New York prosecutors have opposed the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. However, they have expressed willingness to delay sentencing until after his second term. Trump’s legal team requested the case be dropped, citing the need for a smooth transition of executive power. The Manhattan district attorney’s...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI (AA) – At least 12 security personnel and six militants were killed in a suicide bombing and ensuing clashes in northwestern Pakistan, the army said on Wednesday. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a security check post in the Mali Khan area of the Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province before […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes struck two homes in the Gaza Strip killing at least 16 Palestinians on Wednesday, said medical sources and witnesses. One source said Israeli jets hit a house in the northern town of Jabalia, leaving 12 people dead and several others injured. “At least 10 people are still missing […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani high court has granted bail to the country’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in a corruption case, and ordered his release, according to court records. Khan, along with his wife Bushra Bibi, is accused of illegally selling gifts from foreign governments. The two deny the accusations. Bushra ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 13 people were killed in overnight airstrikes staged by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, local media reported on Wednesday. Fighter jets struck a home in Maarakeh town, killing two people, the state news agency NNA reported. Two airstrikes in Kfar Melki and Zefta towns left at least four people […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Norway will seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about Israel’s recent legislative measures against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik has initiated consultations at the UN to draft a resolution urging the UN Gen...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The US administration plans to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council to oppose Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Israel Hayom newspaper, citing a US source close to the Biden administration, said the draft will state that Israel’s presence in the occupied West Ban...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to become the head of the Commerce Department. Lutnick will lead “our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump said on Truth So...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated renowned Turkish-American cardiac surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In a statement, Trump described Dr. Oz as a “world-class communicator” and “eminent physician” who will spea...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democrats in the House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to reelect Hakeem Jeffries as Minority Leader. Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress in 2023, succeeding former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the lower chamber. Democrats voted to retain Katherine Clark...
