UN chief calls for ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus | United Nations News

UN chief calls for ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus | United Nations News

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for humanitarian pauses in the war in Gaza in order to conduct a polio vaccine campaign after the virus was detected in the besieged territory. “It is impossible to conduct a polio vaccination campaign with war raging all over,” he told reporters at…

What economic challenges await Kamala Harris as US president hopeful? | US Election 2024 News

What economic challenges await Kamala Harris as US president hopeful? | US Election 2024 News

As Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris overtakes her Republican opponent Donald Trump in opinion polls – she is now leading in five crucial swing states – experts warn she will face “a heavy road” when it comes to passing economic legislation should she become the next president of the United States….

Qatar’s intelligence chief receives CIA award for security cooperation | News

Qatar’s intelligence chief receives CIA award for security cooperation | News

CIA director cites Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi’s role in advancing intelligence work between the two countries. Qatar’s top intelligence official has been awarded a medal from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for his role in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the United States. State Security Agency chief Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi…

How Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

How Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Montreal, Canada – The United States has faced widespread condemnation this week for authorising the sale of more than $20bn in additional weapons to Israel as the top US ally wages war in the Gaza Strip. But while the newly approved arms transfer has renewed global scrutiny of Washington’s unwavering…

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention? | US Election 2024 News

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention? | US Election 2024 News

But for all the ways Chicago represents Democratic ideals, critics say it has also exemplified the party’s failings and divisions. Looming large over the upcoming Democratic National Convention is the spectre of an earlier convention in Chicago that ended in unrest and violence. In 1968, the Democratic Party was facing…

‘Vindicated’: Columbia University’s Gaza protesters react as Shafik resigns | Gaza News

‘Vindicated’: Columbia University’s Gaza protesters react as Shafik resigns | Gaza News

It was an abrupt departure for one of the Ivy League’s most embattled leaders: On Wednesday evening, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik announced she would resign, effective immediately. The news was greeted with relief — and healthy dose of wariness — among student protesters, who believe Shafik’s brief tenure…

Former State Department director questions support for Netzah Yehuda | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former State Department director questions support for Netzah Yehuda | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed “It really calls into question how much value the department gives to the lives of Palestinian-Americans.” Former State Department human rights official Charles Blaha says the US government’s decision to continue funding Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is “inexplicable” when looking at the evidence of its human rights abuses. Published…

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

After more than 10 months of relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, leaders from Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have been invited by mediators for a fresh round of talks on Thursday. The talks have been put together partly in an effort to…

NASA to decide on how to bring home stranded astronauts by end of the month | Space News

NASA to decide on how to bring home stranded astronauts by end of the month | Space News

Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stranded after problems emerged with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA has said it will decide by the end of the month how it will bring home two astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) when their Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned. Barry “Butch” Wilmore…