‘No longer welcome in our great nation’: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 18YO daughter arrested in Colombia Donald Trump's U.S. Secretary is now involved in the case. We Got This Covered · May 9, 2025
Marco Rubio Threatens Deportations Over Columbia Protest: 'Pro-Hamas Thugs Are No Longer Welcome' Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that his agency is reviewing the visa status of demonstrators involved in the takeover of Columbia University's library Latin Times · May 9, 2025
Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship is accusing Columbia University of eroding democracy with its handling of protests against the Israel-Hamas war The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
First Thing: Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in NYPD University’s acting president says move was necessary for safety and calls protesters’ actions ‘outrageous’. Plus, Pakistan’s PM vows to avenge India’s airstrikes The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at US’s Columbia University Pro-Palestinian student group says it staged demonstration to protest university profiting from ‘imperialist violence’. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025
NYPD riot police arrest over 70 Pro-Palestine protesters occupying Columbia library Arrests come as university negotiates with Trump administration to restores $400m in threatened funding The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police NYPD officers entered campus’s main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoff The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University Pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with campus security guards Wednesday after staging a protest inside Columbia University’s main library The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
US court says student activist Rumeysa Ozturk must be sent to Vermont The Trump administration was also ordered in the case of Mahmoud Khalil to justify its use of a Cold War-era law. Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025
Where does the universe's gold come from? Giant flares from extreme magnetic stars offer a clue Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a mystery for over half a century. Space · May 7, 2025
Meet the Jewish students speaking to US lawmakers about Columbia’s protests Jewish students who support Palestinian rights tell Al Jazeera that accusations of anti-Semitism are being weaponised. Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025
Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Columbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Columbia University to cut 180 jobs due to federal grant revocations White House axed grants even as college agreed to demands including ceding control of Middle East studies department The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 Appeals court to hear cases of 2 university students, one detained, the other recently released A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in the cases of a Turkish Tufts University student who's been detained by immigration authorities for six weeks and a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was recently released from detention
Al Jazeera · May 5, 2025 Have scientists solved the mystery of gold’s origin in the universe? A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.
The Guardian - US · May 1, 2025 ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings
Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2025 Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.
The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025 Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crime
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview A judge has ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 Barnard College staff alarmed by federal survey asking if they're Jewish A federal regulator tasked with rooting out antisemitism on college campuses is sending text messages to the personal phones of Barnard College employees asking if they are Jewish, and if they’ve experienced harassment as a result
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025 US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or Israeli
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025 Lawyers ask federal judge in Vermont for immediate release of detained Palestinian activist A federal judge is scheduled to consider a request to immediately release a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2025 Detained Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi says he’s ‘in good hands’ Mahdawi, a Columbia University student now held in a Vermont, US prison, says he has faith in the ‘ability of justice’.
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025 Detained Palestinian activist in Vermont prison says he's 'in good hands,' focused on peacemaking A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was recently arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship says he’s “in good hands” at the Vermont prison where he's being held