JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reiterated his controversial call for the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the reduction of its Palestinian population “by half within two years,” according to media reports. Speaking at a meeting of his far-right Religious Zionism Party, Smotrich’s extreme proposal was...
ATHENS (AA) – EU member states should fulfill their obligations under international law by complying with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, says the EU foreign policy chief. Stressing that all EU members are parties to the Rome Convention, which founded the International Crimi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department has urged Pakistani authorities to “respect human rights” and has called on protestors to “demonstrate peacefully” as opposition protestors took to the streets. During a press briefing, Spokesman Matthew Miller said the US supports freedom of expression, peaceful assembly ...
BERLIN (AA) – Defense ministers from five major European nations gathered in the German capital Berlin to reinforce military support for Ukraine and address concerns about potential shifts in US foreign policy in Donald Trump’s upcoming second presidency. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who hosted the meeting, told reporters tha...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israel’s overnight attacks across the war-torn Gaza Strip, local media reported on Tuesday. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said six Palestinians, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the J...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US announced Monday that it is close to brokering a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah but emphasized that a deal has not yet been finalized. “We don’t believe we have an agreement yet. We believe we’re close to an agreement,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told r...
A recent survey reveals that four in 10 Americans are ramping up their good deeds as 2024 nears its end. Conducted by Talker Research for Avocado Green Mattress, the poll shows that 43% are increasing giving, volunteering, or donating during the year’s final months. Younger generations lead the charge, with 59% of Gen Z and […]
California health authorities have issued an urgent recall for raw milk from the company Raw Farm after detecting the bird flu virus in batches sold across the state. The affected product, with a “best by” date of Nov. 27, 2024, was identified shortly after the first U.S. case of a child contracting the virus. The […]
Three Muslims were killed as clashes erupted in a northern Indian town over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. A local court recently ordered a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in the Sambhal town of Uttar Pradesh state following a petition claiming the temple stood at the site of the mosque. On Sunday morning, when […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the entry of deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as one […]
