Ukraine’s Defense Ministry recently reported that Russia launched an armored ground attack in the northeastern Kharkiv region and made minor advances. Amid protests against US policy on Gaza, Eric Garcetti, the US ambassador to India, pulled out of a planned meeting at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Friday (May 10). Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a warm welcome when he left Tihar Jail after being granted bail by the Supreme Court of India until June 1.
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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Friday (May 10) that Russia launched an armored ground attack in the northeastern Kharkiv region and made limited progress. Fighting there is still ongoing, Kyiv said.
Amid protests against US policy towards Gaza, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti recently chose to skip a planned meeting at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Garcetti was invited to speak at the School of International Studies on April 29, focusing on “the most important relationship of the century: the relationship between the United States and India.” Before the event, students at the university protested his visit against Washington’s policy in Gaza.
Authorities say University of Arizona police were forced to use tear gas or other chemical munitions to disperse anti-Israel protests on campus.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a warm welcome as he came out of Tihar Jail on Friday (May 10) on bail. Earlier in the day, the Indian Supreme Court had granted him interim bail until June 1. Videos showed firecrackers bursting outside his residence.
Air Vanuatu, the national airline of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has entered voluntary liquidation, with authorities unable to confirm when flights will resume amid Australian travelers and Ni-Vanuatu stranded between the two countries.
Barron Trump, Donald Trump’s youngest son who has mostly remained out of the public eye, will make his first appearance on the political scene in July as he finishes high school, AFP reported.
Pope Francis urged Italians on Friday May 10 to have children. He insisted in his campaign on calling for long-term policies to help families cope with the problems of declining birth rates and an aging population. He also warned that the country’s demographic crisis threatened the future.
A young member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died on Thursday, May 9, according to the United Arab Emirates Presidential Court. The cause of his death remains unknown. Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan was the son of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died in 2019.
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, said students who support Palestine on college campuses across the country lack knowledge of the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar suggested that New Delhi should initiate a dialogue with Pakistan to avoid any potential consequences, including the use of the atomic bomb by the South Asian neighbor against India.
