New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses protests at Columbia University – CBS News Watch CBS News New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks about the protests at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators were removed by police from an academic building on campus. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
In response to pro-Palestinian protesters refusing to settle on a compromise, Tufts University is threatening to issue trespass violations and bar seniors from walking at commencement if the encampment grows further. Students representing the protesters and a faculty member they selected met with a pair of university deans on “two separate occasions” on Tuesday, with … Read more
Photo: Al Jazeera In a devastating turn of events, a Palestinian journalist embarked on a search for his missing mother, at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital which tragically ended with the discovery of her death, Al Jazeera reported. The young journalist’s grief illustrated the suffering being faced by the people of Gaza. His journey of uncertainty and … Read more
Western intelligence officials and diplomats told POLITICO they believed Nicaragua had filed the case against Germany at the U.N.’s top court at the behest of Moscow, speculating that Russia intended to undermine the ICJ’s authority by making it a venue for specious legal arguments. Germany has rejected Nicaragua’s claims, with Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, director of … Read more
The families urged Netanyahu to “withstand the international pressure” to halt the war in Gaza, the statement published by the Prime Minister’s Office said. U.S. President Joe Biden has said an invasion of Rafah would be a “red line,” though Netanyahu vowed to defy that. Israel has carried out regular airstrikes on the city since … Read more
A Boston city councilor plans to ask her colleagues to declare support for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War in a measure edited to tone down incendiary language that stated Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The resolution filed Monday by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson comes amid ongoing pro-Palestinian student protests at Greater … Read more
Representational image Los Angeles: A total of 69 protesters attending a pro-Palestine protest on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, the main campus of the public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area, were arrested for “violating university policy.” The protesters were arrested early on Saturday “for trespassing after they set up an unauthorised encampment, in … Read more
According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, since Hamas’ on-the-ground massacre and capture of Israelis on October 7, Israel’s relentless bombardment and destruction of the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,262 Palestinians. Palestinians in the West Bank have also suffered fatalities after the conflict increased tensions in the occupied territory. Since Israel officially declared … Read more
In his first in-depth interview with a U.S. network, Pope Francis called for peace in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and said a “negotiated peace” is better than an ongoing conflict. “Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace,” the Pope said in an interview with … Read more
Harvard University has suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) amid a wave of controversy surrounding the group’s activities, according to a recent announcement by the university. The decision follows months of alleged harassment and intimidation directed against the PSC and its members, as well as a federal probe into the university’s reaction to the matter. … Read more
