Bogota cuts ties with Israel over 'genocidal' Gaza campaign
President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as "genocidal" in its war in Gaza
As student protests shake US campuses, Biden mum
What does Joe Biden have to say about the rowdy student protests against Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza that have rocked American college campuses in recent weeks? Almost nothing
UK researchers unveil face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman
Named Shanidar Z after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her skull was found in 2018, the latest discovery has led experts to probe the mystery of the forty-something Neanderthal woman laid to rest in a sleeping position beneath a huge vertical stone marker.
US accuses Russia of using 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine
"The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield," the State Department said.
US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at 23-year high
"The economic outlook is uncertain, and the Committee remains highly attentive to inflation risks," the Fed said in a statement.
Saima Wazed calls for collaborative health leadership in Southeast Asia
Saima Wazed, WHO regional director for Southeast Asia, has emphasised the creation of a roadmap for the priority programmes that will guide the strategic direction during her term
Amazon triples quarterly profit as cloud surges
E-commerce titan Amazon on Tuesday said profit in the first three months of 2024 tripled as its cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrived
US bird flu spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections
The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply
Free press is not a choice, but a necessity: Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on governments, the private sector and civil society to join them in reaffirming their commitment to safeguarding press freedom and the rights of journalists and media professionals around the world
More war debris in Gaza than Ukraine: UN
The Gaza Strip is filled with more war debris and rubble than Ukraine, the head of UN demining operations for the narrow Palestinian territory said Wednesday
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid
New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks
7 Maoist rebels killed in India
At least seven Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces yesterday, police told AFP, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict waged in the country’s wild central forests.
Rafah offensive ‘with or without’ Gaza truce
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza’s far-southern Rafah city “with or without” a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas.
US campuses rage against war
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early yesterday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States.
6 killed in mosque attack
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said yesterday, with local residents claiming the minority Shia community had been targeted.
143 killed in Pakistan
At least 143 people died in Pakistan from lightning strikes and other storm-related incidents in April, with the country receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, officials said yesterday.
King Charles III resumes public duties
King Charles III yesterday reportedly told fellow cancer patients “I’m well”, as he carried out his first official public engagement since being diagnosed with the condition.
EU probes Facebook, Instagram
The EU yesterday launched an investigation into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram over concerns the platforms are failing to counter disinformation ahead of EU elections in June.
Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States
ICJ throws out Nicaragua's Gaza 'genocide' request
The UN's top court Tuesday threw out Nicaragua's request for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel because of its action in the Gaza war
Gaza war protest: Arafat condemns crackdown on US students
The state minister also termed the use of US police force as "disproportionate" and "inappropriate"
