In the latest, the Ukrainian defence ministry reported that Russia initiated an armoured ground assault in the northeastern Kharkiv region and achieved minor advances. In the midst of protests concerning US policies regarding Gaza, Eric Garcetti, the US Ambassador to India, opted out of a planned meeting at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Friday (May 10). Separately, Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, got a warm reception when he left Tihar Jail after being granted bail by the Indian Supreme Court until June 1.
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The Ukrainian defence ministry said Friday (May 10) that Russia has launched an armoured ground attack into the northeast Kharkiv region and made limited gains. Fighting there is ongoing, Kyiv said.
Amidst protests over US policies on Gaza, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti recently chose to skip a scheduled meeting at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Garcetti was invited to address the School of International Studies on April 29, with a focus on the “most consequential relationship of the century: US-India ties.” Ahead of the event, the students at the university protested his visit over Washington’s policies in Gaza.
According to authorities, University of Arizona police were compelled to use tear gas or another chemical munition to break up anti-Israel demonstrations on campus.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a warm welcome as he walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday (May 10) on bail. Earlier in the day, the Indian Supreme Court granted him interim bail till June 1. Videos showed firecrackers being burst outside his residence.
Air Vanuatu, the national carrier of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, entered voluntary liquidation, with authorities unable to confirm when the flights will resume amid Australian travellers and ni-Vanuatu people stranded across the two countries.
Barron Trump, the youngest son of Donald Trump, who has remained mostly out of public view as he completes high school, will make his first appearance in the political arena in July, as reported by AFP.
Pope Francis on Friday (May 10) urged the Italians to have children. He pressed his campaign to call for long-term policies to help families tackle the issues of falling birth rates and ageing population. He also warned that the country’s demographic crisis was threatening the future.
A young Abu Dhabi royal family member, Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Thursday (May 9), according to the UAE Presidential Court. The cause of his death remains undisclosed. Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan was the son of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died in 2019.
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, has said that students who support Palestine on college campuses throughout the country lack knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s history.
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar suggested that New Delhi should engage in dialogue with Pakistan to avoid any potential consequences, including the use of the atomic bomb by the South Asian neighbour against India.
