UN human rights chief laments death toll; David Lammy reportedly set to meet Benjamin Netanyahu in attempt to ease Middle East tensionsGaza death toll hits 40,000 with thousands more yet to be countedThe president of New York’s Columbia University resigned yesterday, citing the toll taken by a “period of turmoil” after she faced scrutiny for her handling of demonstrations at the institution over the Israel-Hamas war, AFP reports.British-American economist Minouche Shafik is the fourth president of an Ivy League university to step down in the wake of the bitter divisions and anti-war protests that swept campuses across the US. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-15 17:04:56
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Israel-Gaza war live: Gaza death toll passing 40,000 is ‘grim milestone’, says UN; UK foreign secretary ‘to meet Netanyahu’
