WASHINGTON (AA) – A key Republican ally of President-elect Donald Trump introduced legislation Thursday in the Senate that, if enacted, would prohibit the federal government from using “West Bank” to refer to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. Sen. Tom Cotton’s legislation would mandate the federal government r...
GENEVA (AA) — Qatar’s prime minister said Wednesday that US President-elect Donald Trump wants a cease-fire in Gaza before his inauguration on Jan. 20. In an interview with Sky News, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani confirmed that Trump had clearly stated his intention to see Israel’s war on Gaza resolved before his swe...
Nay San Lwin, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, has appealed for international intervention to establish a safe zone for the Rohingya. His appeal comes amid fresh threats issued by the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine State against the Rohingya. Despite long standing persecution by Burma’s military, the Arakan Army, an ethnic Buddhist...
A U.S. House committee, dominated by Republicans, has concluded that COVID-19 likely originated from a laboratory mishap. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, after a detailed two-year investigation involving more than a million documents, believes the virus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, partly funded by the U.S. ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges has dismissed the case after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon to his son. District Judge Maryellen Noreika’s decision to close the case came one week before the junior Biden was to be sentenced after being convicted by a jury o...
In a significant push for gender equality, 46 senators have urged President Joe Biden to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before the GOP-majority term. The ERA, passed by Congress in 1972 and ratified by 38 states by 2020, seeks to guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex. Despite fulfilling ratification prerequisites, its formal...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his vow to block a deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire US Steel. “I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan,” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, […]
Another 220 deaths have been discovered at the Canadian Indian Residential Schools, raising the province of Ontario’s total to 656. According to a recent coroner’s report, the exhaustive investigation, probing files and formerly sealed criminal records, identified infectious diseases as the predominant cause of death. However, some...
Houston Texans player Azeez Al-Shaair has apologized to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence after a controversial play resulted in a concussion for the latter. Al-Shaair said the tackle was not intentional, and that his aim in football is always fair competition, not to injure others. As well, the Muslim player said he was disapp...
Amnesty International has appealed to outgoing President Joe Biden to safeguard the estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter office with aggressive deportation plans, Amnesty emphasizes the critical need for Biden to act swiftly. Amnesty highlights Trump’s harsh immigration tactics, ...
