The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student…
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Syrians rejoice during first Eid after Assad’s fall
Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at…
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Devastated Lebanon village marks Eid among its dead
In the war-devastated southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun on Monday, residents marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr among their dead.
Relatives crowded the village’s cemeteries to pray for the more than 100 residents, including fighters from…
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Satellite images show Myanmar earthquake destruction
The military government in Myanmar has said at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday.
“A death toll over 10,000 is a strong possibility,” according to the US Geological Survey.
The Burmese army, which…
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Iran threatens to develop nuke weapons should U.S. attack
TEHRAN, March 31 (Xinhua) — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned on Monday that if the United States or Israel were to attack Iran under the pretext of nuclear concerns, the country would be compelled to pursue the development of nuclear…
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‘Mum was willing to lose everything to support my trans identity in Tamil Nadu’
Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent
Chithra Jeyaram/ BBCSrija, (L) who fought to have her marriage to Arun (C) legally recognised, says everything she’s achieved has been made possible by her mother, Valli (R) In 2019…
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White House dismisses investigation calls, says ‘case closed’ on Signalgate | Houthis News
The White House has said that it is moving on from recent controversy over the mistaken sharing of war plans on commercial messaging app Signal, declaring that the “case has been closed”.
Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that…
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Nasa’s Butch and Suni adapt to life back on Earth
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams describe what’s strange about being back on Earth after so long in orbit.
The duo’s eight-day mission to the International Space Station became a nine-month space odyssey after their Boeing…
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Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash | Iran
Iran has reacted with outrage after Donald Trump said the country will be bombed if it does not accept US demands to constrain its nuclear programme.
The US president said on Sunday that if Iran “[doesn’t] make a deal, there will be bombing….
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Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus
Five Israeli men were acquitted of all charges on Monday at a Cyprus court over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old British woman.
Famagusta criminal court cleared the five defendants of two counts of rape, one count of sexual abuse, one count…
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