ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump hosted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club resort in Florida, CBS News reported. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the dinner to CBS News, saying Zuckerberg was grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to meet with members of Trump’s team about the incoming administration. ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration has provisionally approved a $680 million weapons sale to Israel, including precision munitions like JDAM kits and small-diameter bombs, according to a report. US officials recently briefed Congress on the proposal, a customary step before a public announcement, the Financial Times reported, cit...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American activist Hazami Barmada entered the third day of her hunger strike near the US State Department and the White House on Wednesday, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking to Anadolu, Barmada criticized the Biden administration, particularly Secretary of State A...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he called an urgent meeting later this week with provincial premiers on how to deal with Donald Trump’s threat to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian products. Speaking to reporters one day after the US president-elect promised to slam Canada with a 25% tariff across the ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah brokered with US and French diplomatic efforts came into effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (0200GMT). Under the agreement, the Lebanese Armed Forces will be deployed in southern Lebanon within 60 days, during which time Israel will gradually withd...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department has urged Pakistani authorities to “respect human rights” and has called on protestors to “demonstrate peacefully” as opposition protestors took to the streets. During a press briefing, Spokesman Matthew Miller said the US supports freedom of expression, peaceful assembly ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US announced Monday that it is close to brokering a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah but emphasized that a deal has not yet been finalized. “We don’t believe we have an agreement yet. We believe we’re close to an agreement,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told r...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Far-right extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called a US-backed cease-fire with Hezbollah a “grave mistake.” In a post on his X account, Ben-Gvir said accepting the US cease-fire proposal would mean missing out on an “historic” opportunity to ‘destroy Hezbollah.’ The hardline fan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
TEXAS, United States (AA) – The Texas Board of Education has approved a new curriculum that allows public schools in the state to give Bible-based lessons, according to media reports. The curriculum gives schools the green light to teach about the Bible to students from Kindergarten through Grade 5. The syllabus includes Biblical and Chr...
