WASHINGTON (AA) – A New York state judge has held former US President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to hand over documents as part of an ongoing state investigation, state Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday. Trump must either comply with an earlier court order mandating that he turn over the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran initially sought to develop a nuclear bomb to strengthen its deterrent forces but failed to maintain the secrecy of the program, a former deputy speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said Sunday. “From the very beginning, when we entered the nuclear activity, our goal was to build a bomb and strengthen [...
SANAA, Yemen – The United States and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held talks on increasing humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen during a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations. A statement by the US Department of State has said that the US envoy to Yemen- Tim Lenderking, and ICRC head Peter Maurer […]
KARACHI, Pakistan – Former Pakistani army officers do not foresee any change in the military’s current approach towards the country’s “political and constitutional course” despite huge crowds turning up in support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following his ouster. Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for the second time since the disputed region’s autonomous status was scrapped by his government on Aug. 5, 2019. He is scheduled to launch power and other projects valued at nearly $5 billion from a […]
ISTANBUL – After the deployment of US soldiers in Taiwan was confirmed last year by President Tsai Ing-wen, new reports suggest American troops are setting up a “training ground” in Taiwan as well. Taiwanese troops are also reportedly getting lessons from US soldiers on how to operate the M1A2T Abrams tank. US military instructors have [&helli...
BERLIN, GERMANY: A Berlin-based refugee rights activist has harshly criticized the German government for what he said was its unequal treatment of refugees from Ukraine as opposed to those from the Middle East on racial grounds. “It’s disgusting because people who are running away from war, who are running away from bombings would be tre...
PARIS (AA) – This Sunday, France faces an uncertain test as voters head to the polls to elect the next president of the republic in the second and final round. Choosing between the final candidates is desolately grim for many, but for French Muslims casting their vote for either President Emmanuel Macron or far-right candidate Marine [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli security officers on Friday morning attacked journalists covering clashes at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. The officers were caught on Anadolu Agency Video News (AAVN) camera rushing at cameramen outside the mosque who were filming some officers carrying a seriously injured man. The AAVN cameraman running away from the p...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Dozens of people were killed in the northeastern Kunduz province of Afghanistan as an explosion struck a mosque shortly after the Friday prayers. Taliban’s interim government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a total of 33 people, including children, were killed and 43 others were wounded by the blast and ...
