How Columbia gave in to Trump’s demands to get its $400m funding back
The New York university's federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of 'antisemitic harassment' on campus.
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 and lost it a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous Rumble in the Jungle fight.
US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
A string of high-profile arrests and detentions of travellers is likely to cause a major downturn in tourism to the US, with latest figures already showing a serious drop-off, tourist experts said.
Several western travellers have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly flimsy grounds under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some of them shackled and held in detention centers in poor conditions for weeks.
Continue reading...World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76
Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing’s most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.
‘It was like I was mugged’ – Foreman reflects on Rumble in the Jungle
The heavyweight champion, who has died at the age of 76, says "he went with two titles belts and came home with none."
Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’
The meeting is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.
Trump targets Biden, Harris in US security clearance purge
The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.
Flavours of the Arab Golden Age – EP 2: Spain and North Africa
Chef Fadi and historian Kotoz sample an ancient dish that Jews and Muslims used to share at Passover in Morocco.
Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip
Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves
A conservative Catholic billionaire and media owner is facing an independent bookshop rebellion in France over his influence in the publishing world.
Dozens of independent booksellers are trying to counter the growing influence of Vincent Bolloré, whose vast cultural empire includes television, radio, the Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche, and also, since 2023, the biggest book publishing and distribution conglomerate in France, Hachette Livre.
Continue reading...‘Every shot fired’: Are Yemen’s Houthis a proxy force for Iran?
The Houthis heavily align with Iran, but they have increasingly tried to showcase their autonomy.
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George Foreman’s life in pictures
A look back at the life of American boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman, who has died aged 76.
Czech Republic to rescue Radio Free Europe after Donald Trump funding cuts – Financial Times
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,122
These are the key developments on day 1,122 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Changes in Help to Buy housing scheme will make ‘most first home buyers’ eligible, Labor says
Minister announces increase in both income and property price caps as part of 2025 budget
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Labor will increase the income and price caps for its signature Help to Buy scheme as part of next week’s budget, which it has promised will deliver cost-of-living relief.
Under the shared equity scheme, the commonwealth provides first home buyers with 30% of the purchase price of an existing home, or 40% for a new home.
Continue reading...Why earthquake predictions are usually wrong
On social media a self-proclaimed earthquake predictor says he can forecast big shakes, but experts say it's pure luck.
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 and lost it a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous Rumble in the Jungle fight.
Trump revokes status of 530,000 Latin Americans
Certain migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela will lose their deportation shield.
India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?
Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.