Iran, Russia and China will begin joint naval drills Friday for three days in the Indian Ocean. The war games seek to reinforce “common security,” an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the maneuvers coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow. The drills also come during talks in Vienna aime...
A 35-page pamphlet on the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of “Muslims and Latter-day Saints” was posted Wednesday on websites and apps of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Leaders of both faith communities have worked together worldwide because of their shared values. Latter-day Saints leaders have said they want church members...
An off-duty New York City cop spewed racist insults and assaulted a driver in an incident recorded by the officer, police said. The officer later handed footage of the incident over to authorities, sources told The New York Post. At about 8 p.m. Sunday, motorist Abdul Motalab tried to make a U-turn in his car […]
Adeel Rana became the first Pakistani-American deputy inspector of the New York Police Department Wednesday. Rana was promoted from the post of precinct commanding officer. Last July, Rana made history becoming the first Muslim police officer to be appointed as a local precinct commander in the NYPD. That appointment was confirmed by NYPD Chi...
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday any movement of Russian troops across the Ukrainian border will be treated as “an invasion.” Biden clarified confusion over earlier comments that a “minor incursion” by Russia could invite a lesser response. He added that he had been “absolutely clear” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that any...
The “Doomsday Clock,” which represents the judgment of leading science and security experts about perils to human existence, remains frozen at 100 seconds to midnight this year. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists President Rachel Bronson declared the world was no safer this year than in 2019, when the clock’s hands moved to the current position...
A Muslim-American advocacy group on Thursday urged any Pentagon official directly involved in a botched airstrike in Afghanistan last August to resign. The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR called for the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and “any military officials who had a direct role in approving the drone stri...
A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to overhaul U.S. counterterrorism policy, including drone targeting criteria. The policy should center on human rights, the protection of civilians, align with U.S. and international law, prioritize non-lethal tools, and only allow the use of force as a last resort, l...
ANKARA (AA) – The US State Department has ordered families of its embassy staff in Ukraine to start leaving the country as soon as Monday, according to media reports. Fox News, citing US officials, said the State Department is also expected to encourage US citizens to begin evacuating Ukraine next week by commercial flights while […]
