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International Desk : Dozens of protesters stood on tables, beat drums and unfurled pro-Palestinian banners in the reading room of Columbia University’s main library on Wednesday in one of the biggest campus demonstrations since...
International Desk : The European Commission proposed on Thursday countermeasures on up to 95 billion Euros ($107.2 billion) of US imports if negotiations with Washington fail to remove the series of tariffs applied by...
BBC : Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has arrived in the Indian capital to hold diplomatic talks with senior officials, as tensions continue to simmer between India and Pakistan following recent cross-border hostilities. A...
AFP : The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed east Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect. An AFP photographer...
AP : North Korea on Thursday fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, adding to a run in military displays that raised animosities in the region....
AFP : US President Donald Trump on Thursday called a forthcoming agreement with Britain “full and comprehensive”, after US media reported that the two countries were expected to sign a trade deal. “The agreement...
International Desk : President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington’s partner India and US ally Pakistan have “gone tit-for-tat,” and that he hoped the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbours could stop further escalations. US Secretary...
Staff Reporter : Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born cleric, has been elected as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, making history as the first American to ascend to the papacy in its...
NN Online: A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday (7 May), two US officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing’s advanced fighter jet. An Indian Air Force spokesperson said he had no comment when asked about the Reuters report. The performance of...
Al Jazeera: China has reiterated its opposition to Israel’s military operations in Gaza including any efforts to expand those activities within the besieged territory. “China is highly concerned about the current Palestine-Israel situation,” said...
AP: The US government is offering undocumented migrants $1,000 and free transportation if they voluntarily leave the country. “Self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid...
Reuters: The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said on Tuesday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on...