Even on a mountain known for complex politics, the latest Mount Everest kerfuffle is strange. It started on Sunday when Nirmal “Nims” Purja posted a video on Instagram claiming that someone had cut a line of fixed ropes set up by his expedition company, Elite Exped. That would be a major problem, as many expeditions […]
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Robert De Niro clashes with pro-Trump protesters
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden’s campaign held a press conference outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump is on trial in his hush money case, with actor Robert De Niro and two officers who defended the Capitol from the Jan. 6 mob in 2021 warning about the dangers of re-electing the former president. “The […]
4 hurt, 1 arrested after clashes between Iranian government supporters and opponents in London
LONDON (AP) — British police say four people were hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran’s authorities clashed with anti-government protesters at a London event marking the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Friday evening to “reports of disorder” at a venue in the west London […]
Jakarta’s ties with Beijing could be tested by South China Sea clashes, think tank warns
Indonesia has “vigorously promoted” ties with China but potential clashes in the South China Sea could test these thriving relations, a leading Chinese think tank has warned. Whether Jakarta can maintain its friendship with Beijing amid “dramatic geopolitical changes” will require “superb political wisdom”, according to Luo Yongkun, deputy director of Southeast Asian and Oceanian […]
Clashes, arrests at UCLA, Columbia as campus demonstrations intensify across the U.S.
It’s been nearly two weeks since police were called in to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. Since then, a movement calling for universities to divest financial support for Israel has spread to dozens of campuses across America. The protests often feature tent cities established in green spaces and common areas, and have […]
Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
BEIRUT (AP) — French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a deescalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Séjourné was set to meet with United Nations peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon and with Lebanon’s parliament speaker, army chief, foreign minister and caretaker prime minister. The […]
Some urge boycott of Wyoming as rural angst over wolves clashes with cruel scenes of one in a bar
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being flooded […]
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
BANGKOK (AP) — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas. Fighters from the Karen ethnic minority last week captured the last of the Myanmar army’s outposts in and around Myawaddy, which is connected […]
Where idyllic lifestyle clashes with local needs
Digital nomads – the laptop-wielding new generation of remote workers – have found themselves at the sharp end of a debate in the South African city of Cape Town about whether or not they are good for the more permanent residents. Supporters see the international influx as a financial boon and something to be encouraged, […]
For the Maya, solar eclipses were a sign of heavenly clashes − and their astronomers kept sophisticated records to predict them
We live in a light-polluted world, where streetlamps, electronic ads and even backyard lighting block out all but the brightest celestial objects in the night sky. But travel to an officially protected “Dark Sky” area, gaze skyward and be amazed. This is the view of the heavens people had for millennia. Pre-modern societies watched the […]
Clashes in Jerusalem over military draft exemption
STORY: The exemptions offered to the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community date back to the early days of the state of Israel in 1948. The Haredi resistance to joining the military is based on their strong sense of religious identity, which many families fear risks being weakened by army service. For secular Israelis, whose taxes subsidize the […]
Clashes continue among East Lyme zoning commissioners
Mar. 29—EAST LYME — Personality clashes continue to roil the Zoning Commission amid disagreement on how to address what otherwise appears to be a shared goal: how best to promote development in keeping with “village life” in the shoreline town. Democrat Gary Pivo on Thursday night walked out of a special meeting after the rest […]