Miami Heat stun Boston Celtics, Thunder thrash Pelicans in NBA playoffs | Basketball News

Miami Heat stun Boston Celtics, Thunder thrash Pelicans in NBA playoffs | Basketball News

Heat scored a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers against the Eastern top seed, as Thunder sank Pelicans in the West. The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel. Eighth-seeded Miami, playing without…

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

The weapons, which can hit targets as far as 300km (186 miles) away, have been used twice already. The United States quietly sent long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine as part of a package of military support in March, and Ukraine has used the weapons twice, according to US officials. The…

US far-right outlet Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy | Media

US far-right outlet Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy | Media

Website announces bankruptcy amid multiple defamation lawsuits related to 2020 presidential election. Gateway Pundit, a far-right outlet known for promoting the conspiracy theory that the 2020 US presidential election was rigged, has declared bankruptcy as it battles a string of defamation lawsuits. Jim Hoft, the outlet’s founder, said in a…

Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests | Protests

Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests | Protests

NewsFeed Faculty at Columbia University tell Al Jazeera they are ‘furious’ students are being arrested for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests on campus. The president of Columbia University Minouche Shafik is facing censure for her decision to call police onto campus, after a vote to do so was rejected by…

Columbia pro-Palestine protesters face deadline to clear out: What’s next? | Israel War on Gaza News

Columbia pro-Palestine protesters face deadline to clear out: What’s next? | Israel War on Gaza News

Columbia University has told students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza to clear their campus encampments by 8am (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday, with no agreement reached between the Ivy League institution and the organisers. As Columbia students marked the seventh day of their Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Tuesday despite a…

‘Absolute power’: After pro-China Maldives leader’s big win, what’s next? | Elections News

‘Absolute power’: After pro-China Maldives leader’s big win, what’s next? | Elections News

Very few expected Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s party to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections, that too by a landslide. For this was a man whose triumph in the presidential poll last year came by a fluke. Back then, the 45-year-old mayor of the capital Male entered the presidential race only at…

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan bill; Biden to sign on Wednesday | Russia-Ukraine war News

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan bill; Biden to sign on Wednesday | Russia-Ukraine war News

The United States Senate has passed a long-delayed multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, paving the way for new weapons deliveries to Kyiv as soon as this week. The Democratic-controlled Senate passed the measure, held up for months by right-wing Republicans and part of a four-bill package, by…

US Senate passes bill to force sale of TikTok, sending it to Biden | Technology

US Senate passes bill to force sale of TikTok, sending it to Biden | Technology

TikTok has said legislation ‘would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans’. The United States Senate has approved legislation that would ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok unless it divests from its Chinese parent company. The vote on Tuesday clears the way for the bill to be signed…