Obama condemns Trump’s $2.3bn Harvard funding freeze as ‘unlawful’.
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Harvard University’s decision to refuse the White House’s demands that it change its policies or lose federal money
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Harvard Faces Funding Halt for Pushes Back Against Trump Administration
Harvard University has refused to comply with sweeping demands from the Trump administration, standing against efforts by the government to exert political control over the institution and silence growing campus support for Palestine
Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack
The US president said on Monday that the Ukrainian leader shared the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin for “millions of people dead” in the Ukraine war.
Gabon Coup Leader Wins Election by More Than 90% of The Vote
Gabon’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty – has won Saturday’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show.
Trump Calls Russian Strike on Sumy a “Horrible Thing”
“I was told they made a mistake, it was terrible,” Trump said during a conversation with members of the media at the White House.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wins re-election.
cuador’s President Daniel Noboa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday
Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Ukraine as outrage builds over Russian strikes on civilian targets.
“Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,”
Just In: Small Plane Crashes Near Highway in Florida; Rescue Operation Underway
A small plane crashed near a major highway and railroad tracks in Boca Raton in South Florida, US, on Friday morning.
UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine.
Defence officials met to “pile pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.
Five Tourists and Pilot Killed When Helicopter Crashes into Hudson River, Near Jersey City, N.J
Six people were killed when a sightseeing helicopter carrying a family from Spain tumbled out of the sky on Thursday and plunged into the Hudson River just off Jersey City, N.J., across from Manhattan.