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The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, a symbolic gesture rejected by the United States and Israel. The resolution -- adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions -- urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" -- wording similar to a text vetoed by Washington in the Security Council last month. At that time, Washington used its veto power on the Council -- as it has before -- to protect its ally Israel, which has been at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian militant group's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. It has insisted on the idea of making a ceasefire conditional on the release of all hostages in Gaza, saying otherwise that Hamas has no incentive to free those in captivity. Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood repeated that position Wednesday, saying it would be "shameful and wrong" to adopt the text. Ahead of the vote, Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon said: "The resolutions before the assembly today are beyond logic. (...) The vote today is not a vote for compassion. It is a vote for complicity." The General Assembly often finds itself taking up measures that cannot get through the Security Council, which has been largely paralyzed on hot-button issues such as Gaza and Ukraine due to internal politics, and this time is no different. The resolution, which is non-binding, demands "immediate access" to widespread humanitarian aid for the citizens of Gaza, especially in the besieged north of the territory. Dozens of representatives of UN member states addressed the Assembly before the vote to offer their support to the Palestinians. "Gaza doesn't exist anymore. It is destroyed," said Slovenia's UN envoy Samuel Zbogar. "History is the harshest critic of inaction." That criticism was echoed by Algeria's deputy UN ambassador Nacim Gaouaoui, who said: "The price of silence and failure in the face of the Palestinian tragedy is a very heavy price, and it will be heavier tomorrow." Hamas's October 2023 attack on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,208 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. That count includes hostages who died or were killed while being held in Gaza. Militants abducted 251 hostages, 96 of whom remain in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead. Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed at least 44,805 people, a majority of them civilians, according to data from the Hamas-run health ministry that is considered reliable by the United Nations. "Gaza today is the bleeding heart of Palestine," Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said last week during the first day of debate in the Assembly's special session on the issue. "The images of our children burning in tents, with no food in their bellies and no hopes and no horizon for the future, and after having endured pain and loss for more than a year, should haunt the conscience of the world and prompt action to end this nightmare," he said, calling for an end to the "impunity." The Gaza resolution calls on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to present "proposals on how the United Nations could help to advance accountability" by using existing mechanisms or creating new ones based on past experience. The Assembly, for example, created an international mechanism to gather evidence of crimes committed in Syria starting from the outbreak of civil war in 2011. A second resolution calling on Israel to respect the mandate of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and allow it to continue its operations was passed Wednesday by a vote of 159-9 with 11 abstentions. Israel has voted to ban the organization starting January 28, after accusing some UNRWA employees of taking part in Hamas's devastating attack. abd/sst/jgc Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.
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ANDERSON – Tate Ivanyo and Rob Davidson each posted a double-double Saturday, and the Anderson University men’s basketball team surged past Carthage 88-74 at O.C. Lewis Gynmasium. “I’m definitely proud of the guys on this one,” Ravens coach Carter Collins said “Carthage is a very talented team, ad they got us at their place last year.” Ivanyo finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds for his eighth career double-double. He added four assists, and three steals. Davidson tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double while shooting 5-of-7 from the floor and procuring three steals. Brice Williams put Anderson in front by double figures for the first time at 24-13 with a layup at the 10:39 mark in the first half. The lead peaked at 21 points on a pair of free throws by Ivanyo with 54 seconds to play before intermission, and the Ravens (4-1) led 53-35 at halftime. “I thought we played really well during the first half and hit basically everything that we outlined we wanted to do,” Collins said. Ivanyo’s jumper with 19:07 remaining gave Anderson its biggest lead at 57-35 before Cathage (2-2) began chipping away. Ashe Oglesby’s layup with 12:57 to play pulled the Firebirds within single digits at 62-53, but the visitors got no closer. “The second half was more up and down,” Collins said, “but I was proud of the guys overcoming an uncharacteristic 0-for-13 3-point shooting half to play Carthage close to even and pull out the victory.” Anderson finished just 7-for-28 beyond the arc but shot 46.4% (32-of-69) overall. Carthage was at 41% (25-of-61) from the floor and was 9-of-29 from 3-point range. The Ravens shot 17-for-23 at the free-throw line, while the Firebirds were 15-of-23. Anderson won the battle of the boards 46-37 and scored 28 points off 19 Carthage turnovers. Williams finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Ravens. Kenny Troutman tallied 11 points and two steals, and Nolan Swan added 10 points and three rebounds. Griffin Daun and Riley Brooks led Carthage with 17 points each. A.J. Williams was the only other Firebird in double figures with 10 points. Ryan Johnson pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds. The Ravens travel to Chicago on Tuesday to face North Park (1-3) at 8 p.m. HOLLAND, Mich. – Brynn Beard’s 3-pointer didn’t fall at the buzzer, and Olivet held off a furious second-half charge to outlast the Ravens 79-77 on Saturday. Bella Larrison’s layup with 50 seconds left pulled Anderson (2-4) within two points, and the Comets (2-2) missed a pair of free throws to extend the lead with 16 seconds to play. Lapel’s Makynlee Taylor rebounded the second miss to set up Beard’s attempted game winner. Larrison led the Ravens with 20 points, six rebounds, five steals and two assists. Sarah Sewak added 18 points and four rebounds, and Izzy Davis tallied 14 points, seven boards and five assists for Anderson. The Ravens trailed 45-29 at halftime but cut the deficit to 64-57 entering the fourth quarter. Olivet shot 41.8% (28-of-67) overall and was 7-of-21 from 3-point range and 16-of-24 at the free-throw line. Anderson shot 34.6% (28-of-81) from the floor, 7-of-34 beyond the arc and 14-of-19 at the charity stripe. The Ravens travel to South Bend on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. meeting against St. Mary’s (3-3).
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' third bid to be released on bail won't be decided until next weekFor a third day, police searched for the suspect in what they are calling a “brazen, targeted,” and “premeditated” attack on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down early Wednesday morning outside his midtown Manhattan hotel. While there is no known motive yet, police are investigating whether anger at UnitedHealth and the insurance industry could be at play. Due to the personal nature of the attack on Thompson, a number of healthcare insurance companies are removing the names, information, and photos of their leadership from their websites, 404 Media reported . Those companies include: UnitedHealth Group, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, and Aetna. Pharmacy chain CVS has also removed information about its leadership from its website. | UnitedHealthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group removed photos of its top executives from its website hours after the shooting, and later removed their names and biographies, according to the Associated Press . Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reportedly redirected its leadership page to a general “about us” page on its website after walking back a policy that would charge patients for anesthesia during procedures that went longer than estimated. Humana also removed its CEO page and information about its board of directors, while Aetna removed its leadership page. CVS pulled photos of its executives (Aetna has partnered with CVS Health to offer access to a nationwide network of primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals, and discounts in store). Park Nicollet Health Service also removed a photo and information about Thompson’s wife , Paulette. The AP also reported Medica, a nonprofit healthcare firm, temporarily closed its Minnesota offices for security reasons on Friday “out of an abundance of caution,” while nonprofit health insurance organization Caresource took down individual executive leadership pages . At the same time, many companies are beefing up their security. (Thompson reportedly did not have a security detail when he was shot.) “Chief security officers around the globe are looking at their executive security programs, either on their own, or by CEOs and their boards . . . making sure that they have the appropriate resources . . . to identify potential situations like this,” Dave Komendat, president of DSKomendat Risk Management, told ABC News . He added that security officers at dozens of Fortune 500 companies held a video call to discuss boosting protection for executives after the shooting. But critics say executives are missing the point. The incident has shed a spotlight on many Americans’ distrust and frustration with healthcare insurers and the nation’s increasingly expensive healthcare system. UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S., covering more than 50 million people, has been heavily criticized for denying patients’ claims, delaying reimbursements, and defending their refusal to cover medical treatments and procedures deemed necessary by doctors and hospitals, particularly for the elderly . In the last few days, people have used social media to vent their anger over these and other business practices, aiming it at UnitedHealth, Thompson, and the system at large. Last year, UnitedHealth Group reported $371.6 billion in revenue and was slapped with an antitrust lawsuit to block a $3.3 billion acquisition of a rival home health and hospice service, according to National Public Radio . The application deadline for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards is this Friday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.