Author: Steven Sahiounie

Up to 50% of US voters want to vote for US Vice President Kamala Harris in the forthcoming presidential election, while 49% back Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a CBS News/YouGov survey released on Sunday revealed. According to the findings, if a third contender emerged, 49% of respondents would favor Harris, 47% would choose Trump, and only 2% would prefer independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Harris secured Friday the Democratic presidential nomination, solidifying her position as the party’s candidate for the November election against Republican Donald Trump. Harris, the sole candidate on the ballot in a five-day electronic vote involving nearly 4,000…

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Instagram users in Turkey found access to the social media network blocked for a second day on Saturday, following censorship accusations against the US company from a high-ranking Turkish official.

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Israeli regime’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was a “big mistake” that will not go unanswered. In a meeting with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Tehran on Sunday, Pezeshkian said the Israeli regime’s act of assassination against Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, violated all international regulations. “The Islamic Republic of Iran expects all Muslim countries and free nations in the world to strongly condemn such crimes,” he added. He emphasized that the biggest enemies and violators of freedom, democracy and human rights are making use of their utmost…

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G7 foreign ministers met by videoconference Sunday to discuss the Middle East and expressed “strong concern” over the threat of escalation, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. “Together with our partners, we have expressed strong concern about recent events that threaten to determine a regionalization of the crisis, starting from Lebanon,” said Tajani in a statement. “We call on the parties involved to desist from any initiative that could hinder the path of dialogue and moderation and favor a new escalation,” said the statement issued by the foreign ministry of Italy, which holds the G7 presidency this year. The foreign…

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