Category: 3. Middle East

The White House says Cornell University’s $1bn and Northwestern University’s $790m in federal funding have been blocked.

The United States government has frozen more than $1bn in federal funding for Cornell University and about $790m for…

Refaat Radwan recorded his last mission and his own final breaths.

He was filming from the third ambulance in a convoy, which included a fire truck, that had gone out to find a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance that had lost contact…

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, says despite occasional cancellations at some universities, she continues to speak out and share her work. She says there is a growing global censorship around…

The two retired professional baseball players were among more than 90 people who died when a roof collapsed at a Dominican Republic nightclub.

Former major leaguers Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco have died due to injuries suffered in a mass…

On April 2, the United States announced it would implement “reciprocal tariffs” on its trading partners, including a 34 percent tariff on China and rates ranging from 10 to 39 percent on Arab countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and…

US aid cuts force South Sudanese clinics to close, as children die while on a desperate trek for medical care.

Eight people, including five children, have died after walking for three hours in blistering heat to seek treatment for cholera in South…

Judge rules that Trump administration ban on US news agency from presidential events violates First Amendment free press rights.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore full access to The Associated Press (AP) to report on…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominated for Oklahoma City in a game where Lakers’ star Luka Doncic was ejected late in the contest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers…

Kollam, India – Sebastian Stephen has spent his adult life chasing ocean winds and catching fish off the coast of Kollam, in India’s southern state of Kerala.

A stroke two years ago left the 72-year-old fisherman partially paralysed, forcing…

The mother of an Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza longs for her son’s return, fearing that Israel’s renewed bombardment of the territory puts his life at even greater risk.

“Our children are in danger,” Herut Nimrodi told AFP during an…