NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.
#GAZA Hamas said it would study a truce proposal brought by Israel as violence between Hezbollah and the Israeli army flared again and Palestinians were killed in strikes across the Gaza Strip.
#RUSSIA Russian authorities arrested another suspect in the Crocus City Hall massacre that left 144 people dead.
#USA A tornado tore through suburban Omaha and Nebraska in the United States yesterday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures.
#DIDDY Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a motion yesterday to dismiss some claims in a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred.
#UKRAINE Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure.
#TOBAGO A British man was in intensive care after being attacked by a shark in the Caribbean.
PRO-PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONS have only grown since students at Columbia University in New York were arrested earlier this week. The movement calling for universities to divest from Israeli firms and institutions has spread to other colleges and today another 100 people were arrested in Boston at the Northeastern University.
The US is not the only country to see sustained protests supporting Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Earlier this week, UCD’s SU President Marth Ní Riada was dragged out of a ceremony conferring an honorary doctorate on US politician Nany Pelosi as crowds protested outside.
Other demonstrations have taken place around the world today.
Here are some photos of events from this week.
London
Texas
Paris
Washington
Istanbul
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