WASHINGTON — Police and protesters clashed outside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Wednesday night during a demonstration for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the latest reflection of boiling tensions over the bloody conflict. Scores of Democratic representatives and candidates, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, were...
More Pandas Will Be Coming to the US, China’s President Signals
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes...
Russian Court Convicts a Woman for Protesting the War in Ukraine in Latest Crackdown
TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media reported. Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in her native St. Petersburg in April 2022 on charges of spreading false information about...
Israel Searches for Traces of Hamas in Raid of Key Gaza Hospital Packed With Patients
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also pressed on with their wider ground...
Biden, Xi Emerge from Hours of Talks, Agree to Curb Illicit Fentanyl, Restart Military Dialogue
WOODSIDE — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year on Wednesday with vows to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. The two leaders spent four hours together – in meetings,...
YouTube Creators Will Soon Have to Disclose Use of AI in Videos or Risk Suspension
YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement that creators reveal whether they've used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. In a blog post Tuesday outlining a number of AI-related policy updates, YouTube said creators that don't disclose whether they've used AI tools to...
Illegal Border Crossings Into the US Drop in October After a 3-Month Streak of Increases
WASHINGTON — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases. U.S. officials highlighted the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela on Oct. 18, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Arrests and...
Israel-Hamas War Misinformation Is Everywhere. Here Are the Facts.
Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict. In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground...
Tens of Thousands of Supporters of Israel Rally in Washington, Crying ‘Never Again’
WASHINGTON — Supporters of Israel rallied by the tens of thousands on the National Mall under heavy security Tuesday, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again." The March for Israel The “March for Israel” offered a resounding and bipartisan endorsement of one of America's closest allies...
Israeli Forces Raid Gaza’s Largest Hospital, Where Hundreds of Patients Are Stranded by Fighting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces on Wednesday raided Gaza’s largest hospital, a beleaguered facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, that is at the heart of clashing narratives around the war and a potent symbol of Palestinian suffering. Israel viewed Shifa Hospital as a key target in...