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Divisions mount over US law firms’ response to Israel-Hamas warDemonstrators take part in an “Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza,” amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder A letter from at least 220 U.S. law firms warning law school deans to rein in campus antisemitism has become a flashpoint in an ongoing debate on lawyers’ statements about the war…
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Santos ex-campaign fundraiser pleads guilty to defrauding donors
U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo A former fundraiser for indicted U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to defrauding campaign donors on Tuesday, adding to the pressure on the embattled New York Republican. At a hearing in federal court in Long Island, Samuel Miele, 27, admitted to impersonating a staffer for another member…
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Trump’s Georgia election trial might not conclude until 2025, says prosecutorRepublican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies in their attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 14, 2023.…
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US Senator challenges Teamsters president to fight during hearing
Sean M. O’Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing titled “Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz An Oklahoma senator challenged Teamsters President Sean O’Brien to a fight during a Senate hearing on Tuesday rising from his seat, before the committee…
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US House votes on spending bill to avert government shutdown
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves a press conference with U.S. Representatives Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference as U.S. Representatives Steve Scalise (R-LA),…
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NYU is sued by Jewish students who allege antisemitism on campus
New York University (NYU) was sued on Tuesday by three Jewish students who accused the school of creating a hostile environment in which Jewish students are subjected to pervasive antisemitic hatred, discrimination, harassment and intimidation. Bella Ingber, Sabrina Maslavi and Saul Tawil said in their complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that NYU has refused to enforce its own policies against bigotry, including by allowing chants such as “gas the…
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US Senate panel moves toward ending abortion-related military promotions blockade
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) speaks with reporters on the way to the Senate floor for a procedural vote regarding top military appointees at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo A Democratic-led U.S. Senate committee advanced legislation on Tuesday that would clear the way for the quick confirmation of hundreds of military promotions that one Republican senator has been delaying for months to protest…
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Demonstrators in Washington back Israel, denounce antisemitism
Israeli Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, U.S, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis Members of the Neturei Karta, a group opposed to Zionism and the State of Israel, hold signs and banners protest, on the day of a rally in solidarity with…
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US Senate panel advances measure to ease blockade on military promotions
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) speaks with reporters on the way to the Senate floor for a procedural vote regarding top military appointees at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo The U.S. Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance legislation that would clear the way for hundreds of military promotions that one Republican has been delaying to protest Defense Department…
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Africa seeks action plan on slavery reparations at Ghana conference
Women perform a traditional dance during the opening event of the African Union’s conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko A performance on the trans-atlantic slave trade is staged during the opening event of the African Union’s conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko Attendees attend the opening event of African Union conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis…
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Journalist’s husband urges US State Dept to recognise her as wrongfully detained in RussiaRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, accused of violating Russia‘s law on foreign agents, talks to her lawyer Edgar Matevosyan as they attend a court hearing in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov/File Photo The husband of a Russian-American journalist being held in a Russian prison on suspicion of violating Moscow’s law on “foreign agents” urged the U.S. government on Tuesday to designate her as “wrongfully detained”.…
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India’s Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy diesSahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Kolkata November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy speaks during a news conference in Kolkata November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo Embattled Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy died on Tuesday due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the company said in a statement. Roy was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday…
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Hit by floods and drought, quarter of Somali people at risk of ‘crisis-level’ hunger, WFP saysPeople collect flood water following heavy rains that have led the Juba river to overflow and flood large swathes of land in Dolow, Gedo region, Jubaland State of Somalia, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo A quarter of Somalia’s population is forecast to face “crisis-level hunger or worse” this year due to drought and floods caused by climate change, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Floods that have…