Aid Starts Entering Gaza Through U.S.-Built Pier, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough

Trucks of humanitarian aid began moving ashore into Gaza early Friday via a temporary pier built by the U.S. military, the first supplies of aid to be sent into the…

When an Eel Takes a Bite Then an Octopus Might Claim an Eyeball

The conger eel was the favorite, weighing at least three times more than its eight-armed opponent. But by the time the video footage begins, the underdog octopus had already asserted…

At ICJ Hearing, Israel Defends Rafah Operation as ‘Limited and Localized’

Lawyers representing Israel on Friday defended the military operation in Rafah as “limited and localized,” arguing at the United Nations’ top court that the judges should not seek to restrict…

Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday signed into law a bill allowing some Ukrainian convicts to serve in the country’s military in exchange for the possibility of parole at the end…

Gunman Kills Three Spanish Tourists in Central Afghanistan

Three Spanish tourists and one Afghan were killed by a gunman in central Afghanistan on Friday, Taliban officials said, in the first fatal attack on tourists in the country since…

Putin’s China Visit Highlights Military Ties That Worry the West

President Vladimir V. Putin attended a trade fair on Friday in a northeastern Chinese city and toured a state-backed university famous for its cutting edge defense research, highlighting how economic…

As Supernatural Claims Spread Online, Vatican Updates Its Rules on Them

The Roman Catholic Church has long been vigilant when it comes to supernatural apparitions like professed sightings of the Virgin Mary, weeping Madonnas or bleeding crucifixes. Over the centuries, it…

Israel-Hamas War Updates: Gaza Receives First Aid Delivery From U.S. Pier

Smoke rises following an airstrike in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday.Credit…Tsafrir Abayov/Associated Press Lawyers representing Israel on Friday defended the military operation in Rafah as “limited and…

Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance

But it is certainly a popular tool today. A Human Rights Watch report published last February documented 75 cases of transnational repression reportedly committed by more than 20 countries, including…

Slovakia Prime Minister Undergoes Further Surgery After Assassination Attempt

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia underwent an additional surgery, officials said on Friday, as questions continued to swirl about the assassination attempt that put him in the hospital. The…