Protests escalate after students suspended, while dozens arrested on campuses in Texas, Utah and VirginiaMiddle East crisis – live updatesDozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the...

The US president made the comments in a call with Egypt and Qatar’s leaders as Hamas considers its response to the latest ceasefire proposalHere are some of the latest images sent to us from Gaza over the news wires.US secretary of state Antony Blinken has left Saudi Arabia and is next headed to Jordan, where he will meet King Abdullah II and foreign...

Fifa has concerns over running of Zambia’s football associationLetter warns that there may be ‘grounds for the suspension’Zambia’s women could miss out on playing at this summer’s Olympics after Fifa threatened the country’s football association with suspension amid accusations of money-laundering offences against its president and “undue influence...

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says her banning shows President Kagame does not adhere to international lawA Rwandan opposition leader who has been banned from standing for election has cast doubt on whether her government will stick to the terms of the deportation deal agreed with Rishi Sunak.Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza told the Guardian that the Rwandan...

England player allegedly threatened staff and customersVunipola says sorry for ‘unfortunate misunderstanding’Billy Vunipola was tasered twice by police officers before being arrested at 4.30am on Sunday morning after an incident in a bar in Majorca.The arrest occurred in Epic bar in Palma after the England rugby international took off his shirt and...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as French GDP accelerates, and HSBC announces CEO’s retirementHungary has returned to growth, in an encouraging sign for Eastern Europe’s economy.Hungary’s gross domestic product grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of this year, new data shows, having previously stagnated with 0% growth in the...