Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia

Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help. Four bodies have been pulled from vast tides of floodwater engulfing parts of northern New South Wales, a fertile region of rivers and valleys some 400 kilometres (250 miles) up the…

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WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show ‘Mercy’ In Gaza

WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show ‘Mercy’ In Gaza

Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have “mercy” in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel’s own interests. In an emotional intervention at the WHO annual assembly, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the war was hurting Israel and would not bring a lasting solution.…

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Trump Nominee Refuses to Answer If Officials Can Defy Court Orders: ‘You Don’t Need a Law Degree to Answer the Question’

Trump Nominee Refuses to Answer If Officials Can Defy Court Orders: ‘You Don’t Need a Law Degree to Answer the Question’

Joseph Edlow, a Maryland attorney specializing in immigration law and policy, would be responsible for overseeing lawful immigration and supporting immigrants’ integration into the nation as the director of the USCIS. The Trump ally had a heated exchange with Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin during his confirmation hearing. In it, Durbin asked Edlow whether an executive…

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US Govt Revokes Harvard’s Right To Enroll Foreign Students

US Govt Revokes Harvard’s Right To Enroll Foreign Students

Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday revoked Harvard’s right to enroll foreign nationals — more than a quarter of the student body — in a dramatic escalation of the US president’s fight against the prestigious university. The school in Cambridge, Massachusetts quickly slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would hurt both the campus and…

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Italy, Other EU States Urge Rethink On European Rights Convention

Italy, Other EU States Urge Rethink On European Rights Convention

Italy and eight other EU states, including Denmark and Poland, published an open letter Thursday urging a rethink of how the European Convention of Human Rights is interpreted, especially on migration. The countries said they want “a new and open minded conversation about the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights”, according to the…

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Why Is Everyone Talking About Ms. Rachel Right Now?

Why Is Everyone Talking About Ms. Rachel Right Now?

Since then, Accurso has continued to post support for both Palestinian and Israeli children and doubled down on her view that it shouldn’t be controversial to want to help children in distress, regardless of their background. Still, last month, the organization Stop Antisemitism accused her of spreading “Hamas propaganda,” claimed she only posted about Israeli…

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California’s Electric Car Drive Put On Blocks By US Senate

California’s Electric Car Drive Put On Blocks By US Senate

US senators on Thursday blocked California’s landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state’s move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies. The Republican-led Senate revoked a waiver instituted under then-president Joe Biden that allowed the Golden State to set aside national pollution standards for cars…

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G7 Finance Chiefs Push For Consensus Despite Trump Tariffs

G7 Finance Chiefs Push For Consensus Despite Trump Tariffs

G7 finance leaders played down their differences Thursday, despite turmoil from US President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, and sought common ground on Ukraine as talks in Canada entered the final hours. The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to issue a joint statement at the end of their three-day gathering, a diplomatic source told…

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