200 Palestinians freed in Gaza truce deal
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ISTANBUL (AA) – US lawmakers and officials are demanding urgent action as mysterious drone sightings across the East Coast have sparked concerns about public safety, privacy, and national security. Reports of drones near sensitive locations, including military sites and President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey, have promp...
A coalition of more than 130 rights organizations has called on President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all 40 individuals on federal death row. In a letter to the president, the groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and The Sentencing Project, emphasized the urgency of this action. They fear the incoming Donald [&hellip...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney has denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to imprison her and other Jan. 6 committee members as an attack on democracy. In response to Trump’s recent remarks on “Meet the Press,” Cheney accused him of lying about the committee’s findings and undermining the rule of law. She highlighted Trump’s efforts to overt...
CIA analyst Asif William Rahman has been accused of leaking classified documents that forced Israel to postpone a planned military strike on Iran. These documents, detailed with satellite imagery and specifics on potential missile and aircraft deployments, were meant to be top secret. Charged under the Espionage Act, the 34-year-old faces alle...
NEW YORK (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to make immediate and significant changes after taking office on January 20, including pardons for those convicted in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with NBC News broadcast on Sunday, Trump expressed concerns over the treatment of those convicted in connection...
The Department of Justice has accused the Memphis Police Department of consistently breaching constitutional rights, specifically discriminating against Black people, and using excessive force. This conclusion follows a detailed investigation sparked by the violent arrest and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. Assistant U.S. Att...
A Fulton County judge has asked District Attorney Fani Willis to provide emails exchanged with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Jan. 6 Committee. This followed Willis’ failure to respond adequately to court filings, leading to a default judgment against her. The ruling, confirmed by Judge Robert McBurney, asserts that Willis neglected her le...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss an ongoing hush money case against their client, arguing that it disrupts the presidential transition process. In a formal request to Judge Juan Merchan, Trump’s legal team urged the court to dismiss the case promptly. “This failed lawfare ...
THE HAGUE (AA) – The chief prosecutor of the Dutch Supreme Court has requested approval of a Court of Appeals decision to stop exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, according to an official statement. Citing international agreements to which the Netherlands is a party, Attorney General Paul Vlas argued that the export of military [...
ANKARA (AA) – A draft bill proposing changes to a law governing properties donated by Muslims in India has sparked significant opposition, local media reported Thursday. Millions of dollars’ worth of properties such as mosques, madrasas and shelters and thousands of acres of land donated by Muslims for religious or charitable purposes ar...
