A night of chaos unfolded on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles. Bangs were heard and smoke could be seen as police tried to deter pro-Palestinian protesters that had set up a camp outside the university buildings. Demonstrations are continuing at dozens of universities across the US; there have been more...
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Police clear out UCLA's pro-Palestinian encampment
Officers in riot gear tore down makeshift barriers and set off flash bangs as they dismantled the site. Source link
Russia accused of Syria hospital strike in complaint to UN committee
A Syrian man whose two relatives were killed in the 2019 attack has filed the complaint in Geneva. Source link
Watch: Wild orangutan treats his own wounds
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists. It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant. Read the full story here. Video produced by Gwyndaf Hughes and Georgina...
Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill
The billionaire founder of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili, claimed this week that a Western “global war” party was using the country as part of its confrontation with Russia. He said Georgia had been set against Russia in 2008, when Russian forces invaded the country, again in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, and then...
Kenya appoints first woman air force head
Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed becomes the first woman to lead any of Kenya’s military services. Source link
Emotional support alligator taken and released in swamp
Wally the emotional support alligator is missing after being taken by pranksters, his owner says. Source link
Trump ‘hates’ that hush-money deal was made, Cohen claims in recording
ReutersCopyright: Reuters Michael CohenImage caption: Michael Cohen During the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, we’ve heard from a host of witnesses. But one of the main characters of the case is yet to take the stand: Michael Cohen – Trump’s former lawyer. We’ve heard a lot about Cohen’s reputation from the witnesses...
Iran charges journalists after BBC report on teen protester's death
Iran’s judiciary rejects as “fake” a BBC report that alleges security forces killed Nika Shakarami. Source link
Kenya floods: ‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’
Grishon Waiganjo lost two sons in recent flooding in Kenya which has seen many parts of the country inundated and struggling to cope. Hundreds of people are now known to have died, and nearly 200,000 are affected by flooding across the country in recent weeks. Filmed by Anne Okumu Source link