ISLAMABAD (AA) – More than 60 lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to pressure Pakistan to release all political prisoners, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a detailed letter addressed to Biden on Wednesday, the lawmakers expressed concerns over human rights situation in the South Asian country and said the elections he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A dozen US lawmakers called on President Joe Biden Tuesday to authorize an independent investigation into a targeted Israeli attack on a group of journalists that killed one person and injured six others. Among those targeted in the attack was American Dylan Collins, who was working for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Leb...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” by the leak of classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran, the White House said Monday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration has yet to determine whether the document...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Over five dozen lawmakers called on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday to push Israel into allowing international journalists to have “unimpeded” access to Gaza. “We write to you with deep concern regarding the ongoing restrictions on media access to Gaza, which have persi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has presented its conditions for ending its war in Lebanon to the US, with a document outlining terms for a ‘diplomatic solution’, according to the American news site Axios. “Israel gave the US a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon and […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump said Friday the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel will make it “easier” for peace in the Gaza Strip. Asked if reaching peace will be easier or harder after Sinwar’s killing in Gaza, Trump, who was in the state of Michigan for [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is more “hopeful” about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also said he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel in the next five days. His remarks came after he arrived in Berlin, following Israeli […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday demanded that President Joe Biden produce “evidence” that Israel is impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Cotton’s demand comes a day after the Biden administration confirmed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new $425 million tranche of military assistance for Ukraine during a telephone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the call, Biden discussed US “support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. President Biden updated President Zelenskyy on ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris said her presidency would not be a continuation of the one led by President Joe Biden. She made the remarks during her first interview with Fox News that was released Wednesday evening. “My presidency would not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presid...
