The Trump administration is immediately pulling $400m (£310m) of federal funding from Columbia University, saying it failed to fight antisemitism on campus. A statement by four federal agencies said the…
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USA: Data, waves and wind to be counted in the economy
Wind and waves are set to be included in calculations of the size of countries’ economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations. Assets…
USA: SpaceX rocket explodes, raining debris from sky for second time in a row
A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. SpaceX confirmed the un-crewed ship had suffered “a…
USA: Trump reining in Musk after a cabinet showdown with secretaries
US President Donald Trump called a meeting of his cabinet secretaries on Thursday to discuss Elon Musk and his efforts to slash government spending and personnel numbers. It turned heated,…
Ukraine: Zelensky hopes US-Ukraine talks next week will be ‘meaningful’
US-Ukraine talks will be held in Saudi Arabia next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, expressing hopes that it will be “a meaningful meeting”. The Ukrainian leader, who will be…
Jordan: Indian killed was victim of job scam, family say
The family of an Indian man who was shot dead while illegally crossing into Israel say he was a victim of a job scam. Thomas Gabriel Perera was killed by…
Australia:Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane
Police in Australia have charged a 17-year-old who got on a plane with a shotgun and ammunition. He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as…
Syria: Government still faces threat from Assad loyalists
In January, days after the first-month anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime in a lightning Islamist-led rebel offensive in Syria, a group of young men – some of…
Syria: Security forces accused of executing dozens of Alawites
Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed dozens of people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based…
Australia: Troops injured in storm
on Saturday, 36 military personnel were injured in a convoy crash in Lismore, about 200km south of Brisbane. One truck overturned while driving on a narrow road. A second truck…