GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians working for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in the central Gaza Strip. A medical source in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah city told Anadolu that two UNRWA staffers were killed after their vehicle [&...
NEW YORK (AA) – Starbucks reported on Wednesday that its global sales fell 7% in July-September – the coffee chain’s third consecutive quarter of decline. The company’s earnings per share fell 25% compared to the same period last year to 80 cents. Its consolidated net revenues declined 3% to $9.1 billion. The coffee chain suspended […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – While Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a slight lead in national polls, former President Donald Trump is edging ahead in crucial battleground states, according to the latest data from political website 538, with Election Day just two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential race intensifies, Trump’s strong perform...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a discussion with Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant about the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “The Secretary has spoken with his counterpart,” Pentagon...
ANKARA (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday morning departed Israel after meeting with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the possibilities of ending the war on Gaza. According to media reports, Blinken is heading to Saudi Arabia to meet with top officials. He told reporters wh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting Tuesday in Tel Aviv that it is “imperative” to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to the State Department. “The Secretary noted the imperative to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza and reit...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A dozen US lawmakers called on President Joe Biden Tuesday to authorize an independent investigation into a targeted Israeli attack on a group of journalists that killed one person and injured six others. Among those targeted in the attack was American Dylan Collins, who was working for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Leb...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI announced Tuesday it is investigating the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran. “The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is preparing for the possibility of Republican nominee Donald Trump declaring victory before all the votes are counted in next month’s presidential election. “We’ve got two weeks to go, and I’m very much grounded in the present in terms of the task at ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Members of the European Parliament have called for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes there which have injured several UN peacekeepers in recent weeks and also condemned its continuing attacks in the Gaza Strip. As violence escalates across the Middle East, several parliamentarians expressed t...
