KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Civilian authorities in Pakistan continue to hand over suspects to the army for their alleged involvement in attacks on military installations in May. As the probe into the May 9 attacks proceeds, authorities on Monday handed over a lawyer associated with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to the...
Former president says he will no longer hold ‘major news conference’ on Monday to counter charges he faces TORONTO (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump has called off the release of what he said would be “irrefutable” evidence of election fraud in the US state of Georgia where he is indicted on racketeering charges. ...
Easing of tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia followed years of bitter rivalry that destabilized several Middle Eastern countries TEHRAN, Iran – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has praised the recent détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia brokered by China. Wang said the détente advanced a “wave of reconciliation” in the...
Arevalo’s victory is seen as a rejection of Guatemala’s established political parties GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Anti-corruption campaigner Bernardo Arevalo has been elected president of the Central American country of Guatemala. He prevailed over former first lady Sandra Torres with 58% of the vote. Arevalo’s victory ...
KAMPALA, Uganda, (AA) – Thousands of supporters of Niger’s military coup gathered in the capital Niamey on Sunday in support of its leaders. Jubilation filled the air at the 30,000-seat General Seyni Kountche Stadium as members of the ruling National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country (CNSP) arrived. Slogans hostile to France an...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s new military ruler said Saturday a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” General Abdourahamane Tiani said in a televised address. Any transition of power &...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country’s 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind bars, walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon. Douma, now 37, was a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak. He was arrested in t...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistani President Arif Alvi said on Sunday that his staff messed up on two controversial bills passed by the Parliament earlier this month. The outgoing lower house or the National Assembly passed the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023, aimed at expanding the role of the [&hell...
AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas woman has been arrested for threatening to kill the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, DC. Abigail Jo Shry allegedly threatened to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and longtime Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. She called ...
– Pascale Ferrier also mailed ricin-laced letters to 8 Texas law enforcement officials HOUSTON (AA) – A dual Canadian and French national was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison for mailing ricin-laced letters to then-President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials, the US Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C...
