced models, threatens to overturn progress made on the issue over the past 25 years, a monitor said on November 17.
November 17, 2022
Dutch Judges To Give Long-Awaited Flight MH17 Verdict

A Dutch court gives its verdict on November 17 in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions soar over Russia's invasion eight years later.

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