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Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks, witnesses said. University officials asked for help because protesters had occupied a lecture hall Police …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – US President Joe Biden blasted Beijing on Tuesday for “cheating” rather than competing as he unveiled steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports like electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors. The measures, which drew strong opposition from Beijing, come as Biden seeks to look tough on trade ahead of …

SAN FRANCISCO, California – OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure on Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence (AI) tech race with its release of ChatGPT. Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a decade at OpenAI, whose “trajectory has been nothing …

Palestinians on Wednesday commemorated the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, or "catastrophe," drawing similarities between the mass wartime displacement of 1948 with the "misery" hundreds of thousands of families in Gaza have experienced during latest conflict with Israel. The Nakba of 2024 is 'a trillion Nakbas,' says Ahmed Musleh, 44 …

While China and Russia have close economic ties and a shared desire to challenge the West, the relationship is being put to the test as the U.S. dials up the pressure on countries that are helping Russia get around sanctions. Vladimir Putin will be accompanied by a large entourage on …

Jeannie Mai, Emmy Award-winning producer, host and advocate for the fight against human trafficking, is flying to the country this month to co-host the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 coronation night. She completes the roster of earlier announced hosts Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel and Alden Richards. Tim Yap Gabbi Garcia …

The annual rate of housing starts in Canada fell slightly by one per cent compared with March 2024, while the number of residential home sales dropped in the same period of time, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. New housing starts and …

La Niña, the opposite of El Niño, is a climatic phenomenon characterized by unusually cooler sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. While El Niño brings drought and heat, La Niña tends to trigger above-normal rainfall, potentially leading to flooding, landslides, and other weather-related hazards. As the …

The millions of IDPs around the world deserve a future free from fear and insecurity. New data reveals a record-breaking 75.9 million people are categorized as internally displaced persons (IDPs) — forced to flee their homes within their own countries due to conflict and violence. This number, according to the …

Two fishermen who joined the civilian mission of Atin Ito Coalition in the West Philippine Sea install floating markers in the vicinity waters within the Philippines’ exclusibe economic zone on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party)  An advocate group which embarked on a daring journey to …