US Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high amid stubborn inflation | Inflation
US central bank keeps benchmark rate at 5.25-5.50% after series of economic reports undercut hopes of easing inflation. The US Federal Reserve has held interest…
Activists say UCLA Palestine encampment assault followed days of harassment | Israel War on Gaza News
Los Angeles, California – At the entrance of the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) on Wednesday, events proceed in…
US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism | Israel War on Gaza News
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups.…
Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News
The announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein’s New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office…
After police crackdown, what’s next for Columbia’s Gaza protesters? | Israel War on Gaza News
On Tuesday night, hundreds of New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers with riot shields and zip ties entered the Columbia University campus and arrested…
Israel’s Foreign Army | Al Jazeera
People & Power investigates the role of US citizens in Israel’s military occupation and illegal settlement expansion. Settler violence and Israeli military raids in the…
Israel supporters attack anti-war protesters at UCLA university in US | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedA group of Israel supporters have attacked anti-war protesters at UCLA university in Los Angeles in the US. The group was filmed carrying out assaults…
Police use tear gas on anti-war protesters at Florida university | Gaza
NewsFeedPolice fired tear gas at protesters who’d set up a camp at the University of South Florida to condemn Israel’s war on Gaza. Several students…
Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality | Opinions
On April 13, the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a Portuguese-flagged container ship, the MSC Aries, in the Strait of Hormuz…
Arrests at Columbia University as New York City police clear Gaza protest | Protests News
Hundreds of New York City police officers have entered the campus of Columbia University, taking multiple people into custody, in the latest escalation in the…
US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic shift | Drugs News
Shares of cannabis companies surge as much as 80 percent after move to classify drug as schedule three substance. The United States has moved to…
Former Binance CEO CZ sentenced to four months | Crypto News
Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US money-laundering laws at the world’s largest…
Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations | Donald Trump News
Judge in hush money trial says Trump violated the order nine times and warns future violations could result in jail time. The judge in Donald…
How Gaza protest at Columbia University has escalated | Gaza
NewsFeedThe anti-war protest at Columbia University escalated on Tuesday when a group of students took over a faculty building after the university began suspending students…
EU launches disinformation probe against social media giant Meta | News
Meta defends risk mitigation process after EU says the companies efforts at moderating content was ‘insufficient’. The European Commission has launched a disinformation probe against…
Protesters occupy Columbia building as university standoff escalates | Israel War on Gaza News
Demonstrators take over Hamilton Hall in escalation of antiwar protests. Students have taken over a building at Columbia University as the standoff between protesters against…
Columbia University students take over faculty building in Gaza protest | Gaza
NewsFeedProtesters occupied a Columbia University building after a deadline passed for them to leave their camp or face suspension. The students stormed Hamilton Hall, which…
US advocacy groups back Palestine solidarity campus protests amid Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News
Washington, DC – Dozens of faith, civil rights and progressive groups in the United States have expressed solidarity with university students protesting against US support…
Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action | Child Rights
On April 4, the state legislature in Virginia voted to amend state law, raising the marriage age to 18. A couple of days later, Governor…
Confrontations between rival protesters at UCLA over Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedThere were reports of punches thrown as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters confronted each other at UCLA university in the US. The university said a barrier…