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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after occupation
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after occupation
Officers will try and keep opposing groups apart.
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The White House condemned what it called “disgraceful” protests outside Union Station Wednesday in Washington, D.C., while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol. “Identifying with evil terrorist organizations like Hamas, burning the American flag, or forcibly removing the American flag and replacing it with another, is disgraceful,”…
STORY: The meeting will be closely watched for signs of how Harris, who was the first top U.S. official to call for a ceasefire, could shift U.S. policy towards Israel if she becomes President.Harris was expected to closely track the administration line in the meeting, a U.S. official said, focusing on the plight of Palestinians while also supporting Israel's right to self-defense.Harris joined Democratic and Republican leaders in condemning protesters who burned American flags and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti outside Washington's Union Station on Wednesday, describing the acts as unpatriotic and abhorrent.The protests coincided with a speech to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Before he spoke, protesters marched near the U.S. Capitol building, condemning U.S. military aid to Israel during its war with Hamas militants in Gaza.Earlier on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden held a separate meeting with Netanyahu.
Hundreds of thousands of people were anticipated to be affected by the incidents.
Former President Trump said there should be a one-year jail sentence for anyone who desecrates the American flag in the wake of anti-Israel protests over the war in Gaza outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., that included a group burning an American flag. Trump, who has previously called for criminalizing burning the flag, scoffed at…
The tram lines were blocked for over an hour during a 'sit in' protest
Celebrities have condemned the “injustice” of sentences handed out to the environmental protesters
Service at Germany’s busiest airport gradually resuming as ‘oil kills’ protests spread from Europe to North America
Pro-Palestinian protest leaders, and other critics of Israel’s war in Gaza, distance themselves from vandalism and violence by some protesters.
Protesters against the Gaza war held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House on Thursday as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protesters poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolized the blood of those killed in Gaza.
Hundreds of officers will be on duty as three events take place on Saturday
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept on Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders weighed the future of the protests that sparked the disorder. "We demand an apology from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the nation for the mass murder of students," Asif Mahmud, one of the group's coordinators, told AFP. "We also want the sacking of the home minister and education minister."
Video posted on social media shows insects crawling inside Watergate Hotel in Washington DC
More than 100 flights have been cancelled.
Brothers confronted man who had argued with their mother on flight before pushing trolley into her, it is claimed
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."
Some people are even prescribed the drugs for simple conditions, despite the risk of harm
New rules will see many drivers forced to pay additional tax on their vehicle from next year. The so-called 'luxury' car tax would see motorists forking out £410 each year
Her exit from the show, which captivated 20million people, proved one of the most controversial in the show's history...