ANKARA (AA) – Vice President JD Vance has criticized recent judicial rulings that limited President Donald Trump’s executive orders, arguing that such interventions exceed the bounds of legal authority. “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,” Vance said on X. He compare...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances of key figures of the previous administration, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, White House officials said. The decision follows Trump’s move a day earlier to revoke the security clearance of his pr...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at eliminating what he describes as “anti-Christian bias.” The order establishes a task force led by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee its implementation. Trump reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting religious freedoms, vowing to end any government policies t...
The U.S. is drafting plans to withdraw all troops from Syria within a maximum of 90 days. Two defense officials confirmed the move, following interest from President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump’s new national security adviser Mike Waltz visited U.S. Central Command in Florida. He met military leaders for briefings about the Middle East. The...
Israel is pushing ahead with plans for what it has falsely called the “voluntary” expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, seizing on President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about the U.S. “taking over” the war-ravaged territory. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to draft a strategy allowi...
President Donald Trump has claimed that Israel will “turn over” Gaza to the United States once the war ends. Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. should “own” Gaza long-term after Palestinians were resettled elsewhere. However, he did not explain under what legal authority the U.S. could do this. In a post on Truth S...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the “US will take over the Gaza Strip,” shortly after suggesting a permanent resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza. “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,” he said during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister B...
President Donald Trump has banned the development of a digital dollar, pushing the U.S. further behind in the global digital currency race. Trump’s executive order, which was signed on January 23, prohibits U.S. institutions from issuing or using central bank digital currencies or CBDCs. The order argues that a digital dollar could threa...
President Donald Trump is planning an executive order to defund and dismantle the Department of Education, aiming for its eventual closure. The Washington Post reported that about 20 staff members from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have joined the Education Department. Their aim is to cut costs and trim staff. Musk’s departm...
The U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Mexico for a month after talks between President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump. Sheinbaum said Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to the border to curb drug trafficking. The move follows Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican products. Sheinbaum threatened retaliat...
