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President Trump's administration has warned Harvard University it may lose federal funds over alleged civil rights violations linked to its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
President Donald Trump's administration has notified Harvard University that it found the institution in violation of federal civil-rights laws concerning the treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal published on Monday.
A letter reportedly sent to Harvard President Alan Garber warned that unless the university enacts immediate and sufficient reforms, it could lose access to all federal financial resources. The letter, viewed by the Journal, also stated that Harvard's broader relationship with the federal government could be affected if the university fails to comply.
Reuters has not independently verified the report.
President Trump has stated that his administration aims to reform leading American universities, which he claims have embraced left-leaning ideologies and become hubs of antisemitism.
The Wall Street Journal noted that the administration's findings follow a broader effort to address concerns about antisemitism on U.S. campuses and hold institutions accountable for civil-rights obligations.
Qarabağ claimed a late 3–2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, scoring deep into stoppage time to secure a dramatic home win in Baku.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow could pay $1 billion from Russian assets frozen abroad to secure permanent membership in President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’.
“I’m seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the U.S.,” US President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum. During his Wednesday (21 January) address, he once more cited national security concerns as the reason for wanting to own the Arctic island.
A commuter train collided with a construction crane in southeastern Spain on Thursday (22 January), injuring several passengers, days after a high-speed rail disaster in Andalusia killed at least 43 people.
The world has already entered an era of global water bankruptcy, with irreversible damage to rivers, aquifers, lakes and glaciers pushing billions of people into long-term water insecurity, according to a major United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian that Türkiye opposes any form of foreign intervention in Iran, as protests and economic pressures continue to fuel tensions in the Islamic republic.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is due to visit Minneapolis on Thursday to show support for federal immigration agents, as tensions continue to rise following weeks of protests, a fatal shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, and claims that children have been detained.
France has intercepted a Russian oil tanker in the western Mediterranean over suspicions it was operating as part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet,” a network of vessels accused of helping Russia evade international sanctions, French authorities said on Thursday.
NATO’s new 5% of GDP defence pledge shows renewed unity and focus on collective security, Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska told AnewZ in an exclusive interview. It came as U.S. President Donald Trump used his WEF address to again claim credit for pushing allies to lift defence spending.
The United Kingdom has said it will not yet join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, citing concerns over the potential involvement of Russia, the country’s foreign secretary said on Thursday.
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