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Police clear pro-Palestinian camps at three US universities
Police detained nearly 200 people at three US universities on Saturday as they cleared pro-Palestinian encampments, in the latest campus clashes triggered by protests over Israel's war against Hamas.
On the East Coast, police in…
Biden takes Trump to task
US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel's war against Hamas.
Biden used the annual…
King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
King Charles will resume public engagements next week after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.
It won't yet be a full return to official engagements for the King, but the palace is…
Mona Lisa could get a room of her own
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.
Such a move would give visitors, many of whom visit the Louvre for the iconic…
ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after US ban law
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States.
US lawmakers set the nine-month…
Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal
Hamas said it was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza today, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations.…
China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions.
Blinken, paying his…
Hamas says studying latest Israeli truce counterproposal
The Palestinian group Hamas said early Saturday it had received and was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.
"Today, the Hamas movement received the…
Macron warns ‘mortal’ Europe needs credible defence
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States.
He described…
India dismisses US human rights report as ‘deeply biased’
New Delhi said on Thursday it does not attach any value to a US State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased.
The annual human rights assessment released earlier this week found "significant"…