U.S. President Joe Biden is committed to naming a Black woman to the Supreme Court, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday. Her remarks came hours after multiple reports that Justice Stephen Breyer is stepping down from the top court at the end of the current term. Breyer served as an appeals court judge from […]
Amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine, NATO is trying to consolidate its presence in eastern Europe. In December 2021, Russia presented a proposal to NATO and the US, according to which guarantees were to be provided for the fact that the military alliance would not expand further east. Furthermore, it demanded that no military bases [&hellip...
Russia reported over 88,000 coronavirus cases on January 27, hitting the highest single-day jump for the ninth day in a row. Daily coronavirus infections have begun to surge with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant, infecting thousands of people across the country. In the last 24 hours, 88,816 new cases have been detected, [...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire. Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of the current term, which ends in June, the NBC and CNN television networks reported. Breyer’s retirement will pave the way for President Joe Biden to nominate a replacement on the […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European Union foreign policy chief warned Serbia against genocide denial on Tuesday after a meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council). Josep Borrell said such denial is not compatible with European values. “There is no place in Europe for genocide denial. There is no pl...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A top Palestinian official has criticized US President Joe Biden’s policy on the Palestinian issue, saying he is “no different” from his predecessor Donald Trump. Sabri Saidam, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, said Biden has “surrendered” to the Israeli R...
British Muslims are one of the most discriminated against communities in the United Kingdom, according to a new report published Monday. The analysis was done by the University of Birmingham and the firm, YouGov. The report found that Britons are more likely to hold discriminatory and negative views on Islam than on any other religion, [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has ruled out an interim agreement in the ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, saying the proposal has never been on its agenda. At a weekly presser in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tehran only seeks a “stable and reliable agreement”. [&...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Amid ongoing political tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that no one in the region is interested in war. In an interview with Pink TV on Saturday night, Vucic said neither Bosniaks, Croats, nor Serbs want war. “We must work together to protect the peace. No one wants [&hel...
