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Columbia University suspends outspoken pro-Israel professor for harassment

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:57
Shai Davidai was temporarily suspended after he 'repeatedly harassed and intimidated' university staff.

How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:56
Nations worldwide are reclaiming treasures looted by colonial rulers.

UNIFIL says Israeli tank fired at peacekeepers watchtower in Lebanon

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:35
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say 'direct and apparently deliberate' Israeli attack caused damage.

Who’s the jailed gang leader at the centre of the Canada-India row?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:35
Canada has accused Indian diplomats of colluding with an international criminal gang led by a jailed gangster.

Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut suburbs

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:26
Mayor among 16 killed in an Israeli air strike on municipal building in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon.

UK considering sanctions on Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:53
UK prime minister weighs sanctions on Israeli ministers over incendiary comments made about Palestinians.

What’s so spectacular about the new tomb discovery in Jordan’s Petra?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:43
The ancient city has drawn visitors for centuries and was made famous in a 1989 Indiana Jones film.

Russian whale watcher found alive after more than two months lost at sea

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:39
A fishing boat found a Russian whale watcher who had been drifting at sea for more than two months.

India made ‘horrific mistake’ violating Canadian sovereignty, says Trudeau

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:26
The new statement deepens row between India and Canada over New Delhi's alleged targeting of Sikh dissidents.

Teams, time: Australia vs South Africa – Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:10
Australia will sweat on fitness of captain Healy while South Africa will look to avenge their defeat in 2023 final.

Palestinians ‘starving’ in northern Gaza as Israel presses assault

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:36
Northern Gaza hospitals say food and medicine running out amid siege, as Israel continues bombardment across territory.

Videos of Ukrainians being detained by conscription patrols go viral

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:21
Videos of Ukrainian men resisting detention at a rock concert in Kyiv have gone viral.

Rights groups demand end to asylum seeker detentions in Guantanamo

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:17
US cannot keep hiding its 'mistreatment of asylum seekers by exiling them,' says letter signed by 125 organisations.

Qatar urges ceasefires in Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon at EU-GCC summit

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 18:35
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also calls for lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Mexico’s former public security chief to be sentenced in US drug case

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 18:25
Genaro Garcia Luna was convicted of taking millions of dollars in bribes to protect the violent Sinaloa drug cartel.

Israeli soldiers celebrate destruction of Lebanese village

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 17:32
Israeli soldiers recorded themselves celebrating the destruction of the Lebanese village of Mhaibib.

Where is Cameroon’s Paul Biya — and why is his health a banned topic?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:53
The 91-year-old president has been missing in action for over a month, fuelling rumours about his health.

Fact check: Did Black wages in the US rise ‘massively’ under Donald Trump?

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:37
They did rise, but have risen even faster under Biden. And the US wage gap for Black and white men grew under Trump.

Social Media and the UK Riots

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:30
People & Power investigates the role of social media in the recent UK riots.

The Israeli ‘General’s Plan’ for northern Gaza is unlikely to succeed

Around The Globe - Wed, 10/16/2024 - 15:50
The Israeli army will find it hard to maintain control over the north due to various challenges.

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