Charlotte, United States – AFP Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, calling her a “radical left lunatic” in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for November’s election. In a speech where he also claimed that Harris was in favor of...
Pressure is increasing on lawmakers to avoid attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress. A new coalition of civil society groups, including American Friends of Combatants for Peace and Win Without War, is organizing a protest in response to Netanyahu’s policies. His war on Gaza has killed tho...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, an event that is expected to draw thousands of protestors. This will be Netanyahu’s fourth address to Congress after being invited by four Congressional leaders: House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakee...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden, who has announced he is not seeking another presidential term, promised Monday to keep working to end the war in the Gaza Strip. “We’ve got to keep working for an end to the war in Gaza,” Biden said in remarks in a call into campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. […]
An ex-Marine has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The US District Court in Washington also imposed a $22,000 fine and 36 months of supervised release on Tyler Dykes. Dykes was convicted for assaulting police officers. He was also found […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in the US on Monday coinciding with President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Biden at the White House on Tuesday, followed by an address before Congress on Wednesday. Some senators, including Bernie Sanders, have announced they will not att...
Washington, United States – AFP Barack Obama praised US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the White House race on Sunday, saying it was testament to the US leader’s “love of country” — but warned of “uncharted waters” ahead of the November 5 election. Biden had “every right̶...
Grand Rapids, United States – AFP Donald Trump, holding his first campaign rally Saturday since surviving an assassination attempt, rejected concerns that he is a threat to democracy, triumphantly telling a cheering crowd: “Last week I took a bullet for democracy. “I’m not an extremist at all,” the Republican cont...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed Friday that Iran’s ability to rapidly produce enough weapons-grade material for a nuclear weapon was “now probably one or two weeks away.” “Iran, because of the nuclear agreement was thrown out, instead of being at least a year away from having the breakout capacity of [&helli...
A massive global Microsoft outage on Friday caused significant disruptions across various sectors, from aviation to banking. In Australia, it disrupted news broadcasts, supermarket checkouts, and police systems. Melbourne Airport reported that check-ins had been affected, while Virgin Australia grounded all flights at Sydney Airport. In Europe...
