Biden administration
Family of slain Turkish-American activist f'rustrated' after Blinken meeting
A memorial ceremony was held around the White House in Washington for activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers during a peaceful protest in the occupied West Bank.
Panic & conspiracy theories in the US about the mysterious “drones” – Everyone is asking for explanations, “the military knows but won’t say” claims Trump
In recent weeks, residents along the eastern coast of the United States have reported drone sightings over residential neighborhoods, restricted areas, and critical infrastructure. These mysterious drones have sparked a storm of speculation, become the number one topic of discussion on social media, and driven East Coast residents to the brink of hysteria.
Meta: $1 million donation to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund
Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, donated $1 million to a fund supporting events for Donald Trump’s inauguration.
According to the Financial Times, this marks the first time Zuckerberg has made such a donation. In the past, Donald Trump had accused the company’s platforms of censoring right-wing voices and even threatened Zuckerberg with imprisonment.
Blinken will testify to Congress on US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 just before his term expires
The outgoing Biden administration’s Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, will testify before a Republican-led House committee on the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, ending a long controversy with that committee just weeks before his term expired.
Top Turkish, NATO, UK military officials discuss Syria
Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gürak held phone discussions on Dec. 8 with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, and the U.K.'s Chief of Defense Staff, Adm. Tony Radakin, to address the rapidly evolving situation in Syria.
Trump: No commitment that the US will remain in NATO
Donald Trump has refrained from committing to keeping US to NATO, in his first television interview since being elected president.
Trump’s plan for mass deportations of migrants is unrealistic
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to proceed with mass deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and likely to include Cubans is neither realistic nor fair, a Cuban undersecretary of state for foreign affairs said yesterday (Wednesday).
A bird flu pandemic would be one of the most foreseeable catastrophes in history
Almost five years after COVID blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.
CNN: Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine – The demilitarized zone and the occupied territories
The focus of the American media is on the policy that Donald Trump will adopt regarding Ukraine, with the goal of ending the war, following the announcement of the new U.S. president’s intention to appoint Keith Kellogg as a special envoy to Ukraine.
Temu Under US and EU Investigation Amid Forced Labor and App Security Allegations
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu for potential violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which could lead to a ban on its products in the United States.