ISLAMABAD (AA) – Calm returned to the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan returned to their homes after a security operation by the government. Businesses and roads inside and outside the capital reopened after Islamabad remained under lockdown for at least four days. However, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, according to a State Department spokesperson. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,” the sp...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration has provisionally approved a $680 million weapons sale to Israel, including precision munitions like JDAM kits and small-diameter bombs, according to a report. US officials recently briefed Congress on the proposal, a customary step before a public announcement, the Financial Times reported, cit...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American activist Hazami Barmada entered the third day of her hunger strike near the US State Department and the White House on Wednesday, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking to Anadolu, Barmada criticized the Biden administration, particularly Secretary of State A...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s latest threats to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports, particularly from China, are raising alarms over their potential to significantly hike the cost of living for American families. According to a recent report from the National Retail Federation, the proposed tariffs could slash consumer...
BERLIN (AA) – In her memoir published on Tuesday, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel portrays Donald Trump as a leader who viewed international relations through the lens of “real estate deals.” Merkel recounted her first Oval Office meeting with Trump in 2017, writing: “He judged everything from the perspective of ...
ATHENS (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has announced his office seeks arrest warrant for the Burmese junta chief over the deportation and persecution of Rohingya Muslims. “After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since last year to 190, local authorities have confirmed. Gaza’s government media office identified the victim as Alaa Barhoum, an editor in several media outlets. It did not provide any details about [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Several of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees were targeted in “violent” threats late Tuesday and early Wednesday, said a spokesperson for the president-elect. Karoline Leavitt said the attacks ranged from bomb threats to swatting. “In response, law enforcement and other a...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named General Keith Kellogg his special envoy for the Ukraine and Russia conflict. “I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said Keith, a retire...
