An Imam has been invited to deliver a benediction at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Husham Al-Husainy, an Iraqi-American imam from Dearborn, Michigan, leads the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center and supported Trump in the 2024 election. He claimed Trump’s policies aligned with religious texts and peace goals. Dearborn i...
President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address on Wednesday, reflecting on his presidency. He highlighted challenges during his term, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S Capitol, while praising America’s resilience. Biden defended his foreign policy and his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanista...
President Joe Biden is removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move, coordinated with the Catholic Church under Pope Francis, follows assurances that Cuba has not supported terrorism in the past six months and would not in the future. Biden will also waive parts of a 1995 law tightening the U.S. […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Sen. Marco Rubio has criticized the International Criminal Court or ICC. Rubio claims the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant damage the ICC’s credibility. Speaking at his Senate confirmation hearing, Rubio warned t...
At least 12,300 homes and businesses have been destroyed, with estimated costs of rebuilding at $10 billion HOUSTON, United States At least 25 people are confirmed dead as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to cause massive destruction in the US state of California, and forecasts for more heavy winds are expected to fuel the blazes […]...
Fed’s rate cuts might come later this year than expected, due to President-Elect Trump’s announcement of additional tariffs, threats of deportation, despite easing inflation WASHINGTON, US- (AA) Uncertainties over President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies dampen short-term rate cut prospects, despite the US inflation showing easing sig...
Trump’s hardline agenda has cast a shadow over migrants’ hopes for a new life in the US, but many remain undeterred -MEXICO CITY, Mexico- (AA) On January 20, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for a second term, reviving his hardline immigration agenda that promises a sealed border and mass deportations. This pledge [&helli...
Ontario premier Doug Ford says Canada must use ‘every tool’ to strike back – TRENTON, Canada- (AA) Canada has adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude on US President-elect Donald Trump’s 25% tariff threat but leaders will strike back if the threat is carried out. “Everything is on the table,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canada’s provinc...
Outgoing top US diplomat blames Hamas for ‘predominantly holding back progress’ indecent months ISTANBUL US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has told CNN that a Gaza cease-fire could have been reached earlier. Responding to a question Wednesday about whether the deal, if reached earlier, could have saved many lives, he replied, “Should...
Hamas denies claims of ‘backtracking’ on cease-fire deal -JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestinian Territories- A scheduled meeting of Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday to ratify a Gaza cease-fire deal was postponed as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to convince his rightwing finance minister not to withdraw from the government over the agr...
