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World Sam Jones, who describes herself as an “outdoor enthusiast and hunter,” made her Instagram account private on Thursday after she was widely condemned for the video. The ‘outdoor enthusiast and hunter’ was widely condemned for her videoThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 7:06 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

World Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has sought to evict an art house cinema from city property for screening Oscar-winning No Other Land, a film about the Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Co-directors of Oscar-winning No Other Land dismiss allegations that it is antisemiticThomsonContinue Reading

The chants get louder as hundreds of protesters turn a corner in the central part of Bangladesh’s capital, marching and calling for an end to a steep hike in gang activity and violent crime. It was the second rally in as many weeks where young people poured onto the streetsContinue Reading

World Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. School announces suspensions, expulsions and temporary degree revocationsThomson Reuters · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 11:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 14 Police enterContinue Reading

Putin supports a ceasefire with Ukraine, but with conditions Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a ceasefire deal with Ukraine in principle, but won’t sign on until big questions are answered, including addressing the root cause of the conflict and determining who will police the ceasefire. Despite initiating Europe’sContinue Reading

World·Updated The man with the delicate task of representing U.S. President Donald Trump in Canada has offered an indication of how he plans to handle it. At his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra steered clear of annexation talk. At confirmation hearing, Canada ambassador nominee PeteContinue Reading

World A new United Nations report says Israel used sexual and gender-based violence as a war strategy in Gaza, and carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians through the systematic destruction of women’s health-care facilities. Israel refused to co-operate with UN commission, accusing it of bias Sara Jabakhanji · CBC NewsContinue Reading

World A ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, proposed by the U.S., would “give nothing” to Russia while helping Kyiv by giving its weary and short-handed military a break, a Kremlin aide said Thursday. Putin adviser says 30-day truce would allow Ukrainian troops to regroupThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 7:46Continue Reading

World The wife of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist, said she didn’t think she and her husband, a legal U.S. permanent resident, would have to worry about immigration agents coming to their door. Trump: Khalil’s presence in the U.S. ‘contrary to national and foreign policy interests’ThomsonContinue Reading