ROME (AA) – Italian authorities have detained a 38-year-old Iranian man while he was transiting through Milan’s airport. He is going to be extradited to the US, Italy’s police said in a statement. A US court has accused the man, whose name has not been disclosed, of conspiring to violate US international economic law and […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A man convicted of murdering four people, including his brother and his sister’s fiance, has been executed in the US State of Indiana, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, was found guilty of the July 1997 shootings that killed his 30-year-old brother, James Corcoran; his sister’s fi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel told the US that it is in the “final stages” of an investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank in September, the State Department said Tuesday. “They have told us that they are in the final stages of closing their investigation,” ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The situation in Syria is “fragile” and talks with Türkiye are continuing, the Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing tensions over US support for the SDF. Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said communication with Türkiye is focused on “the situation in Syria writ large,” including efforts “...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US lawmakers and officials are demanding urgent action as mysterious drone sightings across the East Coast have sparked concerns about public safety, privacy, and national security. Reports of drones near sensitive locations, including military sites and President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey, have promp...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Saturday that Washington has had direct contact with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which led Syrian factions in the overthrow of the Baath regime. The announcement came during a news conference in southern Jordan, where Blinken participated in international minist...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday the Republican Party will prioritize efforts to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it “inconvenient” and “very costly to our Nation.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small bu...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani has stressed the importance of preventing aggression or assaults on Syrian territory, warning that such actions would jeopardize regional security and stability. Al-Sudani made the statement during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Baghdad, according to th...
The White House has reaffirmed its commitment to locating American journalist Austin Tice. He has been missing in Syria since 2012. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized that finding Tice is a “top priority” for the Biden administration. The U.S. is collaborating with Türkiye and other nations, though specifics re...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A pair of lawmakers in the House of Representatives urged the Biden administration Wednesday to implement a “deliberate and phased” lifting of sweeping sanctions on Syria after the end of Assad family rule. Reps. Joe Wilson and Brendan Boyle said in a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that th...
