US, KSA nearing deal on security pact, sources say

The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalising an agreement for US security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalisation deal envisioned as part of a Middle East “grand bargain” remains elusive, according to seven people familiar with the matter.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Climate victims testify at Americas rights court in historic case

From Mexicans left homeless by rising seas to Colombians affected by coral bleaching, hundreds of people are telling the top human rights court in the Americas what climate change means to them in a historic case that could shape international law
3 May 2024, 16:10 PM

Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA

Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week..In the pre-dawn ho
3 May 2024, 03:48 AM

As student protests shake US campuses, Biden mum

What does Joe Biden have to say about the rowdy student protests against Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza that have rocked American college campuses in recent weeks? Almost nothing
2 May 2024, 02:51 AM

US bird flu spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply
1 May 2024, 18:04 PM

Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp in Los Angeles, 300 Gaza protesters held

Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
1 May 2024, 14:16 PM

US campus protests over Gaza war erupt into clashes between rival groups

Violent clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators supporting Israel
1 May 2024, 11:58 AM

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid

New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks
1 May 2024, 04:27 AM

US campuses rage against war

Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early yesterday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump fined for violating court order

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial yesterday fined the former president for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could result in jail time.
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare

Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States
30 April 2024, 14:25 PM

Biden’s tenure has been a failure

The majority of American voters feel that President Joe Biden’s tenure has been a failure, according to the latest CNN-SRSS survey.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM

White House urges 'peaceful' campus protests after hundreds arrested

The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend
29 April 2024, 02:51 AM

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.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM

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 offensive in Gaza.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM

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
28 April 2024, 03:49 AM

Gaza war casts shadow over White House correspondents' dinner

Biden's every move has been shadowed for months by protesters angry over US support for the Israeli military offensive in Gaza
28 April 2024, 03:34 AM

Pasteurised milk ‘safe’ from bird flu

Milk sold in US stores is “safe” from the bird flu because pasteurisation effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said
27 April 2024, 03:17 AM

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
26 April 2024, 03:55 AM