President Joe Biden has announced full federal funding for the response to the California wildfire. For the next 180 days, the government will cover 100% of costs, including debris removal, shelters, first responders’ salaries, and property protection. Biden said the decision follows California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for increased support...
The research estimates that fatalities could be as much as 40% higher than the official figures provided by the Palestinian Health Ministry Muslim Network TV London (MNTV) – A new study published in The Lancet has revealed that the death toll of Palestinians during the first nine months of the ongoing Israeli assault might be significan...
6.8 magnitude earthquake struck city of Xigaze on Tuesday -ISTANBUL- (AA) More than 46,000 people were displaced after a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Xigaze in China’s southern Tibet region, state media reports. The earthquake struck Xigaze in the Xizang Autonomous Region, the local name for Tibet, at 9.05 a.m. local time...
Leader who had ‘politics in his blood’ leaves mixed legacy -TRENTON, Canada- (AA) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned Monday as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, pushed out by fellow Liberal lawmakers. It is a rather inglorious ending for a man who piloted Canadians for a decade and has ‘politics in his […]...
WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of improperly concealing a hush money payment to an adult film actor, a New York state judge ruled Friday. Justice Juan Merchan denied a bid from Trump’s defense team to overturn the conviction, and set sentencing for Jan. 1...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold a rally on January 19 in Washington D.C., just ahead of his inauguration, according to a report. The “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” will take place a day before his inauguration at Capital One Arena, which can hold approximately 20,000 attendees, CBS New...
WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (AA) – The death toll in a pickup truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, has risen to 15, New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said Wednesday. “It will take several days to perform all autopsies. Once we complete the autopsies and talk with the next of kin, we will release the identifications of the […...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 10 people died and 30 were injured after a vehicle plowed into a New Year crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the US state of Louisiana, local authorities said. Witnesses told CBS News that a truck drove into crowds at high speed before the driver exited and opened fire, […]
Homelessness in the U.S. surged by 18% in 2024, marking the highest annual increase in recent years, according to a HUD report. On a single night in January, 771,480 people experienced homelessness in shelters, transitional housing, or unsheltered locations. Factors driving this crisis include rising housing costs, inflation, stagnant wages, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon announced Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia. “Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi (ISN 038) was determined transfer-eligible by a rigorous interagency review process established by 2009 Executive Order 13492,” it said in a statement. Al-Yazidi, 5...
