Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared early Monday to be closing in on victory in a presidential poll that follows several years of unrest and a political crisis, while the governing coalition said it was certain of a second-round vote. Whoever comes out on top will be tasked wit...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Civilians were killed in US-UK airstrikes in Yemen early Sunday, according to the Houthi group. The Houthi-run Human Rights Ministry said that more than 15 strikes targeted several provinces, including the capital Sanaa. A number of civilians were killed and injured in the attacks, the ministry said, without giving an exact...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A suicide bombing in Afghanistan killed three people and injured 12 others on Thursday, according to police. Police official Asadullah Jamshid told Kabul-based Tolo News that the bomber exploded near a branch of Kabul Bank in the southern Kandahar city. Many people were gathered outside the bank building when the incident happe...
Meulaboh, Indonesia – AFP Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded on the rusty hull of a capsized ship were rescued Thursday after the dehydrated and sunburnt group had drifted at sea for more than a day. Those rescued were 69 men, women and children, some of whom had been at sea for weeks on a rickety […]
Jakarta, Indonesia – AFP Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. The fiery defence minister and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Ra...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Global heat records were “smashed” last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday, with 2023 rounding out the hottest decade on record, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss. Global heat records were “smashed” last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday, with 2023 rounding out th...
Progressive and Muslim rights groups are rallying behind Adeel Mangi, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. This comes amid concerns that Senate Democrats might join Republicans in thwarting Mangi’s confirmation. If confirmed, the respected New York-based trial lawyer would be the first Muslim federal appeals judge. Howe...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP A United States charity said on Friday it was unloading the first shipment of food aid sent via a maritime corridor from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza. “World Central Kitchen is unloading the barge connected now to the jetty,” said Linda Roth, a spokesperson for the group. The Israeli mil...
Muslim Network TV A group of Republicans has launched an initiative to make sure ex-president Donald Trump is not re-elected in November. Republican Voters Against Trump’s $50 million campaign plans to showcase testimonial videos from Trump supporters sharing why they will not vote for him this time. Led by strategist Sarah Longwell, it will t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A protest demonstration was held Wednesday outside the headquarters of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C. one day after the group concluded its annual policy conference. The protestors, some of whom wore Palestinian keffiyehs carried Palestinian flags as well as banners with message...