Tag: Defy

Lebanese defy threats of war, sound of rockets to party on the beach

Against the background of the noise of exploding rockets and constant Israeli drone strikes, the people of southern Lebanon living in the port city of Tyre have decided to defy the hostilities to soak up the sun’s rays and party. Anyone who doesn’t follow the news would not believe that just a few kilometres away […]

Norway, Ireland, Spain defy Israel to recognize Palestinian statehood

The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain say their countries will recognize Palestinian statehood, despite staunch opposition by Israel. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez simultaneously announced the move on Wednesday morning in their respective capitals. “The Palestinians have a fundamental, independent right to their […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters defy police orders to remain on US campus

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remain behind barricades on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus despite police orders to leave. Officers are poised to move in on their fortified encampment ringed by an even larger crowd, including supporters who locked arms as well as curious onlookers. Huge numbers of police began arriving on Wednesday […]

Student protesters arrested in Texas as others in US defy demand to leave camp

Colleges around the US have implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency. The calls came as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied an ultimatum to leave the encampment there by an afternoon deadline. […]

Student protesters defy university deadline to disband camp or face suspension

Colleges around the US have implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension. Columbia activists defied the 2pm deadline with chants, clapping and drumming from the encampment […]

How Johnson came to embrace Ukraine aid and defy his right flank

Watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET on Speaker Johnson and the tension in the House GOP. The day after Iran attacked Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson was on the phone with a man who suddenly held the keys to his legislative agenda and potentially his own […]

Navalny buried in Moscow as thousands of supporters defy security

Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian, Mediazona, RusNews, Agentstvo, 7×7, Ekaterina Duntsova, and Radio Free Europe The News Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s coffin was buried as by Frank Sinatra played over speakers. Supporters arrived at a Moscow church for his funeral amid a heavy police presence and the threat of arrest. Not […]