ISTANBUL (AA) — The bilateral trade volume between Türkiye and Pakistan reached its highest level in 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced on his trip to close South Asian ally Pakistan. The trade volume rose by nearly 30% year-on-year in 2024 to reach $1.4 billion. “However, we are still far behind our trade [&helli...
The State Department has quietly changed a contract after media scrutiny revealed a planned $400 million deal for Tesla. The company is run by Elon Musk, who is currently head of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. He donated heavily to support Trump’s presidential campaign last year. Initially, the document — dated ...
A flight carrying deported migrants from the United States landed in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, on Wednesday. This marks the first transfer under a new agreement between the administrations of President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. Bukele met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the capital to discuss ke...
The Israeli army’s complete withdrawal from the “Netzarim Corridor” in central Gaza has revealed destruction across residential areas and institutions, including Al-Azhar University. The university now stands in ruins, surrounded by empty Israeli ammunition. The walls of the bombed-out structure bear racist and hate-filled sl...
U.S. intelligence agencies are warning that Israel is considering major strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The intelligence findings, compiled in the final days of the administration of former president Joe Biden, suggest Israel sees Iran’s military as weakened. Officials say Israel might...
The Sudanese army has rejected a ceasefire call by the United Arab Emirates or UAE for the month of Ramadan. The army says it will not agree to a ceasefire until the siege on cities is lifted. This comes as Sudan’s military makes key advances in the capital Khartoum, seizing a stronghold from the paramilitary […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A former Israeli army officer has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump of risking the lives of Israeli captives and undermining a Gaza cease-fire agreement, saying Hamas did not violate the deal. “As for Trump, he was the one who pushed for the signing of this agreement – […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday to protect the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from being eliminated by the Trump administration. The Protect U.S. National Security Act reiterates that any reform of USAID “should abide by existing laws and not harm American soft power.” “Ove...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio told United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan that Hamas must never govern Gaza again, according to a State Department readout of their call on Tuesday. The two discussed regional security and the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – South Africa has vowed not to withdraw its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), despite the Trump administration’s threats and aid cut. There is “no chance” South Africa could withdraw its case it filed in December 2023, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told the Financial Times. “S...
