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• Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure
  University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police break up Gaza protest.
• US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia
  New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.
• Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’
  These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.
• Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support
  Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.
• Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
  Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.
• Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March
  More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.
• Baby girl rescued from mother’s womb dies
  The baby girl who was rescued from her dead mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike in Rafah has died.
• Australian students join protests for Palestine
  Students from universities in Australia are joining their American peers in protests for Palestine
• Arming genocide? New report documents use of US arms in Israeli war crimes
  This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel.
• Qatar pledges $3m to Ukrainian human rights body
  Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says.