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Students persist Gaza protests post arrests in California, Texas
Despite dozens of protesters being arrested at esteemed academic institutions such as Emory University in Georgia, Boston's Emerson College, and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), student protesters in the United States have vowed to continue their demonstrations against Israel's war on Gaza. As the nationwide demonstrations intensified on Thursday, hundreds of students from universities throughout the nation's capital, Washington, DC, gathered at George Washington University.
US college protests: Hundreds arrested in Gaza solidarity rallies
As demonstrations against the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalate on college campuses, law enforcement has apprehended hundreds of additional demonstrators all over the United States. Boston police reported 108 arrests at Emerson College. A total of 93 individuals were apprehended earlier today at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles on suspicion of trespassing.
Newspaper chief filtered Trump’s news, court hears
Donald Trump, who is accused of falsifying business documents to pay hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to cover up their alleged affair prior to the 2016 election, is the first former president of the United States to face a criminal trial. According to court testimony, a newspaper editor-in-chief served as Donald Trump's "eyes and ears" during the run-up to the 2016 election, stifling negative articles about him.
TikTok fears US ban as Biden signs bill
A landmark measure that the US Senate has approved has generated controversy and may result in the prohibition of TikTok in the United States. The Chinese proprietor of TikTok, ByteDance, is given nine months to sell its stake or the application will be blocked in the USA. President Joe Biden of the United States will now receive the measure; he has stated that he will affix his signature to it as soon as it arrives on his desk.
The US House approves billions in Ukraine and Israel aid
Despite strong opposition from conservative Republicans, a $95 billion legislative package that provides security assistance to Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine was enacted by the United States House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support. The legislation advanced to the Senate, which is majority-Democratic, on Saturday. A comparable measure was approved by the Senate over two months ago.
Zelenskyy grateful for $60.8bn Ukraine aid approval
Lord Cameron, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, describes the funding as "a vital step forward." However, Russia asserts that the bill's ratification will "further destroy" Ukraine and lead to additional deaths. The United States House of Representatives has authorized foreign aid to Ukraine totaling $60.8 billion (£49 billion).
Six lessons from Trump’s New York hush money trial’s first day
Thus does it commence? Former United States President Donald Trump entered a New York courtroom on Monday for the commencement of his trial on charges of falsifying business records, marking a momentous occasion. He was the first president of the United States, current or former, to stand trial on criminal charges. As per the presiding judge, Juan Merchan, the proceedings commenced on Monday and are anticipated to last for six weeks.
Biden confirms strong US support for Israel post-Iran attacks
Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel in an attack, but no Israeli citizens were killed and the United States, the United Kingdom, and France all provided defensive support. Joe Biden has reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security in the wake of Iran's "unprecedented" attack, in which it launched over 300 drones and missiles.
Bowen: Can US, allies prevent all-out war with Iran?
The Israeli war cabinet has described its forthcoming actions against Iran with a time-tested expression. Israel would respond "at the time and in the manner of our choosing." Following the October 7th Hamas attacks, opposition leader Benny Gantz assimilated into the war cabinet, where he underscored the significance of Israel's unity with its Western allies.
Acquitted in ‘trial of the century’, NFL star OJ Simpson dies at 76
The controversially acquitted former American football player and actor OJ Simpson, who was later convicted of double murder, has passed away at the age of 76. Born in San Francisco, Orenthal James Simpson achieved NFL prominence after ascending to prominence in college. The 1995 trial in which he was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her companion captivated the nation.
Will US pressure bring Israel-Hamas truce to Gaza?
It was never going to be simple for Israel and the Palestinian organisation Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. The outcome of weeks of negotiations has been no agreement. Nonetheless, global pressure is increasing. The most significant indication is that the Biden administration has dispatched CIA Director William Burns to Cairo for the most recent round of negotiations.
US deploys spy satellite fleet, details surveillance operations
An avalanche of reconnaissance satellites has recently been en route to orbit, partly as a competition between North and South Korea to gain visual access to the sky. What, then, is the purpose of all those satellites in space? Tuesday marked the second reconnaissance satellite to enter orbit in as many days; the first was launched into orbit by the United States.