University responses vary: Dialogue or police for pro-Palestinian protests
The students at Columbia University who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in at their encampment for the 10th day on Friday as administrators and police at campuses from California to Massachusetts wrestled with how to address protests that have seen scuffles with police and hundreds of arrests. Officials...
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Tech Mahindra Q4 net profit tanks 41 per cent
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Russian priest who held Navalny’s memorial service suspended by Moscow church
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Muizzu further consolidates position after six independents join his party
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Indonesia declares Subianto president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal
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Pak docs advise ‘gastroenterology review’ to Imran’s wife Bushra Bibi
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Nepal Pres seeks Qatar Emir's aid for student held by Hamas
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Ukrainian officials thank US for its latest military aid
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N Korea sends delegation to Iran
A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North’s state media said Wednesday, for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Embracing the idea of a “new Cold War,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is...
Blinken begins key China visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell...
Smoke seen as ANA flight carrying 200 lands safely
Smoke was seen coming from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed safely at Shin Chitose airport in northern Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ANA flight from Tokyo was carrying about 200 people and no injuries were reported, NHK said. The smoke, coming from the wing area,...
Ex- Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump
Ex-Japanese prime minister Taro Aso has met former president Donald Trump and both the leaders discussed the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance to their physical and economic security in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Aso, vice president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met Trump on Tuesday at the Trump Tower...
Microsoft, Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog
British competition regulators said Wednesday they’ll scrutinise recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it’s looking into Microsoft’s partnership with France’s Mistral AI and the company’s hiring of key staff from another...
Blast near ship off Yemen may mark new attack by Houthi rebels
A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, comes after a relative...
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan
China on Wednesday blasted the latest package of US military assistance to Taiwan on Wednesday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.” The US Senate late Tuesday passed USD 95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delays...
