Media release for NYU’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment, which launched early this morning with over 30 tents.

Haiti’s main international airport has been closed for more than a month now. Gangs are still on a rampage.
What is life like in Port-au-Prince now? Photographer ⁦Ramon Espinosa⁩ and I arrived a few days ago. This is what we found: apnews.com/article/418c2a…

Musk was everywhere at today’s rally in Rio

#BREAKING NEW ENCAMPMENT for Palestine, 'Liberated Zone', set up at The New School in New York City, in solidarity with Columbia University.

Video by Ed Quinn [email protected] to license

A general strike was declared in the occupied West Bank after 14 Palestinians were killed in a 3-day Israeli raid to the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. An unprecedented level of destruction..

#NOW 'I belive that we will win!' Pro-palestine protesters chant as they descend onto YALE University grounds to support the occupation encampment that was set up last night.

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

IAEA can confirm that there is no damage to #Iran ’s nuclear sites. DG Rafael MarianoGrossi continues to call for extreme restraint from everybody and reiterates that nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. IAEA is monitoring the situation very closely.

Flights delayed for the next few hours at Imam Khomeini international airport in Tehran along with a number of other airports. All is calm in Tehran for now. Al Jazeera English

For THE CITY, NYPD confirms 108 arrests thus far, Columbia says anyone who participated is suspended, though they haven't confirmed #'s. By 2pm police had cleared the lawn of protesters, though hundreds more have since set up in another portion of lawn.

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JUST IN: US veto of Security Council resolution for full UN membership for Palestine.

12 votes in favor. UK and Switzerland abstained.

US only Council member voting no and issues veto.

All diplomatic seats in Security Council gallery are full for the historic vote.

Amar Bendjama, Algeria's ambassador to UN: Palestine deserves their rightful place to take a seat at the world of nations.

Vote expected any minute

Moments away from UN Security Council vote on Palestine bid for full UN membership.

Al Jazeera English will carry it live.
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Asked U.S. Mission to the UN Deputy Ambassador, Robert Wood to respond to reports that the US tried to delay today's #UNSC vote on Palestine's full UN Membership. This is what he said

Security Council is scheduled to vote today 5 pm on #Palestine UN membership.
Until now, diplomats say the draft resolution is expected to get (9 or) 10 votes in favor, 4 abstentions, and 1 #veto , as follows:
Veto: US.
Abstention: UK, RoK, Japan, Switzerland.
In favor: Russia,