Palestinians: Pulitzer winner’s New York talk cancelled over Gaza standworld news

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen said on Saturday a Jewish organisation in New York City cancelled a reading he was due to give on Friday without explanation, a day after he said he signed an open letter condemning Israel’s “indiscriminate violence” against Palestinians in Gaza.Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American professor and writer whose novel “The Sympthizer”

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Nypd: Veteran NYPD officer allegedly sold ‘top quality’ fentanyl, heroin while on dutyworld news

A female NYPD officer was apprehended by federal officials for allegedly being involved in the distribution of substantial amounts of narcotics, notably fentanyl and heroin, while on active duty, reports New York Post.Grace Rose Baez, aged 37, was taken into custody, alongside Cesar Martinez from Yonkers, and both were charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics

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Hamas Attack: Israel-Hamas war: US President Joe Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be ‘big mistake’world news

WASHINGTON: Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a ‘big mistake’, US President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Sunday, as Israeli troops prepared for a ground invasion.Israel, seeking vengeance for an attack by Hamas on October 7, has declared war on the militant group, launching a relentless

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Biden: Will US military aid to Israel jeopardize Biden’s help to Ukraine?world news

NEW DELHI: US President Biden vowed to increase military assistance to Israel after an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 Israelis, leading to a fierce retaliation against the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip.This commitment sparked concerns about whether Washington could enhance defense aid to Israel without endangering assistance for Ukraine, particularly

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