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Some Xavier University students upset with planned commencement address by UN ambassador
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University's pick to deliver its undergraduate commencement address has sparked criticism among students who oppose past positions by the U.S. on the war in Gaza. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is scheduled to speak at 1...
Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare...
Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Families of the victims of last week's bomb attacks on two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo gathered to mourn their loved ones at a ceremony on Monday evening. During the ceremony in the city of Goma in the North Kivu Province, mourners sang and lit candles in tribute...
Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest move to regulate their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western...
Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault in dangerous aircraft encounter
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday rejected China's argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea. Both China and Australia...
Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city could endanger the more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. The ground assault dimmed hopes of an immediate...
Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s...
Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
JERUSALEM (AP) — An announcement by Hamas late Monday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation, as Palestinian evacuees in the jam-packed town felt their first glimmer of hope the war could end. For families of Israeli...
Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has formally accepted a cease-fire deal that could end the war in Gaza. Israel, however, insists that its core demands were not met in the proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar. The Palestinian militant group says the cease-fire would unfold in three phases of six...
Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China's Xi opens European visit in France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday that focused on trade disputes — including lifting immediate tariff threats on Cognac exports — and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts. Xi was in France for a two-day state visit...
