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A statue of George Washington adorned with Palestinian flags and a keffiyeh, amid tents as students set up a protest encampment

Joe Biden tried taking a victory lap this week, celebrating a coveted foreign policy win. Yet in the streets near his house, he was being jeered over a different foreign crisis — the one that's threatening his presidency.

Posted: April 27, 2024, 8:00 am
Mourners cry after taking the last look at the body of Qusai Matan, 19, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. On Friday the Palestinian Health Ministry said that armed Israeli settlers had entered the West Bank village of Burqa and shot and killed 19-year-old Qusai Matan. The Israeli military said it had received reports that Matan died as a result of settlers shooting toward Palestinians in the village and said it's investigating.

The Government of Canada has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against various parties in the Middle East since October 7. But it still hasn't engaged sanctions against violent Israeli settlers, despite promising to do so.

Posted: April 27, 2024, 8:00 am
Close up of a man in a red beret

Burkina Faso’s government has responded to allegations its army massacred hundreds of villagers by censoring the aid group and media outlets that reported it.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 10:48 pm

Russian forces have set their sights on capturing the small Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar. Andrew Chang breaks down its strategic value and why both countries have tight deadlines in the fight.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 9:07 pm
King Charles III leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

King Charles will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 6:20 pm
A woman lights a torch from a cauldron.

The flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 5:58 pm
Women march holding a banner that says #MeToo survivors march

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there's a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it's alive again.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 3:05 pm
Two men in suit and ties, one Caucasian and one Asian, shake hands while standing in a room.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 1:09 pm
The app logo of TikTok is seen on a cellphone that is resting on a computer keyboard.

TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a new U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 1:08 pm
The head of a fossil salmon

The giant prehistoric 'sabre-toothed salmon' has been renamed the 'spike-toothed' salmon after scientists uncovered new information about its weird, giant tusks.

Posted: April 26, 2024, 12:15 pm