near a diplomatic convoy near Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, triggering an international outcry. The convoy included diplomats from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Russia and China.
Ukraine has resisted US and Russian pressure to commit to attendinganother round of peace talks in Istanbul
on Monday, saying it first needs to see Russian proposals for a ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia “is doing everything it can to ensure that the next potential meeting brings no results”.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the planned second round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will pave the way for peace in a phone call with Zelenskyy, according to a readout issued by the Turkish presidency. Erdogan said it is important that both parties join the talks with strong delegations.Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will again head Russia’s delegation in Istanbul for the second round of Russia-Ukraine talks and will bring a memorandum and other ceasefire proposals to the meeting.
Ukraine’s finance ministry has announced that it would not be paying more than half a billion dollars due to holders of its GDP warrants – fixed income securities indexed to economic growth – marking the first payment default since it created the financial instruments in 2015. Ukraine owes $665m on June 2 to holders of the $3.2bn worth of warrants, based on 2023 economic performance.Glacier collapse buries Swiss village
Video shows the moment part of a glacier collapsed on to the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which had already been evacuated due to concerns about rockslides.
Police, media and courts converge to turn a Muslim scholar into a threat – on the flimsiest of words and the strongest of biases.In 2023, China was the top country of origin of international students at Carnegie Mellon University, constituting 46.8 percent of the international student population.
At New York University, Chinese students constitute more than half of the international student body — 51.6 percent.China is the number-one country of origin of international students at New York University, making up 51.6 percent of the international student population. In the 2023-2024 academic year, the university had 14,072 Chinese students out of 27,247 foreign students.
A report by Duke University says that the institute had 5,000 international students in 2024, and the top two countries of origin were China and India.Half of the international student population at Northwestern University is from China, the institute’s website states. On Thursday, after Rubio’s announcement, the group Northwestern University Graduate Workers signed an open letter to universities, urging them to reject the congressional committee’s March requests for information about Chinese students.