As the trials of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao opened, prosecutors said none of the three intervened to prevent the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. The three Minneapolis police officers are charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights and failing to provide or access any medical intervention as he […]
Roughly 8,500 American troops have been put on heightened alert in the U.S. in case NATO activates its Response Force amid tensions in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday. US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said the troops are primarily ground forces. They bring a host of capabilities, including logistics, medical, aviation, intell...
The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear challenges to two college admissions policies that take into consideration an applicant’s race. The practice, known as affirmative action historically, has been used to help minorities, particularly Black and Latino students, during college admissions processes. The high court decided to hear chal...
BEIRUT (AA) – Complaining of foreign influence and a fragmented public, a former Lebanese prime minister on Monday announced that he had “suspended” his work in Lebanon’s politics. At a televised press conference, three-time Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections and will not file any nomination...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The director of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s office resigned on Monday. Citing “fundamental differences,” Nadia Okasha said on Facebook that she had tendered her resignation. She gave no further details about the reasons for her stepping down. There was no comment from Tunisian authorities on the news. On July 25...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
“I don’t want kebabs in every village in France,” far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour told supporters at a recent rally in Cannes. His speech focused on his core issues of crime, Islam, and immigration. Zemmour is an Algerian Jewish immigrant himself. With his Islamophobic messages Zemmour is chipping away supporter...
The president of Burkina Faso was arrested on Monday and detained by soldiers along with members of his cabinet, security sources said. This was one day after troops staged a mutiny. Soldiers rose up at several army bases across the West African country on Sunday. They demanded the sacking of the military top brass and […]
Investigators released a new video Friday in hopes of identifying a man seen driving the van that a Columbus mosque leader was later found dead in. Central Ohio Crime stoppers is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in last month’s killing of Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam. According to Columbus Police [&hell...
Pakistani officials have introduced a series of tough new coronavirus restrictions after recording the country’s highest known daily number of new cases since the pandemic began. This includes barring anyone not fully vaccinated from entering mosques for prayer. The government has already banned indoor gatherings, including weddings. It also...
