NYT > Top Stories |
Emory in Atlanta Is Latest University to Crack Down on Protests
More than 400 demonstrators across the country have been taken into police custody since last Thursday, when arrests at Columbia University in New York set off a wave of student activism nationwide.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
Photos: Pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities
Demonstrators are calling on Columbia and other universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds
Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war, the Gulf war and racism in the past.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
Police arrest student protester trying to negotiate peaceful disbandment
Student arrested trying to peacefully disperse students from pro-Palestine protest at university campus in Texas
BBC News |
Extremist guilty of murdering man in street
Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid told police he stabbed two men in protest at the Gaza conflict.
BBC News |
Hundreds more US arrests made in Gaza campus protests
Demonstrators and police clash in Austin, while scores are taken into custody in Boston and Los Angeles.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
Police crack down on protest camps at US universities
Police in riot gear moved in to clear anti-war protest camps set up by pro-Palestinian campaigners at US universities.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
‘Shame on you’ say Israeli protesters after captive video release
Protests outside the prime minister’s residence broken up by police after a new video was released of a captive in Gaza.
Washington Post |
Chinese student jailed for stalking activist over Boston campus fliers
Prosecutors say Xiaolei Wu, 26, harassed his victim, who was also from China, after she shared pro-democracy posters around Berklee College of Music’s campus.
BBC News |
Hundreds more arrested across US in Gaza campus protests
Police clear student encampments in Boston and Los Angeles - and demonstrators clash with police in Austin.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News,... |
Hamas video of Gaza captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin triggers Israel protests
The 23-year-old Israeli American criticises Israeli PM Netanyahu in the undated three-minute clip.
The judge in his criminal case is already considering whether to punish the former president for statements about jurors and witnesses in the case.
More witness testimony in New York as top court decides if Trump can be prosecuted in separate federal election case. 
The Guardian |
Ex-president’s longtime ally and former National Enquirer publisher on stand again following Monday opening statements A guide to Trump’s hush-money trial Who is David Pecker, key witness in Trump’s criminal trial? Justice Juan Merchan is on the bench. Court is now in session. Donald Trump, dress...
The justices will consider on Thursday whether the former president must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election.
The landmark case will decide whether an ex-president can be charged for allegedly illegal acts while in office.
New York’s highest court tossed out the 2020 sex crime convictions of Harvey Weinstein in a reversal of a case that ignited the #MeToo movement.
New York’s highest court overturned a conviction on Thursday that tested how #MeToo cases could be tried.
New York court states disgraced Hollywood film mogul did not receive a fair trial.
Court finds judge prejudiced ex-mogul with ‘egregious’ improper rulings at landmark trial New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, includ...
In a stunning 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court overturned the conviction of the disgraced movie producer, who in 2020 was found guilty of two felony sex crimes.
England make two injury-enforced changes to face France in their Grand Slam decider on Saturday in Bordeaux.
Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.
Haiti enters new phase aimed at stemming its spiralling political and security crisis, but the future is uncertain.
‘Transitional council’ takes oath of office as gang violence continues to rock capital and president formally resigns Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally resigned and a new provisional government has been sworn in during a secret ceremony at the presidential palace, nearly two month...
After a tape emerged of Donald J. Trump discussing how he groped women, she quickly struck a deal.
Karen McDougal sold the rights to her story. Donald J. Trump and the publisher of The National Enquirer decided what would happen to it. It never appeared.
David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, will be back on the stand and is likely to discuss the publication’s contact with Stormy Daniels.
As an Israeli ground assault on Gaza's last ‘safe zone’ looms, two children in Rafah brace for it. 
Hamas video of hostage prompts protests, as Israeli authorities prepare for ground assault on Rafah Middle East crisis – live updates The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have put renewed pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to restart negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in exchange for the...
Police clear student encampments in Boston and Los Angeles - and demonstrators clash with police in Austin.
It is time for the international community to accept that Israel is a rogue actor and start treating it as such.
The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests.
After Poland and Lithuania said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription, we want to hear how you feel about it Poland and Lithuania have pledged to help Ukrainian authorities repatriate men subject to the military draft after Kyiv announced it i...
Strong rhetoric boosts Ukraine’s effort to reinforce frontlines, but mechanism by which émigrés could be sent back remains unclear Poland and Lithuania have said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription to the country, after Kyiv announced this w...
Angela van den Bogerd says she was not trying to "suppress" Horizon remote access.
European parliament term ends as lawmakers warn of nationalists and authoritarian dangers The starting gun has been fired on the next European parliamentary elections with more than 600 MEPs departing Strasbourg urged to use their “strength and patience” to fight the far right and disinformation ...
Pressure group accusing Begoña Gómez of corruption admits media reports allegations were based on may not be true Prosecutors in Madrid have asked a judge to throw out a preliminary corruption investigation against the wife of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as the pressure group behind th...
Group behind alleged influence peddling and business corruption complaint says case solely based on media reports.
The books will be released sequentially, starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with a full cast of yet-to-be-named actors and a ‘groundbreaking new soundscape’ New audiobooks of all seven titles in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series will be released exclusively on Audible in late ...
Visiting such ancient places is a privilege that often makes living in them miserable – it’s only fair that tourists pay for their upkeep Venice has had enough. It is sinking beneath the twin assaults of tourism and the sea and believes the answer lies in fending off visitors by charging them to ...
Wang Yi sat down with Al Jazeera to outline his country's approach to international conflict, diplomacy, cooperation.
In this one instance, at least, he stood on principle.
Manager’s departure news is not to blame for his side losing their grasp on two, quite possibly three, trophies in quick time In isolation, Jürgen Klopp did not have to apologise for losing for the first time in eight visits to Goodison Park. Bad nights happen. In the context of Liverpool’s sorry...
The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia.
Muscular bodies dripping with sweat are all over cinema screens – and each other. But these films are very different from the sports romances of old This spring is shaping up to be the season of the artful athletic romance in cinema. Rose Glass’s Love Lies Bleeding and Luca Guadagnino’s Challenge...
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
Manhunt under way after a downpour destroyed the perimeter fence of the medium-security prison in the town of Suleja.
Annual event in June is designed to make service in volunteer army more attractive amid looming threats The German parliament has passed a bill creating the first post-unification Veterans’ Day, breaking with a long-held taboo around veneration of soldiers as the country faces up to new looming t...
Jonathan Creswell, who was on trial for the murder of Katie Simpson, was found dead earlier this week.
Jonathan Creswell, who was on trial for the murder of Katie Simpson, was found dead earlier this week.
Fifa has announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, Aramco.
Ali died of cancer last year. He was 21. It was the thick smoke from one of the world’s biggest oilfields that made him sick A year has passed since my beautiful boy Ali Julood died. Not a day goes by when I do not think of him smiling and playing football with his friends outside. Those days are...
REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019.
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death-trap” conditions during the recent record flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a study has found. Scienti...
But it rains so rarely in the region that scientists do not have enough data to be fully sure.
Inguinal hernia has hampered £106.8m Argentina midfielder Mauricio Pochettino under pressure after consecutive defeats Mauricio Pochettino’s hopes of holding on to his job as Chelsea’s head coach have been complicated by Enzo Fernández needing to undergo surgery on a groin injury that will rule o...
In this quick and easy midweek recipe, the cookbook author goes big on flavour – with minimal washing up Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email One-pan pasta recipes can be a little hit and miss. While one pan implies you won’t need to boil the pasta separately – meaning one less item to cle...
While other comedians spend more time complaining than cracking jokes, the former Late Show host remains gloriously unhinged and hilarious With every advance in human technology comes an advance in weird new emotional situations. For example, the Germans should invent a word for the specific drop...
Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.
From Miriam being ‘revealed’ as a transgender woman to the contestants trashing the set, it was the cruellest reality show ever. Ahead of a new series about its tragic fallout, Miriam’s brother and friend open up for the first time about her death It was the very definition of “different times”. ...
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.
From James Baldwin to Sarah Waters, writers have been telling rich, nuanced LGBTQ+ tales for decades – here are some good titles to try Cinema listings seem to be stacked with films about queer relationships at the moment. From the eerie yet tender romance in All of Us Strangers to the electric s...
Large-language models such as ChatGPT are still liable to distort the meaning of what they are summarising Seth Lazar is a professor of philosophy at the Australian National University and a distinguished research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI What is the role of AI in democracy...
A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society looks back on years of radical change in the city for better and worse In recent decades New York City has changed dramatically, transforming from the lows of the crime and drug epidemics that ravaged the city in the 1970s and 80s to the resurge...
TikTok's Chinese owner has nearly a year to divest or face ban as US lawmakers say the company poses security threat.
If minority rights are not being protected, then claims of democracy are fraudulent, says Amitava Kumar.
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! “You lost the league at Goodison Park,” serenaded the Everton fans as Liverpool’s players trudged off the pitch on Wednesday evening after their 2-0 defeat , the footballing equivalent of Nelson Muntz giving his teacher a wedgie and yelling: “Ha...
Seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is capable of winning a world title in his 50s after reaching the last 16 at the 2024 event.
World No 1 needed just 40 minutes to complete 10-1 victory Player’s most emphatic success at Crucible for four years Ronnie O’Sullivan required just 40 minutes on Thursday to seal his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-1 win over Jackson Page. Resuming 8-1 in fr...
1-year-old Sanad al-Arabi needed 200 stitches in his face and a hand amputation after an Israeli air strike on his home.
As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired – and vicious – attacks in rap’s history ‘A lot of rich guys arguing’: inside the rap beef of the decade Whether you view the beef that has consumed hip-hop’s upper echelons as a spicy addition to th...
Shares slumped 15% after Mark Zuckerberg said AI spending would have to grow before Meta could make much revenue from products Business live – latest updates Shares in Meta slumped 15% when Wall Street opened on Thursday, wiping about $190bn off the value of the Facebook and Instagram parent comp...
Plan ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence, Europe’s waning influence and negative effects of Brexit Europe live – latest updates Emmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending migrants to African countries as “a betrayal of our [European] ...
Offer of £31bn could create world’s biggest copper miner but adds to concerns about UK-listed firms leaving • Business live – latest updates The Australian mining company BHP has set out plans for a £31bn takeover of rival Anglo-American in a deal that threatens to hasten the exodus of Britain’s ...
In a major speech, France’s president returned to a familiar theme, warning that “Our Europe is mortal” if it does not become more self-sufficient.
Government accused of trying to undermine independent media with move to replace public broadcaster RTVS Europe live – latest updates Journalists in Slovakia are protesting against a government move to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster, warning that the populist prime minister, Robert Fic...
Proposed global treaty to curb production represents challenge to producers of fossil fuels, from which most plastics are made The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists at UN talks to agree the first global treaty to cut plastic pollution has increased by more than a third, a...
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will see a knockout phase replace the group stages.
Among 70 lots donated by film and music stars are up for grabs, including Neil Tennant’s coat and Stanley Tucci’s hotpot An original shooting script of much-loved Christmas romcom Love Actually is among the lots up for grabs in an auction to support charity War Child. The script from the 2003 fil...
The Atlantic |
Corporations and private-equity funds have been rolling up smaller chains and previously independent practices.
Some residents say €5 fee aimed at curtailing over-tourism goes against principle of freedom of movement Venice’s entrance charge for day-trippers has got off to a shaky start, bewildering people staying in hotels who needed to prove their exemption and drawing protests from some residents. The €...
From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.
President also said there could be an 'apocalypse' if Russia used nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions.
The UUP runs the Health Department - which has got less money that Robin Swann says it needs.
Announcement was no shock but reflects environment shift at club and an appetite to find stability after a dismal week Being the Barcelona manager is “cruel and unpleasant” Xavi Hernández said, but in the end it is all he ever wanted, all he has got. He is all they have got too. And so on Wednesd...
Prince William visits a school to discover how pupils are shining a light on mental health.
The actor on tricking her tear ducts, being entertained as a child by Tom Cruise and legging it from dinosaurs while wearing stilettos Hi Bryce! If two generations makes an acting family, does three make an acting dynasty? [Her father is director Ron Howard, both of whose parents were actors.] Jo...
Super-rich can avoid queues as club puts five-year debentures up for sale – applications close on Friday Tennis fans who struggle each year to secure tickets in Wimbledon’s public ballot or wait hours in the famous queue may be surprised to discover that almost a fifth of the seats on Centre Cour...
Strict rules have led to a wild west of rentals, with visitors choosing between huge hotel bills or word-of-mouth deals Until recently, visitors to New York basically had two options: hotel rooms or short-term rental platforms like Airbnb. But in September 2023, the city started enforcing a 2022 ...
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.
After two decades, the actress known for her roles in era defining films like “The Shining” and “Nashville” has returned to acting. But what happened to her?
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks were due to start next week but committee raises concerns over delays to plan UK politics – latest updates MPs have cast doubt over the UK government’s readiness for post-Brexit border control checks, which are due to come in next week, arguing that a scali...
The journalist's family are urging the government to craft a plan to ensure earlier diagnosis of cancer.
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
What impact will Labour's pledge to nationalise the railways have?
Consumers ensured that growth continued, but the latest data showed signs of vulnerability elsewhere.
Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high • Business live – latest updates A serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflati...
Today, we remember the 1974 Carnation Revolution. But as memories of dictatorship fade, anti-democratic forces are on the rise Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, a military-led movement in Portugal took down the rightwing authoritarian regime that had governed the country for 41 years. The Carnat...
The Bedfordshire home that the veteran fundraiser lived in with his family is now on the market.
Experts say the $61bn package will replenish military stocks but won't help Kyiv's forces counterattack.
Zendaya breaks hearts in a stylish tennis love triangle.
Crystal Palace will only entertain offers for Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise that start at £60m or more for each player.
Some victims found at two hospitals were 'buried alive' while others were 'executed' by the Israeli military.
(Total Pleasure) Are we finally seeing the real Annie Clarke? Replacing alter egos with raw immediacy, she delivers one of her best albums: restlessly inventive and packed with ideas The cover of St Vincent’s previous album, Daddy’s Home, featured Annie Clarke in character: heavy eye-make up, rip...
These stunning, extremely relatable women, with nuanced facial expressions and sensible shoes, helped me outline success on my own terms I love watching television – ideally in bed with a bowl of salt and vinegar potato chips and a bottle of Coke, zoning out for hours. I’ve always been like this....
Kerry Condon plays a potty-mouthed IRA gang leader and Neeson is the quiet antihero in this action thriller set at the height of the Troubles Producer-director and veteran Clint Eastwood collaborator Robert Lorenz is now saddling up for this “Donegal western”. It is an action thriller that finds ...
Elite colleges are now reaping the consequences of promoting a pedagogy that trashed the postwar ideal of the liberal university. 
AI made me consider limitlessness. Now I believe that human limits are what lead us to create meaningful art.
Chemical thought to be in emerald green covers of four 19th-century books identified by Poison Book Project France’s national library has removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers are believed to be laced with arsenic. The library said on Thursday that handling t...
Bears unveil $5bn proposal for new domed lakefront stadium Plan calls for $900m from Illinois Sports Facilities Authority The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5bn proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would tran...
Beccy, 49, and Natalie, 60, became best friends after she visited Natalie’s rescue farm in Ontario, Canada. They now run events together on the farm and love travelling together Tell us your story of how you met someone special When Beccy’s cousin suggested they go to an open day at a local farm,...
New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’ Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). New ...