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Harvard University sues to block Trump from slashing billions in research funding
Harvard University sued on Monday to block US President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston said Trump has launched a broad attack on funding for cutting-edge research at major universities as he seeks to rid them of what he describes as antisemitism and ideological bias. "This case involves the Gover
April 22, 2025 -
White House looking to replace Pentagon chief Hegseth over Signal chat controversy: report
The White House has started a process to look for a new Pentagon chief, a US broadcaster said Monday, following media reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military information in a group chat that included his wife and brother. Citing an unnamed US official, NPR reported that the process started, after The New York Times said Sunday that Hegseth shared information about US strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 15 in a Signal messaging chat. Hegseth had already f
April 22, 2025 -
Trump mourns Pope Francis' passing, orders national flag to be flown at half-staff
US President Donald Trump mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, ordering America's national flag to be flown at half-staff and announcing a plan to attend the pontiff's funeral together with first lady Melania Trump. The bishop of Rome died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican announced. "I just signed an executive order putting the flags of our country -- all of them, all federal flags and state flags -- at half mast in honor o
April 22, 2025 -
What to know about the death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history's first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church for more than 12 years. The death of Francis was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell , the Irish-born Vatican camerlengo, a position that will be important in the coming weeks as he takes charge of the administration of the Holy See until a new pope is elected. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of
April 21, 2025 -
Pope Francis: Key moments from his life
VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) -- Here are some facts about Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. - Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of Italian immigrant stock. He was ordained a priest in the Jesuit order in 1969. From 1973-79 he was the order's top leader in Argentina. He became an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and the city's archbishop in 1998. He was made a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. - Surprising many observers of th
April 21, 2025 -
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution. He was 88, and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. "Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the
April 21, 2025 -
India's Modi to host JD Vance in Delhi under US tariffs' shadow
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- United States Vice President JD Vance begins a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid steep US tariffs with an early trade deal and boost ties with the Trump administration. Their discussions will cover the first day of Vance's largely personal visit to the country with his family, which includes visiting the Taj Mahal and attending a wedding in the city of Jaipur, people familiar with the matte
April 21, 2025 -
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over truce as Trump predicts 'deal'
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce as US President Donald Trump surprisingly announced that the war rivals could make a "deal" this week. The 30-hour truce from Saturday, announced by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, had been meant to mark the religious holiday. But Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had carried out hundreds of frontline attacks. "The Ukrainian army is acting and will continue to act in an
April 21, 2025 -
Hegseth had second Signal chat: NYT
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders, The New York Times reported. A person familiar with the contents and those who received the messages, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, confirmed the second chat to T
April 21, 2025 -
El Salvador proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans for 'political prisoners' held by Venezuela
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the United States and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking "political prisoners" held by Venezuela. In a post on X, Bukele asked that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hand over 252 "of the political prisoners you are holding," under his proposed deal. The Salvadoran leader did not say whether the prisoners would be incarcerated again upon an exchange. Venezuela's Ministry of C
April 21, 2025 -
Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failures” and a deputy commander has been fired. The shootings outraged many in the international community, with some calling the killings a war crime. Medical workers have special protection under international humanitarian law. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent called it the deadliest attack on its personnel in eight yea
April 21, 2025 -
Putin is accused of violating the Easter truce he ordered
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Kremlin forces of violating a 30-hour Easter Sunday truce declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and reiterated his proposal to extend the ceasefire for another month. Russia was trying to create “the general impression of a ceasefire, while in some areas still continuing isolated attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine,” Zelenskiy said on social media. He cited 59 cases of shelling and five assault actions by Russian units in vari
April 20, 2025 -
Israel's Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he had instructed the military to intensify pressure on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group this week rejected an Israeli proposal for another temporary truce, instead demanding a deal to end the war in exchange for the release of hostages. In a late-night televised address, Netanyahu said that while war came with a heavy price, Israel had "no choice but to continue fighting for our very existence, until victory." Egyptian mediato
April 20, 2025 -
Yemen's Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday that the United States military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a US strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people. The Houthis’ media office said 13 US airstrikes hit an airport and a port in Hodeida, on the Red Sea. The office also reported US strikes in the capital, Sanaa. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The US military’s C
April 20, 2025 -
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The United States Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members under a rarely used wartime law, but the government urged the justices to lift their order. The court issued the decision after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union asked it to intervene on an emergency basis, saying dozens of Venezuelan migrants faced imminent deportation without the judicial revi
April 20, 2025