US federal judges struck down Congressional districts drawn by Alabama’s GOP, saying the redistricting discriminated against Black voters. It was the latest Republican-led redistricting struck down in the courts as voting rights groups and activists challenge the party’s nationwide map-rigging spree. The move forces state lawmakers to craft ne...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire. Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of the current term, which ends in June, the NBC and CNN television networks reported. Breyer’s retirement will pave the way for President Joe Biden to nominate a replacement on the […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Nine Senegalese soldiers have been taken hostage in neighboring Gambia and operations are underway to rescue them, Senegal’s military said late on Tuesday. Two Senegalese soldiers were killed in clashes with separatist rebels in southern Gambia on Monday. The missing soldiers are likely being held hostage by the Movement ...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief warned Serbia against genocide denial on Tuesday after a meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council). Josep Borrell said such denial is not compatible with European values. “There is no place in Europe for genocide denial. There is no pl...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top Palestinian official has criticized US President Joe Biden’s policy on the Palestinian issue, saying he is “no different” from his predecessor Donald Trump. Sabri Saidam, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, said Biden has “surrendered” to the Israeli R...
Mali has called on Denmark to immediately withdraw its roughly 100 special forces troops deployed in the country. Leaders of the West African nation say they were not consulted and Denmark failed to follow protocol. The State TV on Monday said that “this deployment was undertaken without consent.” A spokesperson for Mali’s military earlier sai...
About 100 Israeli soldiers broke into the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron Monday, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs criticized the military intrusion into the site, calling it a serious indication of “Israeli occupation authorities’ intention to impose total control o...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The director of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s office resigned on Monday. Citing “fundamental differences,” Nadia Okasha said on Facebook that she had tendered her resignation. She gave no further details about the reasons for her stepping down. There was no comment from Tunisian authorities on the news. On July 25...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
“I don’t want kebabs in every village in France,” far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour told supporters at a recent rally in Cannes. His speech focused on his core issues of crime, Islam, and immigration. Zemmour is an Algerian Jewish immigrant himself. With his Islamophobic messages Zemmour is chipping away supporter...
