RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Around 40,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, but there was no festive atmosphere. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a statement that about 40,000 worshippers performed Eid al-Adha prayers. The Palestinian news agency WAFA repo...
Detroit, United States – AFP Donald Trump met with Black voters Saturday as he courted a community that largely supported his rival Joe Biden four years ago but has seen notable numbers of African Americans shift allegiance ahead of November’s presidential rematch. But the Republican former president also attended another campaign ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million people, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Saturday. According to the NWS, temperatures will remain at 32 degrees Celsius (90F) or higher for at least a week, ...
Savelletri, Italy – AFP US President Joe Biden said Thursday that “the biggest hang-up so far” to a deal on a Gaza truce and prisoner release is Hamas. “I’ve laid out an approach that has been endorsed by the UN Security Council, by the G7, by the Israelis, and the biggest hang-up so far is […]
Judge Ryan Nelson of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has recused himself from a case challenging the Biden administration’s Gaza policy. Nelson had participated in a judicial delegation that toured Israel. Plaintiffs, including Palestinian human rights organizations, and Palestinian and American nationals, argued Nelson’s involvement compr...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to keep pressing to seal a Gaza cease-fire deal, saying that not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope that gaps could be closed. Consulting with key mediator Qatar on the Hamas response to President Joe Biden’s plan, Blinken said Hamas could have [&h...
Sweimeh, Jordan – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the Palestinians, as he urged other countries including US critics also to give money to address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The aid, announced at an emergency aid conference in Jordan, brings the total US contribution...
More than half of President Joe Biden’s supporters are driven by a desire to prevent predecessor Donald Trump’s return to the White House. A recent CBS/YouGov poll reveals this sentiment has surged from 47% to 54% since March. Meanwhile, 27% support Biden because they like him, down from 31%, and 19% due to his Democratic […]
Wilmington, United States – AFP A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the counts facing him, CNN and other US media reported. Hunter […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during closed-door talks Monday that the Biden administration and other unspecified world leaders “will stand behind” a cease-fire agreement outlined by President Joe Biden. During his meetings with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Blink...
