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US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in protest over Gaza policy

Tennessee passes bill to allow teachers to carry concealed guns despite protests

Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protest on day one

Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU & Yale

Columbia Faculty Walk Out Over Student Suspensions, Arrests for Gaza Protests

House passes $95 billion foreign aid package after months-long delay

Over 100 Arrested at Columbia After Univ. President Orders NYPD to Clear Pro-Palestine Student Protest

French PM accused of recycling far-right ideas in youth violence crackdown

Sheila E on drumming with Prince, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and more

Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government

DOJ to sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation for antitrust violations

Yanis Varoufakis Banned from Germany as Berlin Police Raid & Shut Down Palestinian Conference

Former St Louis undercover officer gets $23m after beating by police colleagues

Remembering Bob Graham: Former US senator and Florida governor who opposed Iraq war

Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries

What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything

Privacy Advocates Ramp Up Effort to Stop Spying Expansion

America’s animal shelters are overwhelmed. Pets – and staff – are at breaking point

The Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes

USC draws backlash for canceling valedictorian’s speech due to support for Palestine

Israel must understand how it lost the support of its friends

Workers at California cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike

Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz

Israel’s Ultimate Goal Is to Make Gaza Unfit for Human Habitation

Six killed, several injured in Sydney mall stabbing

The Elders call for suspension of arms transfers to Israel to end Gaza atrocities

Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27bn fraud case

OJ Simpson, ex-NFL star who was acquitted of murder, dies aged 76

Gaza is one big ‘kill zone’

Palestine applies for full UN membership

EPA Finalizes Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water

It’s Time to Finally Close the Shameful Prison at Guantánamo

News At least 94 dead in Mozambique after ferry boat capsizes

More than 300 aid trucks enter Gaza as Palestinians battle starvation

Lawyers Sue Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel

Nicaragua calls on top UN court to stop German military aid to Israel

Doctor at Israeli Detention Camp for Gazans Blows Whistle on War Crimes

New challenger to Viktor Orbán leads huge demonstration in Budapest

New York City shakes as 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits US north-east

Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’

China will use AI to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, Microsoft warns

Palestinian athletes will ‘represent a country, a history, a cause’ at the Paris Olympics

Biden's ultimatum to Bibi: Change Gaza policy or we will

Protesters storm New York Times offices over anti-Gaza bias

Palestinian American Dr. Walks Out of Biden Meeting, Hands Him Letter from 8-Year-Old Orphan in Gaza

80+ Groups Urge Biden to 'Reverse Course Before Thousands More Die' in Gaza

The End of New England Coal Shows the People Can

Who were the World Central Kitchen workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza

Israeli strike on José Andrés aid group prompts new level of US backlash

Extreme Heat Forces Hundreds of Schools Across Philippines to Close

The Verdict Is In: Legalizing Weed Works

‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza

Senegal's youngest president Faye set to be sworn into office, pledges reforms

“Genocidal Machine”: Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah on Israel’s Destruction of Gaza’s Hospitals

AI Companies Want to Claim All Data as Its Own

Russian assassination unit linked to U.S. officials' "Havana syndrome"

New Houthi-issued 100 riyal coin deepens economic divide in Yemen

Seven children, ages 12 to 17, wounded in Indianapolis mass shooting,

Remembering Louis Gossett Jr., first Black man to win Oscar as best supporting actor

More than 40 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo

Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted

Germany Flixbus crash: At least five killed as coach veers off highway

Trapped, abandoned: Filipino workers lured to Poland by shadowy agents

St Helena urged to return remains of 325 formerly enslaved people to Africa

Donald Trump “Finally Being Held to Account” After Half-Century of Criminality

Macron and Lula announce €1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

The ripple effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse

The problem with British policing is not ‘just a few bad apples’

Richard Serra, uncompromising American abstract sculptor, dies aged 85

Ocasio-Cortez Condemns US Complicity in Gaza “Genocide” and “Forced Famine”

EU reinstates UNRWA funding and increases emergency support by 68 million euros

Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column

How Luxury Real-Estate Can Have Redeeming Social Value for the Rest of Us

‘Free speech is a facade’: how Gaza war has deepened divisions in German arts world

How a South African village turned an alien tree into superfood coffee

How Phones Warped Gen Z

State of emergency declared in Maryland after Baltimore bridge collapse

White Mississippi “Goon Squad” Cops Get Lengthy Prison Sentences for Torturing Black Men

How Luxury Real-Estate Can Have Redeeming Social Value for the Rest of Us

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in shakeup amid safety crisis

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

At least four judges resign from men-only Garrick Club after backlash

Eagles and falcons deployed to scare away pigeons in Barcelona

‘There will be no day after’: hopes fade to end war in shattered, traumatised Gaza

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?

AOC Pleads for Biden to End Israel Aid Amid 'Unfolding Genocide' in Gaza

Israel stripped of ‘liberal democracy’ status by prominent global index

‘Honest and brave’: progressive Jewish figures defend Jonathan Glazer speech

Rachel Corrie: Parents & Friend Remember U.S. Activist Crushed by Israeli Bulldozer in Rafah in 2003

“A Catastrophe That Cannot Be Described”: Palestinian Poet in Rafah on Daily Hardships Amid Israel’s War

Most children under six in Chicago exposed to lead in water

Paris Opera faces questions over lack of women, Russian conductor

In Ghana, why is being queer so unacceptable?

Joe Biden has just dealt a big defeat to big tech

The pro-Palestine movement has exposed the cynicism of political elites

Vaughan Gething set to become First Minister after winning Welsh Labour leadership contest

Realtors reach historic $418M settlement, upending lucrative commission system

Pence won’t endorse Trump

'Working-Class People Aren't Lazy, They're Fed Up,' UAW Leader Tells Senate

‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips England’s schools

Amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Argentinian artists express solidarity with Palestine

Willis Can Remain as Prosecutor in Trump Election Interference Case, Judge Rules

Michelle Alexander on Gaza, Solidarity, MLK & What Gives Her Hope

Report Exposes the Oil Giants 'Fueling Israel's War Machine'

Canada moves to protect coral reef

The Zone of Interest is about the danger of ignoring atrocities – including in Gaza

Top US Nitrogen Gas Producers Ban Use in Executions

The problem of where looted masterpieces belong

Kuwaiti doctors perform crucial surgeries in Gaza

Canada, Sweden Restore UNRWA Funds

US ambassador hits out at Hungary’s ‘unhinged anti-American messaging’

World’s first 3D-printed mosque unveiled in Jeddah

Columbia Sued Over 'Retaliatory' Suspension of Pro-Palestine Student Groups

‘We are tired, angry and mad’: 180,000 women march in Mexico City

Right to abortion officially added to French constitution at Paris ceremony

NATO's new map: Sweden officially joins alliance in blow to Russia

Senate Dems Call On Schumer to Reopen WWII-Era Commission on 'War Profiteering'

Dartmouth basketball team votes to unionize, rattling college sports

France's Macron demands justice after shooting of Palestinians in Gaza

At Rallies Nationwide, Low-Wage Workers Tell Political Leaders: 'Our Votes Are Demands'

Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats

Navalny laid to rest at Moscow cemetery after thousands gather for funeral

As Outrage Over Gaza Grows, Biden Hides From Protesters

Israeli Army in Gaza in ‘State of Shock’ – Yedioth Ahronoth

‘The Bus of Our Neighborhood’ Arrives in Rafah

Ralph Nader at 90 on the “Genocidal War” in Gaza & Why Congress Is a Weapon of Mass Destruction

February 29, 2024

Haitian Asylum Seekers Take Biden Admin to Court for Racial Discrimination,

February 29, 2024

Dozens of Palestinians killed in incident around Gaza aid convoy

February 29, 2024

Hungary’s Orbán to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago next week

February 29, 2024

Gaza Death Toll Passes 30,000 as IDF Massacres Crowd of Starving Civilians

February 29, 2024

Judge Disqualifies Trump From Illinois Ballot, Citing Jan 6 Role

February 29, 2024

The Intercept and Other Progressive News Sites Sue OpenAI

February 27, 2024

Russia jails veteran activist Orlov of Nobel-winning Memorial rights group

February 27, 2024

American-Jewish scholar says Israel has launched ‘genocidal campaign of extermination’ in Gaza

February 27, 2024

Arab States, Turkiye, ask World Court to declare Israel Occupation illegal

February 27, 2024

West African bloc ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea, Mali

February 27, 2024

Why Norway’s reindeer herders support Gaza

February 27, 2024

Actor Judith Godrèche urges French film industry to face up to sexual abuse

February 27, 2024

We must ‘rehumanise ourselves’: Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour

February 27, 2024

U.S. airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.

February 27, 2024

Haitian Asylum Seekers Take Biden Admin to Court for Racial Discrimination, Rights Violations

February 25, 2024

U.S. rice exports to Haiti have unhealthy levels of arsenic poison

February 25, 2024

Scores of Palestinians Killed, Wounded as Israel’s Genocidal War Continues

February 25, 2024

Man sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in DC

February 25, 2024

Biden DOJ Indicts Journalist for Leaking Tucker Carlson Clips

February 25, 2024

Jewish-Led NYC Rally Targets AIPAC, Dem Allies Who Oppose Gaza Cease-Fire

February 25, 2024

Immigrant influx is squeezing city budgets

February 25, 2024

Pentagon tracking new unidentified balloon over western US

February 25, 2024

With all eyes on Gaza, Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes

February 25, 2024

Debate on ditching CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger forge new path

February 23, 2024

Malcolm X Assassination: Former Security Guards Reveal New Details Pointing to FBI, NYPD Conspiracy

February 23, 2024

Tyler Perry cancels $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI dangers

February 23, 2024

American-Jewish scholar says Israel has launched ‘genocidal campaign of extermination’ in Gaza

February 23, 2024

‘Classic Case of Textbook Genocide’ – Former UN Official on Gaza

February 23, 2024

Private spacecraft completes first US moon landing in more than 50 years

February 23, 2024

CBS faces uproar after seizing investigative journalist’s files

February 23, 2024

Colonialism, Occupation & Apartheid: African Countries See “Shared Experiences” with Palestinians

February 23, 2024

School superintendents' big concerns: Guns, culture wars and AI

February 23, 2024

France, US, UK, Germany back Dutch PM Mark Rutte to lead NATO

February 23, 2024

Frozen Embryos Are Children?

February 23, 2024

Deadly fire engulfs residential buildings in Spanish city of Valencia

February 23, 2024

University of Florida student senate passes ‘green new deal’

February 23, 2024

Alabama university pauses IVF care after frozen embryos deemed ‘children’

February 23, 2024

Chicago Joins 'Historic Wave of Lawsuits' Against Big Oil

February 23, 2024

In Gaza City, death and famine take hold amid Israel’s war

February 23, 2024

German town votes against Tesla plans to expand ‘gigafactory’

February 21, 2024

Labour Gaza ceasefire amendment passes amid chaos in Commons

February 21, 2024

Letitia James says she will seize Trump’s assets if he doesn’t pay $355m fraud fine

February 21, 2024

After Gaza Cease-Fire Veto, Biden to Attend Fundraiser at Home of Pro-Israel Billionaire

February 21, 2024

‘We should kill them all’ - US Congressman’s shocking comment on Gaza children

February 21, 2024

Why does an archipelago off the coast of Argentina belong to the UK?

February 21, 2024

Haley attracts Biden donors as she tries to chase down Trump

February 21, 2024

Syria raises electricity prices by up to 500%

February 21, 2024

‘New crackdown’ on Arab journalists at the BBC for alleged anti-Semitism

February 21, 2024

Egypt says Suez Canal revenues down 40-50% amid Red Sea tensions

February 21, 2024

REMEMBERA: George Bush, Barack Obama, and the CIA Torture Cover-Up

February 21, 2024

In Gaza City, death and famine take hold amid Israel’s war

February 21, 2024

Ruby Franke, YouTube mom vlogger, sentenced to prison for child abuse

February 21, 2024

US vetoes Arab-backed UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza

February 21, 2024

Australia to build biggest navy since World War II amid Pacific arms race

February 21, 2024

Workers in 14 States Launch Largest Starbucks Union Drive Yet

February 20, 2024

Largest multicountry COVID study links vaccines to potential adverse effects

February 20, 2024

Widow of assassinated Haitian president indicted over his killing

February 20, 2024

Sweden boosts military aid to Ukraine with $682 million armament package

February 20, 2024

The United States must be held accountable for its ‘war on terror’ crimes

February 20, 2024

A growing call for Japan to change law on married surnames

February 20, 2024

John Oliver offering Clarence Thomas $1M a year to resign from Supreme Court

February 19, 2024

Palestinians accuse Israel of 'colonialism and apartheid' at International Court of Justice

February 19, 2024

At ICJ, Lawyer for Palestine Rips US for Defending 'Whatever Offenses' Israel Commits

February 19, 2024

US proposes UN resolution calling for ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza

February 19, 2024

The foundation feeding thousands in Hebron impoverished by Israel’s war

February 19, 2024

Dozens shot dead in escalating Papua New Guinea tribal dispute

February 19, 2024

Paris's Eiffel Tower closes as workers go on strike over management

February 19, 2024

Black history is under attack — unfortunately, that’s nothing new

February 19, 2024

Norway to help transfer tax funds frozen by Israel to Palestinian Authority

February 19, 2024

Niger defaults on debt payments again as post-coup woes pile

February 19, 2024

Palestinians accuse Israel of 'colonialism and apartheid' at International Court of Justice

February 19, 2024

Neo-Nazis March Through Downtown Nashville in the Middle of Black History Month

February 18, 2024

Brazil’s Lula compares Israel’s war on Gaza with the Holocaust

February 18, 2024

Amnesty Says EU Digital Services Act 'Must Be Robustly Enforced'

February 18, 2024

Haley says U.S. "will have a female president" in 2024, be it her or Harris

February 18, 2024

Israel’s Netanyahu dismisses calls for early election as thousands protest

February 18, 2024

ICJ Hearings Will Examine 57 Years of Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine

February 18, 2024

Israel Kills Medics Trying to Save Dying 6-Year-Old Hind Rajab

February 18, 2024

South Dakota Reservation Braces Itself After Closure of Only OB-GYN Program

February 18, 2024

How the songbirds of Rafah help Palestinians cope with the terror of war

February 18, 2024

Tlaib calls for Michigan residents to vote ‘uncommitted’ in upcoming Democratic primary

February 17, 2024

200+ Unions Launch Network to Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

February 17, 2024

The loneliest generation: Inside the Gen Z mental health crisis

February 17, 2024

Health care workers say patient discrimination is a big problem

February 16, 2024

‘Wind of revolt’ sweeps French cinema in belated #MeToo reckoning

February 16, 2024

Ukraine reinforces embattled frontline city of Avdiivka amid 'fierce' fighting

February 16, 2024

Western leaders point finger at Putin after Alexei Navalny’s death in jail

February 16, 2024

Hundreds of deaths in US prisons linked to policy violations and failures

February 16, 2024

Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption

February 15, 2024

Brazil's Lula, in Egypt, denounces Gaza war

February 15, 2024

SEC’s ‘Gag Rule’ denounced as ‘occupational death sentence'

February 15, 2024

British farmers plan more French-style tractor protests this weekend

February 15, 2024

Michigan GOP chair officially ousted after weeks of chaos

February 15, 2024

1 dead, 10-15 injured in Kansas City shooting near KC Chiefs Super Bowl parade, police say