USAID employees gathered outside the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to collect their personal belongings after the Trump administration shut it down. The agency’s closure was carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. Employees were reportedly given 15 minutes to vacate their offices. In r...
Mexico has extradited 29 people accused of drug trafficking to the U.S. under pressure from the Trump administration. The move follows President Donald Trump’s designation of Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations earlier this year. Trump has repeatedly threatened tariffs unless Mexico cracks down on drug smuggling, particular...
A group of 103 migrants deported from the U.S. to Panama is refusing to return to their home countries. Most are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and India. Panama Security Minister Frank Abrego confirmed their refusal at a press conference. Some held signs reading, “Please help us” and “We are not safe in our country.”...
Billionaire Elon Musk has warned the U.S. will go “bankrupt” if spending is not reduced. Speaking at President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, stressed that the country cannot sustain $2 trillion deficits. Wearing a MAGA hat and a “Tech Support” T-sh...
The U.S. will spend $1 billion to stop bird flu and lower egg prices. Bird flu has hit poultry farms hard, cutting egg supplies. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a comprehensive strategy to combat avian influenza and make eggs affordable. Rollins said families are seeing egg prices of $6, $7, $10 or more due to […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a letter to Congress, five former US defense secretaries on Thursday slammed President Trump’s recent firings of senior Pentagon officials as “reckless.” “We write to urge the US Congress to hold Mr. Trump to account for these reckless actions and to exercise fully its constitutional oversight responsibilities,” added ...
Millions of Americans are exposed to contaminated tap water, a new report warns. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysed data from nearly 50,000 water systems between 2021 and 2023. It found 324 harmful substances, including toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and radioactive elements. Though most contaminants meet legal limits, they often e...
A group of top actors, directors, and writers is urging the BBC to reinstate the documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone”. The film, aired on BBC Two on Feb. 16, was pulled five days later over concerns about the background of a participant. The BBC said it was not informed that 14-year-old Abdullah Al-Yazouri, […]
Dozens of people staged a “Free Palestine” protest in Brooklyn, New York City, on Wednesday. During the demonstration, protesters chanted slogans and held banners and Palestinian flags. They also protested a planned pro-Israeli rally near the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge mosque. Protesters held signs and chanted in support of the m...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must distribute millions of dollars to several nonprofit groups, saying the government had violated the terms of a temporary restraining order issued two weeks earlier blocking the suspension of foreign aid. Judge Amir Ali, appointed during the Biden era, sharply...
