Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday. “We implore you, the NCAA’s highest governing body and members of an organization focused on supporting the wellbeing of not just athletes but sport itself,
The pervasive and open antisemitism that has infected our academic institutions, such as Columbia University, with the chants of “Death to America”; rabid support for Read More
Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New YorkAs the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were arrested en masse by New York City police at the prestigious Columbia University, prompting outrage that...
Pakistani Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs has stated that attacks by the Taliban in Pakistan have increased by 65%, with suicide attacks rising by 500%. The Pakistani Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs noted that the assumption of enhanced security in the region post-NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan is incorrect. According to Dawn newspaper, Durrani described the […]
US officials have again raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts
The United States Congress supposedly warned the International Criminal Court (ICC) against issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials, with legislation already being drafted to respond to any such
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday warned of an impending “large-scale massacre” in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, a humanitarian hub in the Darfur region. The city had until recently been relatively unaffected by fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but bombardment and clashes have […]
BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and both men warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations. The meeting, on the final day of Blinken's second []
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and both men warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations. The meeting, on
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Both have underscored the importance of keeping lines of communication open, but they
US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations
UK businesses using TikTok say they could see a significant drop in sales if the app is banned in the US.