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The University of Chicago is not the only campus imposing harsh punishments on student protesters. At the University of Minnesota, seven students face up to two-and-a-half years of suspension and $5,000 in alleged damages, months after being arrested during an October protest. The students had occupied a campus building they renamed ”Halimy Hall”, after a 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok personality killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza last year. In January, 11 students at New York University were issued one-year suspensions after they staged a nonviolent sit-in at a library last December. The university also declared two tenured faculty members “personae…
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Several Arab nations are increasing the pressure on Hamas to relinquish power over the Gaza Strip as they struggle to come up with an alternative plan to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to evacuate Gaza’s population.Forcing the terror group to step aside, or even to give up its arms, is the minimum condition required for any alternative plan, as both Israel and the United States have insisted they won’t approve Hamas to stay in power under any circumstance.According to a report by i24 News, an Egyptian proposal would see the Palestinian Authority (PA) take a leading role in the Gaza…
A Pakistani policeman stands guard as a health worker administers polio drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan, on September 14, 2015. — AFPTwo motorcyclists opened fire, killing policeman on spot.Polio campaign in Bajaur started late due to security reasons.Campaign continues din all areas except site of incident: police. PESHAWAR: Gunmen shot dead a police officer guarding a polio vaccination team on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, close to the Afghan border, police said.Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio is endemic and militants have for decades targeted vaccination teams and their…
US President Donald Trump (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, US. — Reuters/FileUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that Donald Trump was living in a Russian “disinformation” bubble, responding to scathing comments by the US president about Zelensky´s popularity rating.The Ukrainian leader also accused Washington of helping end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s international isolation and said he wanted security guarantees from Kyiv’s allies that could enable the war to end this year. “Unfortunately, President Trump, for whom we have great respect as leader of the American people… lives in this disinformation…
A drone view shows workers looking towards a large sinkhole in Godstone, southern Britain, February 19, 2025. — ReutersA large sinkhole has appeared in a southern English village, swallowing up at least one garden and forcing authorities to evacuate residents from around 30 homes.The development of the sinkhole in the Surrey village of Godstone, which appeared on Monday and had grown to at least 20 metres on Tuesday, has been declared a major incident by local agencies. The BBC said the evacuated properties were built about three years ago, on the site of a former sand quarry. One of the…
Meghan Markle risking legal wrath of Spain after American Rivera Orchard rebrandMeghan Markle is sitting on a landmine of sorts, many believe and its all because of the decisions she took while rebranding her existing luxury lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, into As Ever.For those unversed, she announced the rebrand on Instagram just yesterday and with the announcement came the debut of her website, which features a coat of arms as the logo. This coat of arms is ‘taken’ from Mallorca, according to a statement by the mayor of the Spanish village.This mayor, Francisca Mora spoke to a local Spanish…
A view shows the ICC Champions trophy during a ceremony at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, Pakistan February 6, 2025. — ReutersPakistan vs New Zealand to open Champions Trophy in Karachi.President Zardari to attend as chief guest at opening match.PAF’s Sherdils to perform aerial display at the ceremony.KARACHI: The cricket fever is high among fans as Pakistan is set to host an ICC event after a 29-year hiatus as the Champions Trophy 2025 kicks off today in Karachi. The opening match will take place at the National Bank Cricket Stadium, where Pakistan will face New Zealand.President Asif Ali…
Taylor Swift reportedly rejected the invitation to ‘SNL’ 50 because of Blake Lively Taylor Swift is surprised at getting tangled in old pal Blake Lively’s highly publicized legal battle with It Ends with Us director and actor Justin Baldoni.According to a bombshell report, Taylor is no longer talking to Blake to stay away from the legal drama and preserve her career. The singer even reportedly opted out of attending the invitation to the SNL 50th anniversary special since Lively would be in attendance. Now, an insider says, “Taylor is not communicating with Blake.”“She was invited to SNL50, but with Blake there…
The incident marks the first death since Israeli troops withdrew from most of the border area on Tuesday.At least one person has been killed in an Israeli drone attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, just one day after Israeli troops withdrew from most of the border area. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that “an enemy drone struck a vehicle… in the town of Aita al-Shaab” on Wednesday. Sanad, Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, identified the victim as Yusuf Mohammed Sorour, the son of the mayor of the town, targeted while he was sitting in his car in front…