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The editorial criticizes Columbia University for closing College Walk to the public, arguing it avoids confronting disruptive pro-Palestinian protests and harms neighborhood residents, especially the elderly and disabled. It calls on Columbia to restore order and reopen the gates rather than restrict access.
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The article previews the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level week, noting Guterres’ final session and expected addresses by Trump, Pezeshkian, Zelenskyy, Abbas, Netanyahu, and Rodríguez. It outlines major diplomatic flashpoints including Iran, Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Venezuela, and the race to replace Guterres.
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Record diesel prices, driven by disruptions from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, are squeezing farmers during harvest. John Boyd Jr. of the National Black Farmers Association describes paying about $7 a gallon and shifting money from other farm expenses to fuel. He warns many Black farmers are at risk and says the administration has offered no help.
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Andy Burnham is preparing for a potentially tense first meeting with Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly, amid transatlantic tensions over Iran, Russia, the Falklands, Irish unification, and AI. Trump is expected to use his UN speech to criticize allies who have not helped with the Iran war or reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Western spy chiefs warn that Russia could test NATO with a drone or missile attack within months, not years. The report also notes Putin's party is set for a landslide in a wartime election widely seen as a sham, amid EU concerns over Russian hybrid attacks and sabotage.
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A roundup of UK newspaper front pages covers reports on a possible Russian test of NATO's Article 5, speculation about a Labour tax raid in the Budget, German election results, and various social and cultural stories. It summarizes each paper's headline and framing without adding original commentary.
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Ukraine used a new homemade Pelican ballistic missile in its largest attack on Moscow, striking an oil refinery and hailing long-range capabilities. European intelligence officials warn Putin may be preparing to attack NATO territory.
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Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn held up a Palestinian flag during a Florida concert and told the crowd not to be neutral, following Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' remarks. The article notes that other performers have used stages to promote anti-Israel causes since the Oct. 7 attacks.
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Russia's parliamentary elections produced few surprises, with United Russia expected to retain its majority in a tightly controlled system. The article examines how the Kremlin may use the result to justify the war in Ukraine and future mobilization, while noting the suppression of the anti-war Yabloko party.
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The article argues that climate-driven Arctic melting is opening new trade routes and turning the High North into a site of superpower rivalry among the US, Russia, and China. It highlights Trump's Greenland security deal and Russia's Arctic militarization while warning of potential global conflict.
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A columnist argues that calling Israel's conduct in Gaza 'genocide' is legally and morally wrong, saying the term is misused and that Hamas is the genuinely genocidal actor. The piece criticizes activists, left-wing politicians, the BBC, and rapper Macklemore for fueling the accusation, while defending Israel's war as a justified response to October 7.
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Workers in Sri Lanka's Chemmani area uncovered the skeletal remains of 572 people, believed to be the country's largest mass grave. Tamil families seeking disappeared relatives want forensic analysis and accountability, while rights officials say the burials likely involved unlawful extrajudicial killings. Past investigations have not led to prosecutions.