New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the removal of a Palestinian Studies job listing at Hunter College. Academics are calling it an attack on academic freedom. The job post sought a scholar to study Palestine-related issues, including settler colonialism, human rights, and migration. But under pressure from pro-Israel groups, Hochul’s offic...
LONDON (AA) – UK businesses are expected to benefit from the latest trade talks between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump. During discussions on Thursday, Trump hinted that the UK could avoid export tariffs, stating that there is “a very good chance” of a trade deal that would eliminate the nee...
Reuters, AP, and Bloomberg have warned against limiting media access to the White House, calling it a threat to a free press. In a joint statement, the news agencies stressed that democracy depends on an independent media covering the government. They argued that restricting wire services from reporting on the president undermines this princip...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has slammed the AI-generated video shared by President Donald Trump. The 33-second video, posted on Truth Social, opens with images of a war-torn Gaza labeled “Gaza 2025,” before transforming into a glittering metropolis. It portrays an imagined futuristic Gaza filled with skyscraper...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared an AI-generated video depicting his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip. The 33-second video, which Trump shared on his social media platform Truth Social, opens with a scene of Gaza in ruins, displaying the inscription “Gaza 2025” in green, followed by “Wha...
Sen. Bernie Sanders has filed four resolutions to stop an $8.56 billion arms sale to Israel. He accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of waging an “all-out war” against Palestinians, using U.S. bombs to destroy nearly 70% of Gaza’s structures. Sanders said supplying more weapons would be “unconscionab...
Republican lawmakers are facing voter anger over President Donald Trump’s sweeping policies. At the Conservative Political Action Conference last week in Washington, DC, Trump vowed to continue his aggressive agenda, including job cuts and slashing public programs. But across the country, GOP lawmakers are being confronted by furious constitue...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The FBI is set to transfer up to 1,500 personnel from its Washington headquarters to field offices across the country as part of Director Kash Patel’s effort to decentralize the bureau and prioritize crime-fighting at the local level, according to officials. FBI officials were briefed on the plan Friday that about 1...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – A number of Canadians are supporting a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of his citizenship. The petition, launched by British Columbia resident Qualia Reed and sponsored by New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Charlie Angus, argues that Musk “has engaged in a...
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has urged the U.S. government to declassify FBI and CIA files on Malcolm X. The demand came on the 60th anniversary of the Muslim civil rights leader’s assassination. Crump made the public plea at the site where Malcolm X was killed in New York City. He was joined by […]
