TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that his country would respond to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, but its nature and intensity could change if Israel stops its aggression in the region and agrees to a cease-fire. Pezeshkian was speaking during a cabinet meeting in Tehran. He noted that l...
ANKARA (AA) – Early voting in North Carolina surged to a record high with more than 4.2 million residents casting ballots in person as of Sunday. The election is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 5. North Carolina, one of the swing states crucial to the election’s outcome, has seen particularly high turnout in its western regions, which [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Democratic nominee Kamala Harris pledged Sunday to do everything in her power to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip if she is elected president in remarks delivered just two days ahead of Election Day. “This year has been difficult given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued his campaign with rallies in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia on Sunday. Citing Brazil-based polling firm AtlasIntel, which Trump claims to be the “most accurate” pollster, he claimed to be ahead in all seven swing states. Ariz...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded several others in a series of airstrikes on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and local media. Israeli fighter jets struck a house in the northern city of Beit Lahia, killing five people, a medical source told Anadolu. Three […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas on Saturday called recently floated cease-fire proposals a “smokescreen” as they do not include an end to Israel’s war on Gaza. Senior Hamas member Izzat al-Rishq said cease-fire proposals floated in recent days don’t include an end to the Israeli assault, withdrawal from Gaza, and the return of di...
LONDON (AA) — Palestine supporters have removed two busts of Israel’s first president from the University of Manchester, the Palestine Action group said Saturday. A statement by the group said the two sculptures of Chaim Weizmann were taken from a display case at University of Manchester in an act of protest to mark the 107th […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Protests erupted in several European cities on Saturday against Israel’s wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. In Stockholm, protesters gathered in the Odenplan area, marching toward the Swedish Parliament while holding baby models symbolizing children killed in Gaza. Chanting slogans such as “Free Palestine,...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The FBI said Saturday that videos about ballot fraud and Doug Emhoff circulating on social media were inauthentic. The bureau said footage from one of the videos seemingly suggests FBI operatives had apprehended three groups involved in ballot fraud, while the other references Doug Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A criminal case has been filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 69 associates, accusing them of crimes against humanity during the uprising in July and August this year. The complaint, filed on Oct. 28, seeks an independent investigation into al...