The court’s chief prosecutor had sought the arrests over war crimes in Gaza. The court also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief, Muhammad Deif, whom Israel has said it killed.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Yoav Gallant, who was then his defense minister, at a news conference
So far, direct attacks between the two adversaries have been precise and calculated. Whether that lasts is another question.People stand near the remains of a missile near the Dead Sea, in Israel, in October.
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.Smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike on the Dahiya, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday.
The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.People running toward humanitarian aid packages dropped over the northern Gaza Strip in April.
Plus, a $6.2 million piece of fruit.House Republicans voted to block the release of an Ethics Committee report about sexual misconduct and illicit drug use accusations against former Representative Matt Gaetz.
In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.The Department of Justice and a group of states had until the end of Wednesday to propose remedies in an antitrust lawsuit they won in August.
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.The Justice Department declined to charge former Representative Matt Gaetz with a crime after its
The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments.
The president-elect, who built his reputation on reality television, is rounding out his second administration with Dr. Oz, Fox News hosts and a former star of “The Real World.”Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former syndicated TV host, was picked by President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday to oversee Medicare
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.Pete Hegseth during the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York in 2019. President-elect Donald J. Trump has so far told adv
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing classes like Sociology from core requirements.Trustees at Florida International University marked for removal 22 courses that are heavily focused on socia
Cynthia Erivo is the strongest draw in this splashy, overly long movie, which is the first installment in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway show.
Some fans who have attended early screenings of the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical have treated it as a singalong. Not everyone is thrilled.
To create the costumes for the new “Wicked” movie, the filmmakers turned to a Tony Award winner who already knew his way around Oz.The costume designer Paul Tazewell with two of his creations on a Universal soundstage this month.
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.Prahlad Pawar, 34, right, with his wife, Pushpa Pawar, 31, in Kolgaon, western India. The Pawars say their employer made them work as
Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in the country’s sugar fields.Pushpa Pawar, 31, standing with relatives in the village of Kolgaon, India. Ms. Pawar’s husband, Prahlad Pawar, a cane cutter, said that the couple and their children had been
Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.A British-made Storm Shadow cruise missile on display at a military show in 2018.
The “atmospheric river” storm disrupted travel and left at least two people dead in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.A tree toppled onto a bus as the storm battered Seattle. Nearly half a million customers in Washington were without power as of late Wednesday morning.
About two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.New York City was expected to receive some rain on Wednesday night, after weeks of drought.
The Canadian authorities are preparing for a possible spike in undocumented migrants, just as Trump appointees complain about too many people arriving from Canada.Migrants who had crossed the border from Canada, many of them from India, talking to taxi drivers in Plattsburgh, N.Y., who were offering
Mexico is banking on its ability to negotiate with a deal maker like Donald J. Trump, and many officials say the country is better prepared and has more leverage than it did during his first term.President-elect Donald J. Trump speaks during a meeting of the House of Representatives G.O.P. Conferenc
Western countries are confronting demands for trillions of dollars to fight climate change and to cope with its worsening effects.The Chinese delegation pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan. Newly industrialized countries like China and India are part of an effort to secure trillions in climate financing.
In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.People from across the former Soviet Union flock to the health resorts in Naftalan, Azerbaijan, to bathe in the area’s oil.
The disgraced New York politician is considering a run for City Council. But even in an era of political comebacks, this might be pushing it.Anthony Weiner agreed to be interviewed while getting a haircut on Wednesday at Astor Place Hairstylists.
