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...
ANKARA (AA) – President Joe Biden is reportedly considering issuing broad preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump, aiming to protect them from potential legal actions under the incoming administration, according to local media. Trump repeatedly seeks revenge against his political enemies. Kash Patel, his ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released a video featuring a US citizen in the Gaza Strip addressing President-elect Donald Trump. “To President Trump, I am an American-Israeli citizen currently held captive in the Gaza Strip. As an American, I have always believed in the power of the...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had nominated Charles Kushner, a prominent New Jersey businessman, to serve as ambassador to France. Kushner is the father of Jared Kushner, who is a son-in-law of Trump. “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dined at the President-elect’s Florida resort Friday and held a “productive meeting,” Donald Trump posted Saturday on the Truth Social media platform. Trudeau became the first leader of a G7 country to meet President-elect Trump. “I just had a very productive meeti...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Special counsel Jack Smith has filed motions to drop all federal charges against President-elect Donald Trump due to presidential immunity laws, according to media outlets. Trump was first indicted in June 2023 on 37 felony counts related to the mishandling of classified documents he took from the White Hous...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated renowned Turkish-American cardiac surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In a statement, Trump described Dr. Oz as a “world-class communicator” and “eminent physician” who will spea...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced his selection of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a self-declared “unapologetic Zionist”, as the next US ambassador to Israel. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United St...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said Trump asked the Florida congressman, a Green Beret veteran who served in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa, to assume the rol...
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...