Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves ‘foreign bill’ second reading Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of Georgian Parliament during a rally against a controversial “foreign influence” bill, after parliament advanced the measure that Brussels has warned would harm Tbilisi’s long-standing European aspirations in Tbilisi on May 1, 2024. Giorgi … Read more
Blinken opposes Netanyahu’s plan for Rafah invasion – CBS News Watch CBS News In a visit to Israel on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated the U.S. does not support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv. Be … Read more
Tel Aviv — Secretary of State Antony Blinken was back in Israel Wednesday morning for his seventh visit to the country since Hamas militants staged their bloody Oct. 7 terror attack on the Jewish state, instantly sparking the war in the group’s Gaza Strip stronghold. Blinken said as he arrived that the Biden administration was “determined” … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses protests at Columbia University – CBS News Watch CBS News New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks about the protests at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators were removed by police from an academic building on campus. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests. CNN reported that the clashes erupted just before dawn between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. “At the request of UCLA, due to multiple … Read more
Russia could be shifting focus onto strategic target, Chasiv Yar Russian forces appear to be shifting their operational focus on to Chasiv Yar in the northern area of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Russia did not make any confirmed advances in the Avdiivka area for the first time in several days on Tuesday, analysts at the … Read more
By TIA GOLDENBERG (Associated Press) TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Netanyahu’s comments … Read more
Russian strike kills two in Kharkiv city, officials say A view of a damaged fire truck in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 4, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russia has targeted the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in a missile strike, local officials said Tuesday. Oleh Synehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional state … Read more
Ukraine desperate for U.S. military aid to arrive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a press conference on the day of the Ukraine Southeast Europe Summit in Tirana, Albania, February 28, 2024. Florion Goga | Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded on Sunday for the rapid delivery of U.S. military aid, saying supplies, pledged within … Read more
A new proposal from Israel for a cease-fire in Gaza is reportedly being reviewed by senior Hamas officials on Saturday. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayva said the Palestinian militant group was evaluating Israel’s proposal, and “upon completion of its study, it will submit its response.” According to the Associated Press, he gave no further details … Read more
