ANKARA (AA) – The US is the “most important partner” but the European Union must build its “own capacity,” the EU foreign policy chief has said, in the wake of concerns across European capitals about the future of transatlantic relations after the election of Donald Trump as president. Following the fifth meeting of the European [&hellip...
MOSCOW (AA) – If the US invites Russia to reassess the current state of relations on a fair basis, Russia is prepared to engage, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Addressing potential interactions with Washington under the incoming US administration at a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, following meetings with the Ka...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has sharply criticized the Democratic Party following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the presidential election to former President Donald Trump. The 83-year-old Vermont senator, a progressive who caucuses with the Democrats, called the party’s campaign strategy “d...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas says that it will decide its position on the new US administration considering “its practical behavior towards the Palestinian people.” Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the November 5 elections after projections that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of t...
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...
