KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least seven Pakistani policemen have been abducted while eight suspected militants and a soldier have been killed in hours-long clashes in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Suspected militants kidnapped seven policemen in Bannu district, near the restive North Waziristan tribal region tha...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Six Israelis have been lightly injured as a barrage of rockets was fired from southern Lebanon in response to Israel’s attacks. An Israeli military statement said 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon, triggering air-raid sirens in northern and central Israel. The army said some of the rockets were intercepted, while ...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a “massive blow-up” with one of Donald Trump’s top advisors regarding the president-elect’s Cabinet selections, according to a report by Axios. The “heated discussion” apparently took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last Wednesd...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will support measures blocking certain offensive arms sales to Israel amid its ongoing wars on Gaza and Lebanon. Van Hollen said he has chosen to support the joint resolutions of disapproval because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly violated US laws governi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary in his next administration. In a statement, Trump called Duffy a “tremendous and well-liked public servant,” saying he was “a respected voice and communicator” in the Republican...
WASHINGTON (AA) – An Illinois woman has been charged following an alleged altercation at a restaurant involving a man wearing a sweatshirt with “Palestine” written on it, authorities said Monday. Alexandra Szustakiewicz of Darien, Illinois, was charged with two felony counts of a hate crime and one count of misdemeanor disord...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Two people were killed, and a third injured critically, when an apparently homeless suspect went on a “random” stabbing spree in New York City, authorities said Monday. The stabbings, which unfolded over the course of two and a half hours across three different locations in Manhattan, began at 8:22 am local ...
India says it has successfully test-fired its first long-range hypersonic missile, marking a significant leap in the nation’s defense capabilities. The missile is designed to carry various payloads over distances greater than 900 miles. Tracked by multiple range systems, the missile demonstrated precise terminal maneuvers and high-impac...
London-based Kashmiri author Mirza Waheed has boycotted the screening of the film adaptation of his novel, “The Collaborator,” in an Israeli settlement. Waheed criticized the Tamuz Shomron Film Festival’s ties to Israeli cultural institutions, accusing them of complicity in Palestinian oppression. In an article for online outlet “Literary Hub,...
Pope Francis has called for a genocide investigation into Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. In a book released this week, the pontiff has expressed deep concern for Palestinians suffering from famine and a lack of aid, noting the tragedy unfolding in Gaza. He said, “What is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of […]
