LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister on Wednesday congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump over his “historic election victory.” “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” Keir Starmer said in a statement. He said tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US officials have taken extensive security measures at polling and counting centers nationwide to ensure secure voting in elections. Authorities have deployed surveillance drones around key sites, positioned snipers on rooftops, and installed security cameras surrounding voting locations, according to a Washington Post ar...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Afghanistan has received around $6.7 billion in humanitarian aid since the Taliban returned to rule in Kabul in August 2021, according to a report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). With resources peaking at nearly $3.3 billion in 2022, the funding coincided with record...
ISTANBUL (AA) — As one of the US’ closest allies and the most powerful lobby in the country, Israel is a significant force in Tuesday’s elections. American-made bombs have rained down on Gaza and now Lebanon during Israel’s attacks over the past year. Today, millions desperately await a cease-fire in ravaged Gaza and de-escalation in […...
WASHINGTON (AA) – More than 75 million Americans voted early in the US presidential election, according to data released late Saturday. The figures from the University of Florida’s Election Lab tracker show 75,093,872 people have voted either by mail or in person at polling stations. More voters chose to vote in person than by mail...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a stern warning to the US and Israel, pledging a “crushing response” for actions against his country. “The enemies – whether the Zionist entity or the United States – should know that they will certainly face a crushing response for their actions agai...
ANKARA (AA) – Abdullah H. Hammoud, the Muslim mayor of the US city of Dearborn in Michigan state, has publicly declined requests to meet with Donald Trump. “The architect of the Muslim Ban is making a campaign stop in Dearborn,” he said on X, explaining his reasons for the refusal. “People in this community know […]
Recent violent incidents at a Democratic National Committee office in Arizona have been accompanied by rising online discussion of potential political violence following next week’s presidential election. That’s according to a study published this week by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. It found that people in right-wing f...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A top official in the US state of Georgia – a key state in next week’s presidential elections – has warned of a fake video about an immigrant who supposedly voted in the presidential elections more than once. Brad Raffensperger, secretary of state (the top election official) in the southern state, on […]
ISTANBUL (AA) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reassured his Israeli counterpart of Washington’s readiness to defend Tel Aviv against Iran, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In talks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin “reaffirmed that the United States remains fully prepared to defend U.S. personnel, Israel, and par...
