Category: Global News
US Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high amid stubborn inflation
US central bank keeps benchmark rate at 5.25-5.50% after series of economic reports undercut hopes of easing inflation.
Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein
Announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein's New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault.
US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism
Rights groups warn that the definition could further chill freedom of speech as protests continue on college campuses.
US increases pressure on Israel over Gaza aid as truce talks continue
Top US diplomat says efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza must be accelerated and sustained as famine looms.
Can Israeli leader’s threat to invade Rafah derail Gaza ceasefire talks?
US secretary of state says a deal is achievable as he makes another diplomatic push to pause the fighting in Gaza.
At least 200 arrested at May Day clashes in Turkey
Protesters tried to reach Istanbul’s Taksim Square despite a ban on May Day demonstrations at the site.
How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech
Police crackdowns on nonviolent campus protests have raised questions about student rights and administrators' biases.
Tension built over days at UCLA between protest groups
Tension between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups protesting at the UCLA campus in the US has been rising for days.
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a staunch critic of Israel's war in Gaza, says the Israeli government is 'genocidal'.
After police crackdown, what’s next for Columbia’s Gaza protesters?
The NYPD arrested around 300 college protesters from Columbia and CUNY after Hamilton Hall was occupied.