ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has imposed a strict social media ban on Cabinet nominees as the incoming administration faces growing tensions over H-1B visas for skilled immigrants. “All intended nominees should refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White ...
The Sudanese government has accused Western media of distorting facts about the ongoing civil war. Information Minister Khalid Aleisir said the media unfairly supports the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) narrative and wrongly accuses the Sudanese army of targeting civilians. Alesir claimed the RSF abuses civilians, robs homes and commits violence...
A TV reporter in Colorado was attacked by President-elect Donald Trump supporter Patrick Thomas Egan. Egan allegedly said, “This is Trump’s America now,” as he confronted the reporter. Egan, 39, faces charges of bias-motivated crimes, assault, and harassment. The victim, Ja’Ronn Alex, said he believed he was targeted for being Pacific Isla...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to delay the sale of TikTok by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban, according to officials. “In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathi...
A new poll reveals two-thirds of Americans are limiting political news consumption due to overload. The trend is particularly notable among Democrats, with seven in 10 stepping back, compared to six in 10 Republicans and independents. The poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research said the television networ...
Iran has lifted access restrictions on WhatsApp and Google Play, marking a significant step in easing internet controls. The decision was made during a meeting of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace. It was attended by top officials, Cabinet ministers, and council members, according to state news agency IRNA. The session emphasized t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Five journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were killed early Thursday when an Israeli airstrike struck their broadcasting van near al-Awda Hospital in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Palestinian officials and media reports. The journalists were covering events at the hospital when the vehicle, marked with ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, best known for creating The Apprentice, as special envoy to the UK. The announcement was made on Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, where he praised Burnett’s “distinguished career in television production and ...
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from TikTok on a law that could ban the social media app in the US. The court gave the company and prosecutors until Dec. 27 to file their initial briefs ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10. At issue is whether the law violates […]
The Congress has directed Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19, 2025. Reps. John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), emphasized the companies must comply with a law aimed at safeguarding national security. The law, signed by President Joe ...
