Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden opposes the seizure of a Columbia University campus building by pro-Palestinian protesters, the White House said Tuesday as demonstrations raged at colleges across the country. “The president believes that forcibly taking over a building on campus is absolutely the wrong approa...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces potential arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli government, in partnership with the US, is making a concerted effort to head off the warrants. Netanyahu fears accusations of deliberately starvin...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from ...
Washington, United States – AFP Security was tight Saturday for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner amid protests and boycott calls over Israel’s war on Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from Chris Pine to Molly Ringwald, arrived in black-tie attire as more than 100 p...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanded that new humanitarian aid be allowed to immediately reach Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “We’re going to immediately secure that aid and surge it… including food, medical supplies, clean water,” Biden said after signing a massive military ...
The Senate has passed a bill renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, broadening the scope of surveillance without a warrant. Despite opposition from civil liberties advocates and over 20,000 constituents, the bill, now known as the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, was approved 60-34. Critics fear thi...
New York, United States – AFP Donald Trump engaged in a multi-layered conspiracy of fraud, lies and cover-ups, prosecutors said on Monday during opening arguments in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said Trump falsified business records to buy the silence of porn star S...
New York, United States – AFP Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over Israel’s war on Gaza heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on lawns at Columbia, with some J...
Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib, alongside Rep. Debbie Dingell, has reintroduced a resolution pushing for April to be designated as “Arab American Heritage Month” at the federal level. Tlaib emphasized the importance of recognizing the contributions of Arab Americans and ensuring their visibility in federal recognition. She highlighted their diverse ...
New York, United States – AFP Donald Trump could not have made his feelings clearer: he would rather be anywhere else than in a New York courtroom Tuesday, on trial for business fraud. Dressed in a blue suit with a blue tie, former US president shifted between discomfort and anger, as he sat through the […]
