A federal jury on Friday found Steve Bannon—who served as former President Donald Trump’s chief strategist—guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. “The subpoena to Stephen Bannon was not an invitation...
The Biden administration on Friday announced an investigation into how the city of Houston, Texas responds to reports of illegal dumping of everything from trash to human remains in communities of color. Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), said in a Friday speech tha...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Droupadi Murmu was elected on Thursday the 15th president of India, according to an official announcement. Murmu, who defeated opposition nominee Yashwant Singh, is the first Indian president from a tribal community and is the second woman to hold the highest office in the country. She will succeed President Ram Nath [&h...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Fifteen people have died from drowning and collapsed houses caused by heavy rains in Niger, officials said Thursday. “The statistics of the Directorate General of Protection show that 2,237 households, or 18,921 people were victims of bad weather and fifteen people lost their lives as of 19 July 2022,”...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU on Thursday added 10 Syrian nationals to its asset freeze and travel ban list for recruiting mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. The measures came as part of the bloc’s latest “maintenance and alignment package” that complements the previous six sets of sanctions against Russia. Businessman Issam Shammout, owner of the [&he...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia is determined to mount a “forceful and comprehensive” fight against violent groups in the country, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has announced. He identified ISIS and al-Shabaab, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, as the main threats to Somalia. All militant organizations will be countered through “mil...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AA) – Mauritania’s president and Spain’s foreign minister have discussed ways to expand cooperation between their two countries. The meeting between Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Jose Manuel Albares was aimed at strengthening relations and cooperation and expanding them to include broader areas. Albares also held tal...
ANKARA (AA) – Over a decade has passed since the Oslo terror attack in which a far-right Norwegian extremist, inspired by anti-Muslim hate in a quest to “save” European culture, killed eight people with a bomb and shot dead another 69 at a youth camp. Anders Breivik began the carnage of July 22, 2011 with […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The speaker of Libya’s parliament has affirmed a rapprochement with Türkiye, stating that he would visit Ankara in the near future. “There is rapprochement with Türkiye … there is no permanent rupture or lasting adversary. Politics is flexible and subject to development and change,” Aguila Sa...
ANKARA (AA) – Despite some positive developments towards reducing carbon emissions, global efforts need to be accelerated, as progress has been too limited and slow, according to the president of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26. In an email interview with Anadolu Agency, Alok Sharma stressed that ...
