Seventy-seven Democrats in the House have urged the Biden administration to assess Israel’s compliance with US laws, including National Security Memorandum 20 and the Foreign Assistance Act. In a letter to Secretaries Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, lawmakers called for clarity on how US weapons are being used in ongoing Israeli assaults in G...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US lawmakers and officials are demanding urgent action as mysterious drone sightings across the East Coast have sparked concerns about public safety, privacy, and national security. Reports of drones near sensitive locations, including military sites and President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey, have promp...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Saturday that Washington has had direct contact with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which led Syrian factions in the overthrow of the Baath regime. The announcement came during a news conference in southern Jordan, where Blinken participated in international minist...
The Canadian province of Alberta has unveiled a border patrol plan, allocating $29 million Canadian dollars to bolster security along its 298-kilometer U.S. border. Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of an Interdiction Patrol Team comprising 51 officers, 10 support staff, drug-sniffing dogs, advanced narcotics analyzers, and drones ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin has said that US President-elect Donald Trump did not send Russian President Vladimir Putin an invitation to attend his inauguration in January. Speaking to journalists in the Russian capital Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they have not received an invitation extended by Trump. Peskov’s remarks c...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford pulled no punches following a meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers to formulate a battle plan to combat a threatened 25% tariff on Canadian imports entering the US. “We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump promised “fully expedited approvals and permits” on Tuesday for those who invest $1 billion or more in the US. The incentives include all environmental approvals, Trump said on his Truth Social social media platform. He did not disclose details in his post but he promised to provid...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney has denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to imprison her and other Jan. 6 committee members as an attack on democracy. In response to Trump’s recent remarks on “Meet the Press,” Cheney accused him of lying about the committee’s findings and undermining the rule of law. She highlighted Trump’s efforts to overt...
The U.S. has defended Israel’s seizure of Syrian territory near the occupied Golan Heights. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller claims the takeover of a demilitarized buffer zone is a necessary defense measure against potential terrorist threats. Miller says the move is temporary to prevent a power vacuum in Syria that could attract terr...
CIA analyst Asif William Rahman has been accused of leaking classified documents that forced Israel to postpone a planned military strike on Iran. These documents, detailed with satellite imagery and specifics on potential missile and aircraft deployments, were meant to be top secret. Charged under the Espionage Act, the 34-year-old faces alle...