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Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war

Classes have resumed at Columbia University amid new restrictions following last year’s protests and encampments against the war in Gaza. Yasmeen Altaji, a May graduate of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and now a freelance journalist, dedicated her final semester to documenting those protests. Altaji brings the story of one student who is resolved to continue her fight against the war despite new rules limiting protest.

Why Indian men are fighting for Russia in Ukraine

‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

How climate change is strengthening hurricanes, and what communities can do

Is Europe ill-prepared for flood disasters?

Residents in Spain’s Valencia region reeling from record-breaking floods

People in Valencia, Spain, try to recover after devastating floods swept through their city.

In Bangladesh, warning systems help prevent storm casualties

The world is getting stormier, and the UN blames the increase in weather-related disasters on climate change. Bangladesh has been hit especially hard, but these days, cyclones there result in very few casualties — thanks to a homegrown warning system.

Argentina tries to fight the theft of its precious meteorites

Northern Argentina’s Campo del Cielo is where the world’s largest mass of meteorites has been found. And it has also been plagued by theft for years, something Argentina is trying to fight.

Russia and Ukraine react cautiously to Trump reelection

In Europe, many countries will be paying close attention to the Trump administration’s approach to the war between Russia and Ukraine. While campaigning, Trump said that he would “end” the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of becoming president. So far, government officials in both Russia and Ukraine are being cautious in their statements about Trump and his policy toward the war.

Israel has conducted thousands of strikes in Gaza and Lebanon since the start of the current war last October. Footage shot by witnesses, as well as survivors’ testimonies, raise serious ethical and legal questions about some of those attacks.