WASHINGTON (AA) – The family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed Friday by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank, urged the Biden administration for an independent investigation into her killing. “A U.S. citizen, Aysenur was peacefully standing for justice when she was killed by a bu...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he still hoped to seal a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia before President Joe Biden steps down in January. “I think if we can get a cease-fire Gaza, there remains an opportunity through the balance of this administration to move forwar...
Washington, United States AFP A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, authorities said Thursday, adding that their investigation into the country’s latest outburst of gun violence is ongoing. The teen faces four felony murder counts after allegedly killing two fellow pupils, also aged 14, as...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden called on lawmakers Thursday to take bold action to curtail gun violence after yet another school shooting left students and teachers dead in the state of Georgia. “We need more than thoughts and prayers. Some of my Republican friends in Congress just finally have to say, ‘Enough is enoug...
Winder, United States – AFP A 14-year-old boy killed four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said. The suspected shooter — also a student at the school — had been brought to the FBI’s attention […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Sen. Lindsey Graham has vowed to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar if former President Donald Trump is elected in November. Graham, speaking to Fox News, criticized the Biden administration for not doing enough to support Israel and its dealing with Iran and proxy groups in the Middle East. When Trump gets […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has said the Secret Service is prohibiting him from going into crowds as he seeks to bolster Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. “I’m not able to go out in the crowds anymore. The Secret Service doesn’t let me,” Biden told reporters at the W...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent US Muslim group, on Monday urged President Joe Biden to value Palestinian and Israeli lives equally. The call came two days after recovery of six hostages, including an American, in Gaza, which prompted protests against the government led by Israeli Prime Min...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pledged Monday to support union workers. “Kamala believes as I do that unions are the spine of this economy. She will be a historic, pro-union president,” Biden said at his first joint campaign event with Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He said when...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said on Monday he does not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing enough to secure a deal with Hamas. His remarks came in response to a reporter’s question during his arrival at the White House. The US president also said he believed a final deal for […]
