Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a growing number of Latino men of his generation voted for Donald Trump for president this year. Leija had voted for the Republican in 2016 and 2020. Leija’s rationale was simple: He …
Read More »Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding
Muhamad Yehia DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. The assault …
Read More »Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Muhamad Yehia SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as building on last …
Read More »Radical, populist, extreme, nationalist: How should we be talking about the far right
Muhamad Yehia The three most right-wing groups of the European Parliament and their members are all known as “far-right” — but they have some crucial differences The members of Patriots for Europe met in Brussels for the first time on Thursday, convening on the sidelines of the European …
Read More »Qatar suspends its mediation efforts on Gaza and the Hamas office there may have to leave
Muhamad Yehia DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by Qatar must …
Read More »Judge says New York can’t use ‘antiquated, unconstitutional’ law to block migrant buses from Texas
Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has ruled. The court on Thursday dismissed a …
Read More »Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
Muhamad Yehia AMSTERDAM (AP) — Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested …
Read More »how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again
Muhamad Yehia WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback “Goodbye. We love you. We will be back in some form,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews, where he’d arranged a 21-gun salute as part …
Read More »Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the …
Read More »The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — Susie Wiles will be the latest occupant of the hottest hot seat in Washington — Donald Trump’s chief of staff. It’s a tough job under the best of circumstances, responsible for networking with lawmakers, administration officials …
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