Biden-Netanyahu rift grows, as Israel cancels delegation visit A UN Security Council resolution Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza has exposed a division between the United States and Israel. 03/25/2024 - 2:46 pm | View Link
Proposal in Chicago to change Columbus Drive to Barack Obama Drive draws fury of Italian American group A proposed Chicago City Council ordinance to rename Columbus Drive to Barack Obama Drive in the Windy City has drawn backlash from an Italian American group. Ron Onesti, president of the Joint ... 03/21/2024 - 10:09 am | View Link
Texas' migrant arrest law is back on hold after briefly taking effect A federal appeals court has again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law briefly took effect. 03/20/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
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Tom Holland dodges the rain as he attends a three HOUR Romeo & Juliet chemistry reading with potential co-star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers after signing up for West End revival ... Tom was confirmed to be appearing in the remake in February and tickets completely sold out in a matter of hours. The chemistry reading comes after he put the ongoing rumours he had split from actress ... 03/16/2024 - 5:17 am | View Link
Bus drivers in South Korea’s capital launched their first strike in more than a decade, which halted almost all city buses Thursday morning, after wage negotiations with management failed to narrow gaps.
Commuters looked for alternatives after some 7,000 buses among 7,382 registered with the city were out of service due to the strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said.
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Back in January, the International Court of Justice responded to a petition asking it to rule that Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. To the disappointment of the petitioner, South Africa, the court appeared to conclude that Israel’s campaign was not inherently genocidal, essentially affirming the principle of Israel’s right to military engagement for aims such as self-defense, the pursuit of terrorists, and hostage rescue.
A new study from the World Inequality Lab finds that the present-day golden era of Indian billionaires has produced soaring income inequality in India—now among the highest in the world and starker than in the U. S., Brazil, and South Africa. The gap between India’s rich and poor is now so wide that by some measures, the distribution of income in India was more equitable under British colonial rule than it is now, according to the group of economists who co-authored the study, including the renowned French economist Thomas Piketty.
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The current total number of billionaires in India is peaking at 271, with 94 new billionaires added in 2023 alone, according to Hurun Research Institute’s 2024 global rich list published Tuesday.
Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine being questioned about the importance of protecting your home from being destroyed in a fire? Or about protecting your home, your extended family’s homes, and all your people’s homes from demolition?
Thailand’s lawmakers passed a legislation to recognize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
The 500-member House of Representatives voted to pass the so-called “marriage equality” bill, technically an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, in a final reading on Wednesday.
For years, China has been testing the limits of its aggression in the South China Sea to see how much it can push before someone, meaningfully, pushes back. It’s a dangerous game that recently left three Philippine Navy personnel injured after their resupply ship to the Second Thomas Shoal—an atoll at the center of disputes over rival territorial claims of the all-important waterway through which a third of the world’s trade passes—was surrounded and fired upon with a water cannon by Chinese coast guard and militia vessels.
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In video of the March 23 incident, crew members could be heard shouting as jets of water pummeled the Philippine ship, which sustained heavy damage.
CAUGHT ON CAM: A GMA Integrated News Exclusive: “Tama na, Lord!” Horror as China Coast water cannons Philippine resupply ship @24OrasGMA @gmanews pic.twitter.com/rUIKi8ws8O— Joseph Morong 🇵🇭 (@Joseph_Morong) March 25, 2024
It’s not the first such attack by Chinese forces on Philippine sailors, nor is it likely to be the last.