London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
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London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Quakers in Britain are reeling from what they say is an unheard-of violation of one of their places of worship by police officers who forced their way into a meeting house in London and arrested activists gathered there to plan Gaza war protests….

In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages
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In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the United States, the affordability of eggs has prompted a national discussion — underscoring anxieties about the economy and the government’s role in addressing them. In Japan, there’s an equivalent: rice. Over the past year, Japan has grappled with a more than…

Specter of Auto Tariffs Spurs Some Car Buyers to Rush Purchases
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Specter of Auto Tariffs Spurs Some Car Buyers to Rush Purchases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ziggy Duchnowski spent Saturday morning car shopping along Northern Boulevard in Queens with two goals in mind. He wanted to find a new small car for his wife, and he hoped to strike a deal before the new tariffs that President Trump is…

Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?
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Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Capitol Hill last April, Claire Shipman, then a co-chair of Columbia University’s board of trustees, testified that she agreed there was a “moral crisis on our campus,” with students and faculty members acting in unacceptable ways that threatened Jewish and Israeli students….

Opinion | ‘Of Course People Are Angry’: Four Columnists Unpack What the Democrats Are Missing
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Opinion | ‘Of Course People Are Angry’: Four Columnists Unpack What the Democrats Are Missing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gessen: All of the above. But that wouldn’t be enough. A lot of what you are asking about, Patrick, is already happening. There are protests — Erica Chenoweth, a very interesting political scientist who studies nonviolence, has shown that there are many more…

Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule
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Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When an Israeli airstrike ripped through a building in central Beit Lahia on Monday night, the farming community in the northernmost part of Gaza was already on edge over an Israeli evacuation order hours earlier. The events shook the town’s residents and reminded…

Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions
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Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Monday welcomed concessions by Columbia University to tighten disciplinary procedures and assert more control over academic departments in response to charges of antisemitism, saying the actions represent a “positive first step in the university maintaining a financial relationship with…

Turkey Jails Istanbul Mayor Who Was Expected to Run for President
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Turkey Jails Istanbul Mayor Who Was Expected to Run for President

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Turkish court on Sunday jailed the mayor of Istanbul pending trial on corruption charges, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency, sidelining a potential contender in Turkey’s next presidential election and the top rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The mayor, Ekrem…

Columbia Makes Concessions to Trump Amid Bid to Reclaim Federal Funds
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Columbia Makes Concessions to Trump Amid Bid to Reclaim Federal Funds

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Columbia University agreed on Friday to make changes to its protest rules, campus security policies and Middle Eastern studies department in a remarkable concession to the Trump administration, which had refused to consider restoring $400 million in federal funding without an overhaul. The…

Netanyahu Expected to Fire Shin Bet Chief Despite Protests
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Netanyahu Expected to Fire Shin Bet Chief Despite Protests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government around midnight on Thursday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel’s ouster of the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, a move that has further roiled a deeply divided country still at war. The cabinet unanimously decided that…