On Wednesday, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will face a congressional committee over allegations that the leadership of the Ivy League school has failed to protect students and staff from rising anti-Semitism on its New York City campus. The university is one of many elite schools across the United…
EXPLAINER From cyberattacks and assassinations to drone strikes, Israel-linked plots have targeted Iran and its nuclear programme for years. Israel’s leaders have signalled that they are weighing their options on how to respond to Iran’s attack early Sunday morning, when Tehran targeted its archenemy with more than 300 missiles and…
The premiers of Spain and Ireland are set to meet on Friday to discuss a collective plan to recognise Palestinian statehood. This meeting comes as the death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza has surpassed 33,000. The mounting deaths, starvation and infrastructure in the besieged enclave have resulted in growing…
Tensions are rising in Togo over major constitutional reforms ahead of delayed parliamentary elections. The constitutional reboot was approved by lawmakers last month but resubmitted for “consultations” as public anger over its stealthy passage through parliament mounted with police breaking up an opposition news conference and cracking down on protests….
EXPLAINER International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Recent attacks on embassies have breached that understanding, prompting anger. Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic spat after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been seeking…
EXPLAINER The three-day festival celebrates the completion of the fasting month of Ramadan by Muslims across the world. As the fasting month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims around the world are preparing for Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast”. According to astronomical calculations, the month of…
It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King Kong have made a film appearance together in recent times with 2021’s Godzilla vs Kong being the first instalment. Both films were directed by Adam…
In March, the United States imposed new sanctions on 11 Zimbabwean individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife, and other officials, following allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. It also placed sanctions on three businesses – also because of alleged corruption, human rights abuses and election rigging. A…
Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday that allows temporary shutdowns of foreign media in Israel including — and perhaps principally — Al Jazeera. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said several times he intends to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel. The law allows for the closure of foreign media…
EXPLAINER A temporary route for vessels has opened in Baltimore following the collision of a cargo vessel with a major bridge last week. The first vessel has passed through a temporary alternate channel created around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was damaged last week after a cargo…
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