“Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, “In the name of God, it’s the darkness”) but is seen as shorthand for a generational divide.
Trustees, alumni and others are gathering at Cornell University for meetings and homecoming this week, as the university faces a crisis over sexual assault allegations.
The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.
Hundreds of schools will suspend some or all classes on Monday, the education minister said, as students protest conditions in the education system. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds of people injured.
A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.
At an Indonesian prison complex near Jakarta, inspectors found expensive cars, spacious quarters with flat-screen TVs and a golf simulator under construction.
Indonesian officials with an inmate at Cibinong prison, near Jakarta, in 2019. Inspectors found some inmates receiving V.I.P. treatment during a surprise visit last week.
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