President Gustavo Petro urged Colombians to mobilize on International Labor Day to support a referendum on health and labor reforms, following setbacks for his initiatives in Congress.

Colombian President Urges Massive Mobilization In Support Of Referendum

World: The 37-year-old Indian PhD student Ranjani Srinivasan never imagined that her academic journey at the Ivy League university would come to such a drastic end.

'Left my cat behind...': Indian student who self-deported from US says, 'Columbia let me down'

After the video was circulated online and she started being criticised, the lawmaker took to X to issue an apology. 



Watch: Columbian lawmaker caught vaping in parliament while discussing health reforms, apologises

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, more than a dozen States and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok, claiming that the well-known short-form video app is made to be addicting for children and detrimental to their mental health.

US States File Lawsuit Against TikTok, Lawsuit Accuses App Of Harming Children

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned nearly four months after the university's handling of campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza was criticised by both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides. Watch in for more details!

Columbia University president resigns amid anti-Israel protest backlash

Argentina vs Columbia, Copa America Final 2024: WATCH | Players come to blows in extra time

For close to three weeks, some of the topmost Universities in the United States have been gripped by protests & clashes on campus. The anti-war students have been protesting against the Israel's war in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire. A key demand of students is that their institutions financially divest from Israel and companies profiting from the war. The campus protests have now spread to nearly 140 colleges in at least 45 states and at least six other countries, including France, Australia, U.K. & Canada. More than 2,000 have been arrested nationwide in the past fortnight in the brutal police crackdown at several campuses. Columbia, the epicentre of these protests, cancelled its main graduation ceremony on the 6th of May. A country that prides itself on freedom of expression is increasingly resembling an authoritarian nation. Mohammed Saleh brings you the details.

Columbia, epicentre of protests, cancels its main grad ceremony

Over 2,100 arrests made in pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, non-students make up majority

The campus chaos in the US is escalating, dozens of demonstrators took over a building at Columbia University in New York. Moreover, New York Police Department personnels entered Hamilton hall and arrested several student protesters.

US: Police raid occupied Columbia building, NYP confirm campus cleared

NYPD removes pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University, dozens arrested

Watch the top headlines of the hour: - Columbia protests: NYPD enters Hamilton hall - Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah - Poll: 58% Israelis want Netanyahu to quit - Blinken in Israel to push for truce

Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah | 58% Israelis want Netanyahu to quit, says poll

US: Police breach occupied Columbia building as students escalate protests

US: Police climb up second story of Hamilton hall, NYPD detains 50 detainees onto a bus

US: Police raid occupied Columbia building as students escalate their protests

Violent clashes broke out on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday when counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, hours after New York City police cleared pro-Palestinian protesters out of an academic building that had been taken over at Columbia University. Watch in for more details!

US: Violence erupts at UCLA campus between rival Gaza protest groups

Chaos in US universities: Police raid occupied Columbia building, NYP confirm 'campus cleared'

Protesters on Columbia University’s campus took control of an academic building on Tuesday, as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue to spread at college campuses around the nation against the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Protests rock US colleges: Protesters chant 'free Palestine' slogans at Columbia University

Watch the top headlines of the hour: - Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah - Police clear Columbia's Hamilton Hall - Blinken in Israel to push for truce - US moves to reclassify Marijuana - South korea discusses joining AUKUS - Multiple Delhi-NCR schools recieve bomb threats

US moves to reclassify marijuana | Police clear Columbia's Hamilton Hall

Protesters on Columbia University’s campus took control of an academic building Tuesday, as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue to spread at college campuses around the nation against the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

US: Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University take over campus building

US: Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building

Watch the top headlines of the hour: - Blinken hopeful for Gaza truce deal - Biden phone calls Qatar Egypt - Columbia suspends protesters - North Korea missiles landed in Kharkiv - Four officers killed in US - Israel to send delegation to Cairo

Columbia suspends protesters | Israel to send delegation to Cairo

Pro-Palestine protests rock US schools, teachers stage walkout over mass arrests on campus

Columbia row: Biden slams surge in antisemitism; rabbi asks Jewish students to exit campus

This summer, towns from Maui to the Mediterranean have been devastated by wildfires caused by climate change, which has left many dead, worn out firefighters, and increased need for innovative solutions. AI-enabled cameras are being used by entrepreneurs and firefighters to search the horizon for smoke. In order to detect fires from orbit, a German business is constructing a constellation of satellites. Additionally, Microsoft is utilizing AI algorithms to forecast the potential locations of future fires.

2023, deadliest year for wildfires: Forest fire destroyed 400 million hectares of land worldwide

Wildfires continue across continents - Canada, Italy and Colombia continued to battle the conflagration over the weekend. Canada continues to endure its worst wildfire season on record. Over 166,000 square kilometers of land is already burnt.

Weekend wildfires across three continents

Colombia's cocaine production hits all-time high in 2022, Petro calls for new strategy

Dark turn for Colombian siblings who survived plane crash: Father charged with sexual abuse

Brazilian President Luis Da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met to plan and generate momentum for the upcoming Regional Summit on the Amazon rainforest next month.

Brazil and Colombia join forces to protect Amazon rainforest and combat climate crisis

Colombia sees largest-ever Pride parades in Bogota, other cities

The world is celebrating miracle in the Amazon where four children survived 40 days in the Columbian Forest, cut off from human civilisation. This has been a remarkable story, following the rescue of the children. The father of the children has finally shared details of the ordeal.

Columbia Amazon miracle: Father of two survivors speak on ordeal

More details are unfolding in the story of four indigenous children aged 13, 9, 4, as well as a now 12-month-old baby who went missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest. These children survived in the wild and have been united with their relatives.

Happy ending for Colombia's missing children

6.6 earthquake jolts Panama-Colombia border

Amazon plane crash: Confusion in Colombia after Pedro’s tweet on four missing kids being rescued

Colombian Navy intercepts ‘largest ever’ narco-submarine in history with three tonnes of cocaine

Delegates from 19 countries in the European Union met in Bogota, Columbia to find an answer to that question. Representatives include those from the United States, who were in favour of easing the sanctions against the Venezuelan government.

Venezuela political deadlock: US, UK & other nations agree to lift sanctions on Venezuela | WION

Advocates are celebrating news British Columbia will become the first in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents starting April 1. The announcement first promised by the B.C. New Democrats ahead of the 2020 election was part of Finance Minister Katrine Conroy's budget speech Tuesday.

British Columbia first in Canada to provide free contraception

Columbian judge uses ChatGPT to decide if autistic boy should get medical funding

After a two-year break, a botanical garden in the Colombian capital has reopened one of it's iconic orchid exhibition. The exhibition will show more than 1,500 specimens of the plant.

Colombia reopens orchid exhibition after pandemic break

The latest edition of the United States News and World report has sparked a heated debate in the higher education world. The latest ratings were called into question after the publication demoted Columbia university to number 18 from number 2.

US News & World report college ranking under scrutiny; Columbia admits to providing faulty data

Morning brief: US Senate passes Biden's mega bill, Colombia gets first leftist president and more

Following heavy rain in the Colombian city, a cloud of foam flooded the streets of Soacha managing to destroy at least 30 homes in the city. The residents of Soacha woke up to clouds of toxic foams surrounding the city.

WION Climate Tracker- Heavy rains in Columbia cause toxic foam formation

During a traditional event in Colombia involving a bullfight, many were injured after a stand collapsed. Tragically, four people were killed as well.

Four killed after stands collapsed at bullfighting ring in Colombia

Columbian cyclist wins race, celebrations cut-short after he crashes into his wife - WATCH

Canadian government has announced that it will allow the province of British Columbia to try a three-year experiment in decriminalising possession of small amounts of drugs.

Canada to temporarily decriminalise certain drugs in British Columbia

It's a journey like no other. This shocking viral video shows how this woman is using a precarious zipline to get to another village on the other side of a deep canyon.

This is how children go to school here

This is how children go to school here...

Disney’s Encanto won Oscar for best-animated film this year. A town in Columbia was one of the places that inspired Encanto’s producers. Salento is a town in centre-west of Columbia. Traditional architecture, beautiful landscapes, green mountains are highlights of Salento.

This Columbian town inspired Oscar-winning Encanto

Colombia is one of the largest producers of flowers in the world, with roses carnations and orchids being the most popular flower producers.

Farmers in Colombia expect flower exports to surge this year

Amazon fires: Colombia issues environmental alert over bad air quality

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