Month: May 2024
Tory MPs threaten to rebel against government over leasehold reform
Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel over the government’s new housing proposals. In a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, more than 30 Tory MPs have [more…]
The latest on the Columbia University protests as demonstrators occupy Hamilton Hall
Pro-Palestinian protesters were still occupying Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday after President Minouche Shafik rejected their calls for divestment from companies that may be benefiting [more…]
Columbia students “escalate” protest, take over building | Quotable
A Columbia University student named Zaid said an email unexpectedly sent by the university threatens protesters with suspension, and as a result students occupied a [more…]
Hainault attack: ‘A terrible and tragic incident,’ says shadow education secretary
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson MP has described the Hainault attack which left a 14-year-old dead as a “terrible and tragic incident”. She added: “This [more…]
New video of King Charles’ return to public royal duties
King Charles III returned to his public duties after receiving treatment for cancer earlier in the year. King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a hospital [more…]
US State Dept official challenged on Israeli army abuse | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel faced repeated questions from journalists asking for details on the Department’s own report that concluded five Israeli army units [more…]
Fights break out between pro-Palestinian and counter student protesters at UCLA in Los Angeles
Live protest from Los Angeles on the campus of UCLA in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college [more…]
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer testifies in Trump trial
Attorney Keith Davidson is testifying during former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Davidson represented adult film star Stormy Daniels and model Karen [more…]
UNRWA’s Lazzarini says Rafah invasion could hinge on ceasefire talks this week
“There is an extraordinary deep anxiety in Gaza” right now, as people fear a possible invasion of Rafah, says Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN [more…]
