Demonstrators burn diplomas as Columbia University and Barnard College students hold a graduation rally in support of Palestine in New York on…
Category: 2. World
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Yemen conducts combined strikes against Israeli targets
In a statement released on Thursday, the Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said they had fired a Zulfiqar ballistic missile toward Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport.
“The operation successfully achieved its goal, thanks to…
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Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts.
Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC News
Noaa/Reuters
Hurricane Milton, in October 2024, was one of the Atlantic’s strongest recorded storms The coming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than usual, US science agency NOAA has warned,…
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BBC Verify investigates Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital
On Tuesday 13 May, Israeli strikes on the European Hospital in Gaza killed 28 people and injured dozens, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency.
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal…
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US House passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill
House Republicans have passed a sweeping multi-trillion dollar tax breaks package, a narrow victory for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson after weeks of negotiations with conservative hold-outs.
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”…
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Zionist regime willing to kill hundreds of thousands in Gaza
Yemen’s Ansarullah Leader delivered a speech on the latest Gaza-related developments on Thursday.
Al-Houthi said that the Zionist regime is willing to kill hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to take control of Gaza.
He added that the…
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa
Peter Mwai, Matt Murphy, Jake Horton & Joshua CheethamBBC Verify
BBC
Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in…
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Woman shot by security guards outside CIA headquarters
Reuters cited NBC News as reporting on Thursday that the shooting was not fatal.
A CIA spokesperson said there was a security incident outside CIA headquarters, but did not confirm the shooting. The spokesperson said the main gate was closed and…
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UN says 90 lorry loads of aid now in Gaza after delay at crossing
EPA
More aid lorries entered Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing on Thursday More than 90 lorry loads of humanitarian aid have been collected by UN teams inside the Gaza Strip, three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long…
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