Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made their first joint appearance since her election loss when they observed Veterans Day together by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The pair then went to the cemetery’s memorial amphitheater, where …
Read More »Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered private vehicles, but the switch to electric is a bumpy ride
Muhamad Yehia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned with the government’s new efforts to phase out gas-powered vehicles. But months later, he’s questioning whether it was the right decision. He faces …
Read More »Israel’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show
Muhamad Yehia DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, apparently laying asphalt for a road right along the frontier, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show. Israeli troops have entered the demilitarized …
Read More »Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Muhamad Yehia DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Tuesday asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a mass uprising against her. Hasina fled to …
Read More »Extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit opens in Riyadh to discuss Israeli wars in Gaza, Lebanon
Muhamad Yehiia An extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit kicked off in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday to discuss Israel’s ongoing wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. “We reiterate our rejection of the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an opening …
Read More »China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines
Muhamad Yehia BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A …
Read More »Russia open to hearing Trump’s proposals for ending the war
Muhamad Yehia KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks …
Read More »One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
Muhamad Yehia ROME (AP) — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters has returned to Italy after being deemed “vulnerable,” a delegation of Italian activists and lawmakers visiting the center said on Saturday. The Egyptian man was diagnosed with “psychic …
Read More »17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says
Muhamad Yehia N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country’s west, Chad’s army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh …
Read More »US will appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid, a defense official said Saturday. The ruling this past week voided Defense Secretary Lloyd …
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