Several arrested as they tried to march in Brooklyn to protest the Gaza war and the 1948 ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.Police have beaten and arrested several demonstrators at a pro-Palestine protest in New York’s Brooklyn in the latest crackdown on voices speaking against the ...
READ MORE +Israel’s war cabinet member Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government of Benjamin Netanyahu should the prime minister fail to present a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8.Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Gantz called on the cabinet to agree to a six-point plan laying out a ...
READ MORE +Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections.The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the ...
READ MORE +President says Ukraine has a quarter of air defences required to hold front line as Russia advances along northeastern border.Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...
READ MORE +Feyenoord manager Arne Slot says he will take over at Liverpool in the summer after Jurgen Klopp’s departure.Feyenoord’s Arne Slot has confirmed he will be Liverpool’s manager next season after Juergen Klopp leaves the Premier League club at the end of the current campaign. ...
READ MORE +Marc Lamont Hill talks to journalist Orly Noy about the extreme elements in Israel’s leadership.Israel’s war on Gaza rages on with the death toll at more than 35,000 Palestinians and climbing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is facing growing internal friction over the way ...
READ MORE +The act is not expected to become law, but its passage shows the depth of the election-year divide in the US over Israel.The Republican-led US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for ...
READ MORE +In a visit also focused on trade, the Russian leader hails the partnership with China that guarantees energy security.Russian President Vladimir Putin is wrapping up his visit to neighbouring China aiming to win greater support from Beijing for his military operation in Ukraine and ...
READ MORE +As the war enters its 813th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Friday, May 17, 2024. FightingVisiting Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation in the northeast was “extremely difficult” but “under control” after the military ...
READ MORE +WhatsApp leaks reveal group of business leaders discussed ways to pressure officials to clear pro-Palestine protesters.A handful of powerful businessmen pushed New York City Mayor Eric Adams to use police to crack down on pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University, ...
READ MORE +As the war enters its 812th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, May 16, 2024. FightingIntense fighting raged in Vovchansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region about 5km (3 miles) from the border with Russia. Oleksiy Kharkivskyi, the town’s ...
READ MORE +Munro was renowned for her short stories, which focussed on the frailties of the human condition.Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author known for her mastery of the short story, has died at the age of 92.Munro died at her home in Port Hope, Ontario, publisher Kristin ...
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