Israel to send negotiators to Doha as Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance
Israel to send negotiators to Doha as Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations has become the latest administration nominee to express the belief that Israel has “biblical” dominion over the occupied West Bank. Elise Stefanik’s comment on Tuesday came during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where she also pledged to…
Target is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programme along with other equity initiatives, the retailer has said, becoming the latest US firm to pull back these policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation in workplaces. Target said on Friday it was rolling back programmes aimed at promoting racial equity, called the Racial Equity…
Academics, lawyers and activists have voiced support for a law professor who says she was pressured to leave Columbia University for her advocacy for pro-Palestinian students. “Effective today, I have reached an agreement with Columbia University that relieves me of my obligations to teach or participate in faculty governance after serving on the Columbia law…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and family members who own the company have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a new settlement to end lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James says. The deal announced on Thursday represents an increase of more than $1bn over a previous…
United States President Donald Trump has granted clemency to everyone charged over the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol in one of his first official acts in the Oval Office. In a sweeping reversal of the years-long drive to punish those responsible for trying to overturn the outcome of the 2020 US election,…
Quotable Israel’s ‘Failed’ Attempt to ‘Ethnically Cleanse’ Gaza picked up by Trump Abdullah Al-Arian, from Georgetown University in Qatar talks about the strength of Gazans to resist being relocated and US President Trump’s comment that he wants to “clean out” Gaza. Published On 26 Jan 202526 Jan 2025