Ukraine to present peace plan in US talks

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia —  krainian officials are expected to present a partial ceasefire plan with Russia during talks Tuesday with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian plan includes halting long-range missiles strikes and a truce covering the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not expected to take part in Tuesday’s meetings, with Ukraine…

Activist’s arrest raises questions on US protections for foreign students, green card holders

WASHINGTON —  The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested Saturday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Homeland Security officials and President Donald Trump…

US pulls out of climate damage compensation fund

The Trump administration has told world financial institutions that the U.S is pulling out of the landmark international climate Loss and Damage Fund. Climate analysts Monday were critical of the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to formally pull out from the fund designed as compensation for damage by polluting nations to poor countries especially hurt by…

Trump vows crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed a new crackdown Monday on pro-Palestinian protesters on American college campuses, saying the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a demonstration leader at Columbia University in New York, is “the first arrest of many to come.” “We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have…