ISTANBUL (AA) – Prominent accounts with large followings on X have left the platform following Donald Trump’s election as president. The decision to quit X, formerly known as Twitter, is largely driven by concerns over owner Elon Musk’s close relationship with the president-elect. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said he left X because ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Though it has yet to be established, a department tasked with cutting US government spending headed by tech mogul Elon Musk has begun accepting staff applications, seeking to hire “revolutionaries” with high IQ scores. “We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense chief by US President-elect Donald Trump has sparked debates within the Republican Party. Several names in Trump’s new Cabinet are already stirring controversy in Washington, according to media reports. Media reports highlighted concerns about Trump’s pick for defense chief, Pe...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An investigation by the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has uncovered a significant cyber-espionage campaign targeting US commercial telecommunications infrastructure. The ongoing probe exposed how Chinese-affiliated actors infiltrated networks of multiple telecommunications companie...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is using arrests, passport confiscations and deportations as part of its policy against foreign activists in the occupied West Bank, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday. Citing official data, Haaretz said at least 16 foreign activists have been expelled from Israel since October 2023 after being detained in the W...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A CIA official working overseas has been charged with disclosing classified documents allegedly detailing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, according to a report on Wednesday. Citing court records and sources familiar with the case, The Washington Post reported that the official, Asif W. Rahman, wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday. In a statement, Trump emphasized a focus on reducing the influence of the “industrial food complex” and pharmaceutical companies on Americans’ health. “I am thr...
WASHINGTON (AA) – About 90 Democrats called on US President Joe Biden to use his “lame-duck” period in the presidency to sanction two Israeli ministers, according to a letter made public on Thursday. In a letter sent on Oct. 29, 88 lawmakers called on Biden to sanction Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security M...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US congresswoman urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign for not changing the policy on arms supply to Israel. “Secretary Blinken exposed his lie by announcing that there will be no change to any policy, despite admitting that the Israeli government has still failed to comply with all of their [&hellip...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is an adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, met earlier this week with Iran’s envoy to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, to discuss potential ways to reduce tensions between the US and Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. Iranian officials familiar with the meeting said [&hel...
