A new Pew Research Center poll shows 55% of US Catholics say they would vote for former US Pres. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, compared to 43% for incumbent Pres. Joe Biden. Biden won the demographic 50-49% in 2020. FOX News (LR: 4 CP: 4)...
At a Washington fundraiser on Wednesday, Pres. Joe Biden called key US allies India and Japan "xenophobic," alongside adversaries Russia and China, arguing New Delhi and Tokyo have been struggling economically because "they don't want immigrants." NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)...
A Yemeni university is offering admission to American students who have been suspended from their respective universities over pro-Palestine protests. Reuters...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan said Friday that the court's "independence and impartiality" have been undermined as "individuals threaten to retaliate against the court or against court personnel" for decisions in cases. Truthout...
Following protests in the US, students in Canada have set up pro-Palestine encampments across several universities, including McGill University, the University of Toronto (U of T), the University of British Columbia, and the University of Ottawa. Reuters.com...
Authorities in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, said Friday that at least 37 people have died — and 74 are missing — after record-breaking flooding devastated cities statewide in the fourth such environmental disaster in a year. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
Former US Pres. Donald Trump's net worth increased to more than $400M Thursday after Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) stock rose 8% to just shy of $49 a share. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
Ongoing local election results in England have so far seen victories for Labour, the Lib Dems, independent candidates, and the Green Party at the expense of the UK's governing Conservative Party. Election...
Washington remains involved in Niger and Chad despite troop withdrawals, Gen. Michael Langley, the head of the US Africa Command, has said. BBC News...
Officers from the Mount Horeb Police Department shot and killed a 14-year-old suspect outside a Wisconsin middle school on Wednesday, after receiving a report of an "individual with a weapon." ABC News...
According to the Gun Violence Archive, mass shootings — those where four or more are killed other than the perpetrator — were down 29.4% in the US through Apr. 30, 2024, from the same period in 2023. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
Afghanistan's Taliban government has reached an agreement with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan, according to acting commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi. Reuters...
According to a report by journalist Glenn Greenwald on the platform Locals, the right-leaning media outlet The Daily Wire has obtained a gag order against former host Candace Owens, who left the company in March. New York Post (LR: 5 CP: 5)...
California police officers began taking down the fortified pro-Palestine encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus early Thursday. The development came roughly 24 hours after the camp was attacked by pro-Israel protestors. CBS (LR: 2 CP: 5)...
Solomon Islands' newly-elected lawmakers on Thursday selected China-friendly former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the country's next prime minister in a secret ballot. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, now the country's foreign minister, said that Ukraine "absolutely has the right" to launch missile strikes into Russian territory with British weapons on Thursday. Independent (LR: 2 CP: 3)...
A second whistleblower in connection with the safety issues surrounding the manufacturing of Boeing aircraft has died after a sudden illness, the man's family said on Tuesday. Newsweek (LR: 1 CP: 5)...
According to a report published by Czech news outlet Denik N on Tuesday, Slovakia has granted temporary protection to Ukrainian-Israeli citizen Artem Marchevskyi, accused of running a pro-Russia influence campaign. Reuters...
US Pres. Joe Biden, making previously unscheduled remarks Thursday in the White House Roosevelt Room, said, ''There's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos" when commenting about pro-Palestine protests that have occurred on college campuses across the country. USA Today (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
Colombia's Pres. Gustavo Petro announced Wednesday that the country will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose government he described as "genocidal" for its actions in Gaza. Washington Post (LR: 2 CP: 5)...
A US official claimed during an online briefing on Thursday that the US had encouraged both Russia and China to openly declare that nuclear weapons should always be in the control of humans rather than artificial intelligence (AI). reuters.com...
On Wednesday, the Arizona Senate voted to repeal the state's 1864 abortion law. Previously, the House last week approved the repeal of the law, which bans abortion from the moment of conception except to save the life of the mother. BBC News...
On Tuesday, Brown University student protestors reportedly agreed to end their protests and disband their encampment after the University decided to vote on divestment from companies that allegedly profit from Israel's war against Gaza. Brown University...
In a statement, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said he spoke with Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday, and Hamas is considering the most recent Gaza cease-fire proposal with a "positive spirit." Reuters...
The Biden administration on Wednesday approved over $6.1B in student loan relief for former pupils of The Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed last September. Washington Free Beacon (LR: 5 CP: 3)...
