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World China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. In 2020, China became 1st country in nearly 5 decades to study samples fromContinue Reading

World Turkey will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion US a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, it said on Friday, the first of Israel’s key partners to halt trade over the conflict. Israeli diplomat says move breaks pacts on trade, whichContinue Reading

World A U.S. federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boylan faced up to 10 years for maritime disaster, deadliest inContinue Reading

World Rebuilding Gaza’s shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a UN report released on Thursday. Nearly 80,000 homes destroyed since Israeli military operation began, according to UNThomson Reuters · Posted: May 02, 2024 6:29 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests sweeping U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. There’s proof enough in their plans for a half-dozen congressional hearings, new campaign ads and choreographed confrontations with student protesters. Republican lawmakers are posting videos of themselves beingContinue Reading

World Prince William and his wife, Catherine, released a picture of their daughter Charlotte to mark the princess’s ninth birthday on Thursday. It has become tradition for Kensington Palace to release pictures taken by CatherineThomson Reuters · Posted: May 02, 2024 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoContinue Reading

Crouched inside her makeshift tent at a camp in Rafah, Samah El-Nazli fidgets as she recalls what her living conditions have been like since the war began. The mother of four is among millions of Gazans struggling to access food, water and sanitation in the overcrowded camp after losing theirContinue Reading

World Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts say comparisons to the Capitol riot, or an infamous 2017 Charlottesville rally, are strained. Hate speech and sporadic violenceContinue Reading

World Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators. Los Angeles police were called in at the school’s request early WednesdayThomson Reuters · Posted: May 01, 2024 6:57 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading