Senate Bill 1 took effect last week. Here’s how Ohio universities have responded

Senate Bill 1 took effect last week. Here’s how Ohio universities have responded By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom Posted on: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 < < Back to CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — A controversial higher education bill went into...

Exploring Iran’s History of Drug Use and Prohibition

As the sun set over an ancient riverside town in Iran, I was sat down with Sam (not his real name) and his mates for a picnic when he pulled out a vafoor – a traditional Persian opium pipe – and passed it to me. It left me with a warm, cozy...

Iran Condemns US-Israeli Strikes as Criminal Violations of Int’l Law

Iran’s top diplomat made the remarks on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil during a meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres. Araqchi denounced the strikes targeting residential areas, which killed civilians, including...

San Remo 105 Years Later: The Moment That Shaped the Legal Basis for Modern Israel

SAN REMO, Italy – One hundred and five years ago, world leaders met in Italy for a discussion that would determine the future and fate of the Middle East. It also established the legal foundation for the modern State of Israel. We stood in the...

UK will take more measures against Israel if no Gaza ceasefire soon – Lammy

The UK Government will take further measures against Israel if a ceasefire in Gaza is not achieved in the coming weeks, David Lammy has said. Speaking at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, the Foreign Secretary admitted the impact...

Pickleball tournament benefits schools

After the success of its annual cornhole tournament, the Sparta Education Foundation (SEF) launched its inaugural “Battle of the Paddle” pickleball tournament May 30 at the Sparta Athletic Campus. Players of all ages were welcomed as teams of two...

Top news of the day: Three students killed as train rams into school van in T.N.’s Cuddalore; X contradicts government on Reuters handle blocking, and more

People gather near the wreckage of a vehicle after a school van collided with a running train at Semmanguppam, in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu on July 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Three children killed, two others injured in Cuddalore train-school van...

Smriti Irani calls Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi a ‘side project’: ‘I am a part-time actor, full time politician’

Smriti Irani is all set to make a comeback on the small screen with the second season of her iconic television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. In a recent interview, the actor-politician opened up about managing both the careers. While...

Science as a threat: Why Israel assassinated two of Iran’s brightest AI trailblazers

By Humaira Ahad In a quiet neighbourhood of northeastern Tehran, the aftermath of Israel’s terrorist aggression on June 13, 2025, still lingers in the air, and the scars are still fresh. On that day, in a brazen act of aggression, the regime...

'I'm A Politician, Nothing Makes Me Nervous': Smriti Irani Opens Up About Her TV Comeback As Tulsi In Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

Smriti Irani, who rose to fame with her iconic role as Tulsi Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, is all set to make her television comeback after a hiatus of more than 15 years in the show's reboot. On Monday evening, after months of...

Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes

Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...

Italian Media Reveals Scope of Iranian Regime’s Espionage and Propaganda Network in Italy

The Italian news website Linkiesta has reported that the Iranian regime has established a shadowy and complex network in Italy, using cultural diplomacy, religious centers, academic partnerships, ideological propaganda, and digital operations to...

Israeli attacks across Gaza kill nearly 80 Palestinians since dawn

Hafiz Naeem opposes recognition of Israel

Pakistan Pakistan Hafiz Naeem opposes recognition of Israel Close Hafiz Naeem says any move towards Israel or Abraham Accords will face national resistance. Updated On: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:07:27 PKT LAHORE (Dunya News) – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief...

Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu is nominating Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize

Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. The Prime Minister of Israel, 75, handed the US leader a letter during a three-hour meeting on Monday, which he claimed was the nominating he has sent the Nobel committee. Mr...

Germany’s education minister suggests classroom cap on immigrant pupils

Germany’s education minister has sparked heated debate after suggesting the proportion of migrant children in each school classroom could be capped at 30 or 40 per cent. Karin Prien’s comments have drawn criticism from opposition parties and...

Peter Beinart on Zohran Mamdani & Why Democratic Voters Are Increasingly Skeptical of Israel

We speak to Peter Beinart, editor-at-large at Jewish Currents, about changing popular opinion in the U.S. toward Israel and Palestine. “I’m not sure there’s any political issue in the United States, perhaps other than gay marriage, over the last...

Over 17,000 school-age children killed in Gaza since start of Israel's military operation

CAIRO, July 8. /TASS/. Over 17,000 adolescents were killed by Israel’s bombings and airstrikes or died beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip since the start of the military operation in the blockaded enclave in the fall of...

Candace Owens: Iranian Asset?

The time has come to consider whether Candace Owens’ criticisms of Middle East policy constitute treason. During her interview with Piers Morgan on June 24, Owens encouraged American soldiers to seek dishonorable discharges to avoid fighting a...

MTN Ghana donates school uniforms to pupils of Katinguli R/C, Baale Primary Schools

By Yussif Ibrahim Yendi (N/R), July 08, GNA – Telecommunication service operator MTN Ghana, as part of its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care programme, has donated school uniforms to pupils of Katinguli R/C and Baale L/A Primary Schools in the Yendi...