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Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops

Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don't expect to see the war end any time soon.

BBC News - Mar. 13

D.H.S. Agents Search Two Dorm Rooms at Columbia University

Department of Homeland Security officials conducted the search as the Trump administration sought to deport a former student and pro-Palestinian activist.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

Universities Have a New Tactic to Keep Athletes From Transferring: Charge Them

Some schools believe buyout clauses in N.I.L. contracts could compel players to stay.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

DHS arrests another student involved in Columbia university protests

According to the sources, it was part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on individuals it has described as espousing the views of Hamas.

ABC News - Mar. 14

Columbia University in crosshairs as video of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest released

Newly-released video shows the moment U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took legal permanent resident and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil into custody from his Columbia ...

CBS News - Mar. 14

Republicans in Congress weigh tax increase for top university endowments

Elite US schools including Harvard, Stanford and Princeton could see levies on investment gains raised as high as 21%

Financial Times - Mar. 15

Malone University men's basketball's memorable postseason run comes to heartbreaking end

Missouri S&T rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final 4:31 of regulation and beat Malone in overtime in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16

‘There’s a lot of pride;’ University of Dayton prepares for First Four excitement

Hundreds of visitors are flocking to Dayton for the NCAA Men’s Basketball First Four tournament.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Trump’s Anti-DEI Effort Leads to Investigations at Dozens of Universities

The Department of Education announced investigations in a memo warning schools over DEI practices.

Inc. - Mar. 16

Morgantown, University, Clay-Battelle set for quarterfinals of boys state basketball tournament

Mar. 18—CHARLESTON — Monongalia County will be well-represented this week in Charleston as all three public high schools have qualified for the 2025 WVSSAC boys' basketball tournament. Rivals ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19

Trump funding cuts will ‘kneecap’ US innovation, universities warn

Academic institutions have frozen new hires and limited PhD places

Financial Times - 6d

UK universities face rising risk of bankruptcy, says regulator

Fewer international students and higher staff costs are taking an increasing toll, according to the Office for Students

Financial Times - 6d

Yeshiva University Recognizes L.G.B.T.Q. Club After Lengthy Battle

Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, had refused for years to recognize the club. The resulting legal fight reached the Supreme Court.

The New York Times - 5d

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts

Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited. Laced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based ...

The Guardian - 1d

Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi

Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson. It was never about eliminating antisemitism. It was always about ...

The Guardian - 1d

Florida Gators assistant named Columbia University men's basketball head coach

Columbia announced on Monday that Florida basketball assistant Kevin Hovde is set to become their next head coach for their men's basketball team.

Yahoo Sports - 21h

England’s university regulator issues record fine in Sussex free speech case

Policies intended to prevent abuse or harassment of certain groups on campus had created ‘a chilling effect’, OfS says

Financial Times - 18h

Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul

Legal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedom

Financial Times - 17h

The Philippine government says ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at Manila airport

ABC News - Mar. 10

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict

A court in Georgia has handed another prison sentence to imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili

ABC News - Mar. 17

French President Emmanuel Macron says French citizen Olivier Grondeau, imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days, is freed

ABC News - 6d

Barack Obama bracket 2025: March Madness picks, predictions from former president

President Barack Obama released his 2025 men's and women's March Madness bracket picks ahead of the start to the NCAA Tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson stuns wrestling world with upset of Gable Steveson, salutes President Trump after victory

After winning, Hendrickson, a former wrestler at the Air Force Academy, saluted President Donald Trump, who was in attendance.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

South Korea's acting president thanks court for restoring his powers and says he'll attend to the most urgent matters

ABC News - 2d

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte appears by video link in Hague accused of crimes against humanity – live

Duterte faces charges over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed tens of thousands. The people who bought ex-president Duterte to justice ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

President Trump says Russia could face consequences if it doesn't sign ceasefire with Ukraine

President Trump threatened Russia with consequences on Wednesday if it doesn't agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. CBS News' Holly Williams has more.

CBS News - Mar. 13

$100 billion Arizona chips project will break dependence on China, Taiwan's president says

Taiwan’s President hailed TSMC's massive investment in Arizona as the “best model” for efforts to build supply lines for chips that don’t rely on China.

NBC News - 6d

Alabama didn't vote for Bill Clinton, but former president has Tide atop his NCAA Tournament bracket

Former President Bill Clinton shared why Alabama basketball is his pick to win it all in the NCAA Tournament. What he said about the Crimson Tide.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Kirsty Coventry wins seven-way battle to become first female IOC president

The five-time Olympian was known to be the preferred candidate of the outgoing president, Thomas Bach, and required just one round of voting to assume his mantle

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.

NBC News - 5d

Barack Obama March Madness bracket: Former President picks Dawn Staley, South Carolina to win

Former President Barack Obama released his men's and women's March Madness brackets on Thursday, with South Carolina winning the women's side. Here's more:

Yahoo Sports - 5d

The UK’s academic recession is in full swing

This university crisis is a grim scrabble for numbers

Financial Times - Mar. 10

New Mexico judge who presided over Alec Baldwin's trial is set to retire

A New Mexico state district judge who presided over the widely publicized trial of actor Alec Baldwin for a fatal movie set shooting is getting ready to retire from the bench

ABC News - Mar. 6

Detained South Korean president is freed to cheers and jeers as he faces insurrection trial

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention on Saturday, deepening political division in the key U.S. ally as he faces insurrection charges over his failed attempt to ...

NBC News - Mar. 8

Philippine ex-President Duterte brushes off possible arrest by ICC on a trip to Hong Kong

An unannounced trip by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Hong Kong has set off speculations that he may be trying to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court ...

ABC News - Mar. 9

Arrested Philippine ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown

Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on an international warrant as he returned to Manila

ABC News - Mar. 11

President Trump defends economic policies as EU announces retaliation against U.S. tariffs

The European Union announced retaliatory measures on about $28 billion in U.S. industrial and agricultural goods in response to President Trump's 25% increase in tariffs on steel and aluminum ...

CBS News - Mar. 12

Kosovo's war crime-charged ex-president briefly released to visit his ill father

Kosovo’s ex-President Hashim Thaci, who is facing war crime charges, has been briefly released from a European Union-backed court to visit his ill father

ABC News - Mar. 13

Peru's detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in protest of his ongoing rebellion trial

ABC News - Mar. 13

On this day of protest, Belgrade is a powder keg, but just as important is how the president reacts – now and tomorrow | Brent Sadler

Amid anger over dysfunctional politics and alleged corruption, Aleksandar Vučić faces a harsh spotlight, inside and outside Serbia. From the streets of Belgrade, the cracks in President Aleksandar ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

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