ISTANBUL (AA) – In the lead-up to the election day, social media was awash with claims of voter fraud, fueling doubts about the election’s integrity, according to CBS News. Posts on platforms like X highlighted minor technical issues, power outages, and spelling errors on ballots as supposed signs of a conspiracy. Former President Donald...
A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over 15% of the roughly 8 million health care workers in hospitals got the most recent COVID-19 booster. Coverage was lowest among licensed independent practitioners. Vaccination coverage was even lower among nursing home health workers. The survey found that more...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US military is ready to carry out “all lawful orders” of the incoming administration of President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said. In a message to the military, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized that the Pentagon will make a “calm, orderly and professional transition” to the next commander in chi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that his campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,” Trump said...
ANKARA (AA) – The US is the “most important partner” but the European Union must build its “own capacity,” the EU foreign policy chief has said, in the wake of concerns across European capitals about the future of transatlantic relations after the election of Donald Trump as president. Following the fifth meeting of the European [&hellip...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A US military drone crashed earlier this week in southern Somalia, the US African Command (AFRICOM) confirmed on Friday. In a statement on X, AFRICOM said that on Tuesday, a U.S. Army-operated MQ-1C crashed at approximately 12.40 pm local time (0940GMT) in southern Somalia. It said an investigation is ongoing, althoug...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull American troops out of northern Syria instead of leaving them as “cannon fodder” if fighting breaks out between other parties, said his political ally Rober F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy, who endorsed the Republican candidate in Tuesday’s presidential election, said that Trump recently expresse...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appointed Ambassador Stephen Mull to oversee the transition to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, the State Department said. “Ambassador Mull will work with the president-elect’s team to ensure as successful a transition as possible,” said spokesman Mat...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American Muslim leaders who refrained from backing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris say their decision was based on the current administration’s support for the “genocide” taking place in Gaza. Following Republican nominee Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 election, representatives from sev...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that Americans deserve a “peaceful and orderly transition” after Donald Trump secured a second White House term. Biden said he spoke with Trump to assure him that he has directed his staff to do just that, but acknowledged the pain felt by many of his fellow Democrats. ̶...
