WASHINGTON (AA) – With just weeks to go until the Nov. 5 US presidential election, the close race between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump is heating up, with a number of polls showing Trump in the lead in crucial battleground states. According to the nationwide poll averages released by RealClearPolitics,...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris said her presidency would not be a continuation of the one led by President Joe Biden. She made the remarks during her first interview with Fox News that was released Wednesday evening. “My presidency would not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presid...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former President Jimmy Carter, who recently turned 100, has cast his ballot for the 2024 presidential election by mail from his home in Georgia. The Carter Center confirmed his vote was submitted on Wednesday, the second day of early voting in the southeastern state of Georgia. Carter reportedly expressed his intention to...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Wednesday that it wants to see Israel respond constructively to a letter sent by two US officials demanding that Israel alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk a potential American arms embargo. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre declined to say whether the US would actually impose the penalt...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has urged economic collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states as a two-day leaders’ summit of the organization began in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday. “Investment in regional infrastructure, particularly in the realms of transport and energy is indispensable, for advancing economic ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is out of the race for the office of the chancellor of the Oxford University, according to a list of candidates. The university released the names of 38 candidates in the run, but Khan is not among them. The list includes several high-profile figures, inc...
PARIS (AA) – Supporters of Palestine gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrators demanded an end to the genocide and insisted that the Israeli military halt its assaults on Gaza as well as Lebanon. The protest, organized by supporters of Palestine and Lebanon, drew a [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said it will not abandon its positions despite being “directly and deliberately attacked” by the Israeli military. “Peacekeepers remain in all positions and the UN flag continues to fly,” UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said in an interview. “We will continue our work to imp...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) — After six years, an elected government has been sworn in in Indian-controlled Kashmir, amid concerns that its limited powers might not meet the expectations of the people. Omar Abdullah, who had previously served as a chief minister of the Muslim-majority occupied region and junior foreign minister in the Ind...
LONDON (AA) – The UK government is considering imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers in response to inflammatory comments supporting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have carried out attacks on Palestinians. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the government is “looking at that”, during Prime Minister’s Questio...
