ISTANBUL (AA) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk says that Washington risks losing the next war unless its weapons programs are completely overhauled, calling for “immediate and dramatic changes” in military strategy. “American weapons programs need to be completely redone,” Musk said Thursday on X. “The current strategy is to buil...
Arab-American artist Fareed Armaly has rejected Kaethe Kollwitz Award, protesting censorship of opinions supporting Palestinians in Germany. The Academy of Arts said it regretted his decision. Armaly, in a letter, criticised what he called Germany’s “reactionary” cultural policies, accusing institutions of silencing Palestinian rights advocate...
Rohingya women fleeing Burma say they have faced brutal violence, including sexual assaults, by Arakan Army. Many accuse the Buddhist-dominated insurgent group Arakan Army of targeting them, forcing them into refugee camps in Bangladesh. One woman told news agency BenarNews she was assaulted in front of her family before the rebels killed her ...
A judge expelled Tunisian-French activist Hager Barkous from his courtroom in Nice last Friday for wearing a hijab. The move has sparked outrage and led to allegations of discrimination. Barkous attended the hearing of a fellow activist on trial for incitement to hatred. She sat quietly at the back, but as soon as Judge Christian […]
A massive asteroid is heading toward Earth. NASA says there’s a 1 in 43 chance it could hit our planet in 2032. Named 2024 YR, the asteroid is the size of a football field. If it enters Earth’s atmosphere, it could cause a massive explosion. Scientists estimate the blast would equal eight megatons of TNT […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Legal analysts argue that President Donald Trump’s executive order on combating antisemitism is unlawful. Hatem Bazian, a professor at the University of California’s Ethnic Studies Department, and Robert McCaw, national government affairs director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), spoke about the potent...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — Britain will oppose any efforts to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip to neighboring Arab countries, the UK government says. “There must be no forced displacement of Palestinians, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza Strip,” the UK’s Minister for Development at the Foreign Office, Anneliese Dodds, said...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan requires an annual investment of $40 billion to $50 billion until 2050 to meet its looming climate change challenges, a former head of the country’s central bank says. Former State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shamshad Akhtar said at a two-day international climate change conference, “Breathe Pa...
ISTANBUL (AA) — South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to human dignity, equality, and democratic values, emphasizing its independent stance in global affairs. South Africa is “championing non-racialism and non-sexism while placing our constitution and the rule of law at the forefront,”...
The Sudanese army says it has made key advances in the capital Khartoum against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A military spokesman confirmed that army forces have taken control of Al-Ramila and its industrial zone in western Khartoum. Footage on social media shows troops moving through the area. The army is now close to the […]
