UK university students occupy campus building in protest for Palestine | Israel War on Gaza

UK university students occupy campus building in protest for Palestine | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed Students from the University of Leeds are occupying a campus building in protest over the university’s involvement with Israel. Among their demands – the dismissal of the school’s Jewish chaplain, who returned to serve in the Israeli Army after Oct. 7. Published On 8 Mar 20248 Mar 2024 Check…

British police officer named in Chris Kaba murder pleads not guilty | Police News

British police officer named in Chris Kaba murder pleads not guilty | Police News

Judge lifts officer Martyn Blake’s anonymity because there are no ‘immediate’ threats to his safety. A British police officer, named for the first time as Martyn Blake, has pleaded not guilty to the murder in 2022 of Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old Black man. Kaba, who was unarmed, was driving in Streatham…

How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Andrey Muravyev, better known as the artist DazBastaDraw, mainly drew sketches and comics for himself as a hobby with no particular desire to make them public. Now he showcases his patriotic…

Ireland votes in ‘women in the home’, ‘makeup of family’ referendums | Women’s Rights News

Ireland votes in ‘women in the home’, ‘makeup of family’ referendums | Women’s Rights News

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says proposed constitutional amendments a chance to delete ‘very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women’. Voters in Ireland are casting ballots in twin referendums on proposals to replace constitutional references to the definition of the family and women’s role in the home. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar…

Sweden officially joins NATO alliance, ending decades of neutrality | NATO News

Sweden officially joins NATO alliance, ending decades of neutrality | NATO News

The Nordic nation applied to join the military alliance in May 2022, but faced delays from Turkey and Hungary. Sweden has officially joined the NATO military alliance, ending decades of neutrality amid soaring concerns about Russia’s aggression in Europe following its invasion of Ukraine. “Unity and solidarity will be Sweden’s…

Angry Polish farmers protest against EU rules, Ukraine farm imports | In Pictures News

Angry Polish farmers protest against EU rules, Ukraine farm imports | In Pictures News

Throwing smoke bombs and lighting fires, thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had been injured and a dozen protesters arrested. Some demonstrators on Wednesday tried to force their way past security railings onto parliament grounds,…

Preview: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou – heavyweight boxing fight | Boxing News

Preview: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou – heavyweight boxing fight | Boxing News

Who: Anthony Joshua vs Francis NgannouWhat: Heavyweight boxing fight (10 rounds)When: Friday, March 8, 2024 at 23:00 GMTWhere: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Francis Ngannou believes his strong showing in his pro boxing debut against Tyson Fury has given him confidence ahead of his bout against British heavyweight Anthony Joshua…

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

Speaking at a rare press conference in Beijing, Wang Yi calls for peace talks to bring two-year-old Ukraine conflict to an end. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China sees itself as a “force for peace” in the world, even as it pursues deeper ties with Russia despite Moscow’s…