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Protesters unfurl an 18 metre pro-Ukraine banner over Westminster Bridge. 🇺🇦

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Battle over proposal to develop Westminster farmland comes to a head amid protests, opposition
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In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different
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In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and ...
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White House unbowed on support for Israel despite growing frustration from progressives and unrest on campuses
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White House unbowed on support for Israel despite growing frustration from ...
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What the pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses actually want: College campuses across America have been shaken by unrest that has resulted in clashes ...
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What the pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses actually want
Quick Glance: USC Main Commencement Canceled Amid Gaza War Protests
  • Protests against the Israel-Hamas war prompt the cancellation of USC's main graduation ceremony and numerous arrests at campuses nationwide.

  • Universities are grappling with protests that could disrupt upcoming commencement ceremonies and are considering changes to regulations regarding encampments and exams.

  • Some students demand schools sever ties with Israel, leading to accusations of antisemitism and concerns about safety on campus.

  • The wave of protests, inspired by events at Columbia University, has led to civil rights investigations into universities facing protests and complaints of discrimination amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’: After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his ...
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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’
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Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions in a protest that ... Show more

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"Do not use anti-Semitism to deflect attention from the criminal indictment you are facing in the Israeli courts." US Senator Bernie Sanders ... Show more
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Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious: Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of ...
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Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious
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German police have moved to clear a pro-Palestinian protest camp that had been set up outside Berlin's Chancellery building since early April ... Show more

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Secret meetings, social chatter: How Columbia students sparked a nationwide revolt
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Secret meetings, social chatter: How Columbia students sparked a ...
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Gaza, Campus Protest, and the Fierce Urgency of Now: Beyond the horrors in Gaza and the long tragic history of the oppression of Palestinians ...
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Gaza, Campus Protest, and the Fierce Urgency of Now
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3 reasons antisemitism is swarming college campuses : Jews are attacked and reviled on campuses, schools are shutting down and young people are supporting ...
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3 reasons antisemitism is swarming college campuses 
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White House calls Trump’s Charlottesville ‘peanut’ comments ‘repugnant and divisive’
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White House calls Trump’s Charlottesville ‘peanut’ comments ‘repugnant and ...
Quick Glance: Trump compares Charlottesville and Israel-Gaza protests
  • Former President Trump downplayed the significance of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville compared to the rising demonstrations on college campuses over the situation in Gaza.

  • Trump highlighted that President Biden frequently cites the Charlottesville rally and Trump’s response as a reason for his White House candidacy in 2020.

  • Trump’s remarks coincided with college campus protests concerning the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in numerous Palestinian casualties in Gaza.

  • Biden has denounced antisemitism in the protests while also criticizing those who fail to grasp the situation with the Palestinians.
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Some Republican senators have demanded that President Biden crack down on Columbia students protesting the Israel-Hamas war ... Show more

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Why the Westminster Dog Show Made Me Appreciate Mutts: At dog shows, perfection always comes with a price, writes Tommy Tomlinson.
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Why the Westminster Dog Show Made Me Appreciate Mutts
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'Hundreds of thousands' expected at London pro-Palestinian march at same time as pro-Israel protest
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'Hundreds of thousands' expected at London pro-Palestinian march at same ...
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Wave of arrests in Iran during headscarf checks: Many women do not wear a headscarf to protest against the regime in Iran. As the UN Human Rights Office has now ...
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Wave of arrests in Iran during headscarf checks
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A wave of pro-Palestine protests has swept through dozens of universities across the US after Columbia University students set up encampments on campus ... Show more
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Protesters accused police of excessive force during arrests at an anti-war protest camp at Emory University in the US where one female professor was hauled to ... Show more
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Susan Bernofsky, a renowned American translator and professor at Columbia University, told Al Jazeera on Thursday that she does not feel the ongoing student ... Show more
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Students from universities in Australia are joining their American peers in protests for Palestine. Like demonstrators on campuses in the US ... Show more
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Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on protesters: The three-term governor on Wednesday ordered scores of riot gear-clad state ...
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Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on ...
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Solidarity With Amrit Wilson: In a sign of Modi’s growing authoritarianism, the veteran journalist Amrit Wilson has been banned from India and labelled a threat ...
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Solidarity With Amrit Wilson
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Experts say the growing Gaza-focused protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support | Israel War on Gaza News | Al Jazeera
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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response: Fresh clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on ...
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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
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Some students in the US are calling the surging college protests against Israel's war on Gaza, 'their Vietnam.’ But can these mass rallies stop a war? Al ... Show more
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Columbia University has retracted a deadline it had issued to pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have set up a tent encampment on campus ... Show more
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White House declines Mike Johnson’s demand to call in the National Guard for college protesters
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White House declines Mike Johnson’s demand to call in the National Guard ...
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DeSantis warns of potential expulsion for student protesters in Florida: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning college students in his state that they could ...
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DeSantis warns of potential expulsion for student protesters in Florida
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A pro-Palestine protester was chased down and tackled by Paris police during a demonstration outside Sorbonne University, where French President Emmanuel ... Show more
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses: Hundreds of students from colleges and universities across the United States have been arrested this week ...
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses
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Pelosi address disrupted by pro-Palestinian protestors at Oxford Union: Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was delivering an address Thursday at the Oxford ...
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Pelosi address disrupted by pro-Palestinian protestors at Oxford Union
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As pro-Palestine protests against Israel's war on Gaza spread across US universities in what’s dubbed as Ivy League Spring ... Show more
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A wave of pro-Palestinian protest grew even larger this week as college students around the country marched, camped out and, in some cases ... Show more
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Hundreds Arrested: Students Across U.S. Protest for Palestine as Campus Crackdown Intensifies
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Young people vote for AfD - Unfortunately, this is not just protest (opinion): The AfD is the most popular party among people under 30. If you really want to ...
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Young people vote for AfD - Unfortunately, this is not just protest ...
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From peace to incitement: protests against the Israel-Hamas war escalate at US universities
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From peace to incitement: protests against the Israel-Hamas war escalate ...
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After mass arrest, UT Austin split over role of police in pro-Palestine protests: AUSTIN — The day after 57 people were arrested during protests on the ...
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After mass arrest, UT Austin split over role of police in pro-Palestine ...
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Following protests at US universities, a Pro-Palestinian demonstration was also witnessed at the University of Oxford in the UK ... Show more
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The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros: Linking things to George Soros is a classic antisemitic ploy. Here it’s used to ...
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The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros
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"We are willing to risk suspension; we're willing to risk expulsion; we're willing to risk arrest." As pro-Palestine protests intensify across the ... Show more
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🇺🇸 🎓 🇵🇸 👮 #Police clashed with pro-#Palestinian protesters at the #UniversityofTexas in #Austin and made several arrests Wednesday as new #student #encampments sprout across #US colleges ... Show more
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Associate professor of political science, Dalia Fahmy adds historical context to the university encampment protests taking place in the US and across the world ... Show more
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"If there’s no hostage deal, leave the government.” A large number of anti-government demonstrators, including family members of hostages held by Hamas ... Show more
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting: Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the ...
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting
Quick Glance: Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Receives Death Sentence for Criticizing Authorities
  • Toomaj Salehi's songs criticized government corruption and repression.

  • An Iranian court imposed a death sentence on rapper Toomaj Salehi for his critical songs.

  • Salehi, subjected to multiple arrests, condemned the regime in his music.

  • Despite being detained, Salehi persisted in releasing music videos opposing the Iranian authorities.
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Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest: Google has fired another 20 employees in retaliation for last week’s protest against ...
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Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus ...
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German police have been accused of using excessive force as they moved to clear a pro-Palestinian protest camp outside Berlin's Chancellery building ... Show more
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The Crackdown on Student Protesters: Columbia University is at the center of a growing showdown over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.
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The Crackdown on Student Protesters
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U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns: There have been student protests and arrests, as well as controversy over the school’s ...
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U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns
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GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena: The Republican Party is urging the Secret Service to move protesters further away ...
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GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention ...
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✊🪧 Staging sit-ins and mounting #demonstrations , university students in the US are calling for a ceasefire in the #IsraelHamasWar . 🇵🇸🇮🇱 Protesters are also calling for colleges ... Show more
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Police in riot gear moved in to clear anti-war protest camps set up by pro-Palestinian campaigners at US universities, leading to the arrests of dozens of ... Show more
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Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters: The campaign is likely to have a negligible impact on the companies or Israel ...
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Divestment From Israel Is a Rallying Cry for College Protesters
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"They've been weaponising anti-Semitism against us." Zeno, a graduate student taking part in the MIT encampment protest against Israel’s war on Gaza ... Show more
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We compare and contrast Israeli PM Netanyahu claiming that US Gaza protest encampments are anti-Semitic vs Jewish students on campus affirming that they feel ... Show more
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108 arrested as police forcibly clear Emerson encampment protesting war in Gaza | WBUR News
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108 arrested as police forcibly clear Emerson encampment protesting war in ...
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Why do university leaders across the US take a repressive approach to scuttle the student movement against Israel’s war on Gaza? According to NYU professor ... Show more
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Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.: Venice’s first day implementing a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly ...
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Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.
Quick Glance: Venice: Admission Fee and Overcrowding Mitigation
  • Venice introduces entry fee: five euros for day visitors.

  • Overtourism damages the city and drives residents away.

  • Controversy surrounds new regulation, funding infrastructure.

  • Likely future price increases and tiered rates for Venice.
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Israel lies, USA covers, how many kids have you killed today?” US Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, was interrupted by a pro-Palestine ... Show more
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Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests, threatens intervention
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Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests ...
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A student was arrested for participating in protests supporting Palestine at the University of Texas in Austin, as he was trying to inform demonstrators how to ... Show more
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🔴 Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, reports Reuters ... Show more

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Deadly violence in Charlottesville 2017: “More hate” - Trump compares university protests to neo-Nazi marches
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Deadly violence in Charlottesville 2017: “More hate” - Trump compares ...