Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war

Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. The Ivy League school in upper Manhattan was roiled this year by student demonstrations

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Costa Rica arrests 5 child welfare agency officials on charges they trafficked children for adoption

Costa Rica arrests 5 child welfare agency officials on charges they trafficked children for adoption

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Five officials from Costa Rica’s child welfare agency were arrested on charges they were involved in trafficking migrant children for the purpose of adoption, authorities said Wednesday. Randall Zúñiga, head of the country’s main investigative agency, the Judicial Investigation Agency, said in a video statement that the case began

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UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year, the U.N.’s top envoy in the troubled African country said Wednesday. Nicolas Haysom told the U.N. Security Council that the consultations make it difficult to treat the election date of

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