Karachi, Pakistan (AFP): When Ahmed Rabbani ran out of paint to satisfy his artistic yearnings during 20 years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, he turned to whatever came to hand — dirt, coffee grinds and even spices such as turmeric from the prison canteen. “Through painting, I would feel myself outside Guantanamo,” the 5...
The former chairman of the Proud Boys was among four members of the white nationalist and misogynist group convicted on Thursday of seditious conspiracy for planning and carrying out the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The members now face a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and numerous potential fines. The U.S. Department...
As the White House on Thursday unveiled a plan meant to promote “responsible American innovation in artificial intelligence,” a leading U.S. consumer advocate added his voice to the growing number of experts calling for a moratorium on the development and deployment of advanced AI technology. “Today’s announcement from ...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of thousands of dollars in off-the-book compensation from a powerful right-wing nonprofit shortly before the group “soon would have...
Anti-death penalty campaigners applauded Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution in the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate who has maintained he had nothing to do with the 1997 murder of his boss at a motel in Oklahoma City. Glossip’s case has been a focus of rights advocates […]
Washington, United States (AFP): Negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington have made “tangible progress” and an agreement on resolving tensions is within reach, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “The two sides have discussed some very tough issues over the last few days, and they’ve mad...
ANKARA (AA) – Russia will respond with “concrete actions” to an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. Talking to reporters following a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Goa, India, which was broadcast live by several br...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): US President Joe Biden on Thursday threatened to impose new sanctions over Sudan’s conflict, saying the fighting “must end”, as gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum for a 20th straight day. Hundreds of people have been killed in Sudan since battles began on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah al-...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Mohamed Khairullah was mere minutes away from arriving at the White House for an Eid al-Fitr reception when he received a call. Khairullah, the longtime Muslim mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, was informed that despite being invited to the gathering hosted by President Joe Biden, he would not be allowed to […]
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a challenge to a nearly 40-year administrative law precedent under which judges defer to federal agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous statutes—a case that legal experts warn could result in judicial power grabs and the gutting of environmental and other regulations. The Supreme Court said ...
