The wife of detained Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has spoken out against allegations that he supports Hamas, calling the accusations by the US government “ridiculous” and “disgusting”.
The exceptional immunity that Israel has enjoyed for decades has placed international law and its institutions at a knife’s edge. Israel has killed UN workers, banned UNRWA, barred UN representatives from entry, and repeatedly insulted the UN and its officials. Successive Israeli governments and their allies have also used all means possible to exert pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) not…
NewsFeed US protesters outraged by Trump’s Gaza plan during Netanyahu visit Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House were outraged to hear President Donald Trump talk of the US ‘owning’ Gaza and forcibly displacing Palestinians. Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025
Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions just after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, marking the beginning of his second term. There are two types of executive actions: executive orders, which are legally binding written orders to the federal government that do not require congressional approval. Presidents…
The wildfires raging in the city of Los Angeles in the United States have killed at least 24 people, officials said, as firefighters raced to put out the blazes before the return of strong winds that could fuel the flames again. The blazes burned for a sixth straight day on Sunday, reducing whole neighbourhoods to…
United States Federal Reserve officials at their meeting December 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and other potential policy changes. Minutes from the meeting, released on Wednesday after the typical three-week lag, also showed clear division…
All 67 people on board an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair while the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, DC, are believed to be dead, according to officials. This is the deadliest aviation tragedy in the United States since November 12, 2001, when…
