In response, many universities began the new academic year with a slate of new rules and guidelines that critics say dampen free speech. At New York University, for instance, a paragraph about the word “Zionism” was added to the school’s official “Guidance and Expectations on Student Conduct” on August 25. “Using code words, like ‘Zionist,’ […]
Unknown gunmen shot dead seven members of the same family, including three children, in an execution-style killing in their home in rural South Africa, police said Thursday. A 5-year-old boy was among those killed in the shooting at a homestead in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province late Wednesday, police said. The eldest victim was a woman
Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities have said. The collapse of the Alau dam on the Ngadda river in Borno State on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted residents
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Defence minister cancels awards of small number of officers over alleged war crimes committed on their watch. Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of their distinguished service medals over alleged war crimes committed on their watch in Afghanistan. The announcement on Thursday comes after the 2020 Brereton Report found credible evidence that Australian
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Both sides claim victory as they seek to sway swing voters in the run-up to November’s election. The first televised debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former United States President Donald Trump was closely watched in the US. Harris’s team says she won, but Trump’s side say their man came out on top. So
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Israel’s finances are under strain and its budget deficit is widening, as agencies downgrade the nation’s credit. More than 40,000 Israeli businesses are expected to go bankrupt in the coming months. Tourism has ground to a halt and consumption, trade and foreign investment have all slumped. Israel’s war on Gaza is damaging almost every sector
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Moscow’s troops have retaken some 10 settlements, claims major general; no comment from Ukraine. A senior military commander says Russian forces have launched a major counteroffensive in Kursk, claiming gains in some territory seized by Ukrainian forces last month. Major General Apti Alaudinov, speaking to Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, said the campaign has
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Gaza war protesters and police have clashed outside an arms fair in Australia. About 1,200 people attended the protest on Wednesday, picketing the Land Forces 2024 exposition being held in Australia’s second largest city of Melbourne, authorities said. Police used sponge grenades, flash-bang devices and irritant sprays against a rowdy crowd, and arrested dozens. Pro-Palestine
Then President Donald Trump shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in the Oval Office in May 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images This story first appeared in NPR’s live blog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the night unfolded. Former President
Schools and universities have been destroyed in Israel’s assault as teachers and thousands of students have been killed. Israel has targeted education in its war on Gaza. It is destroying schools and universities and has killed thousands of students and teachers. Yet learning and teaching still go on, in tents and makeshift classrooms. How and
