JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s destruction of hospitals in northern Gaza is part of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote in a recent editorial. The editorial criticized the Israeli army’s actions in northern Gaza, saying they are aimed at preventing displaced Palestinians...
Amidst the anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, Manmohan Singh narrowly escaped a violent mob attack in New Delhi By Iftikhar Gilani Dr. Manmohan Singh, India’s first Sikh Prime Minister, passed away on December 25 at the age of 92. While his tenure as Prime Minister from 2004 to […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is “aware of reports and still gathering information” about the Israeli detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, said the State Department on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Israeli forces arrested Abu Safiya in northern Gaza, and other s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital said Monday that he will step down before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “Serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has been the honor of a lifetime,” Matthew Graves said in a statement. “I am deeply thankful to Congresswoman ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden on Monday ordered the closure of federal government agencies and executive departments on Jan. 9 to honor the 39th President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. “All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed on January 9, 2025, as [&hell...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a New York jury’s verdict from last year holding Donald Trump accountable in the $5 million defamation case of E. Jean Carroll, according to media outlets. The president-elect was found liable by the New York jury in May 2023 for sexually abusing Carroll, [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Mike Johnson to continue as Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!” Trump wrote on his T...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon announced Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia. “Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi (ISN 038) was determined transfer-eligible by a rigorous interagency review process established by 2009 Executive Order 13492,” it said in a statement. Al-Yazidi, 5...
The Sudanese government has rejected a U.N.-backed report declaring famine in the conflict-ridden country, citing flaws in methodology. Agriculture Minister Abubakar Omar El-Bushra dismissed the report as “unrealistic,” questioning data collected from 15 states. Out of these states, seven are under siege by paramilitary forces, whe...
Bangladesh is ramping up trade with Pakistan in apparent retaliation to India, signaling a shift in regional dynamics. The government is encouraging importers to source goods from Pakistan, as seen with the arrival of a Panama-flagged cargo ship at Chittagong port on Sunday. The ship carried 811 containers of industrial materials, garment raw ...
