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U.S. officials on rare visit to controversial Gaza aid distribution site

This handout photo from US Embassy Jerusalem shows White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, visiting a food distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in the Gaza Strip Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. David Azaguri/US Embassy Jerusalem via AP hide caption toggle caption David Azaguri/US Embassy Jerusalem via

France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. What does that change?

A flag with a watermelon, a symbol of Palestinian identity, is waved during the Red Line for Gaza protest in Paris on July 8. Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images France and the United Kingdom are among the latest countries preparing to formally recognize a state of

More than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders denounce starvation in Gaza

People attend an interfaith service on October 29, 2018 at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America More than 1,000 rabbis and other Jewish leaders from around the globe, including in Israel and the U.S., have signed a public letter

Ukraine approves law restoring independence of anti-graft watchdogs following backlash

Demonstrators protest against the bill proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — After a public outcry and pressure from the European Union, a new law is now in force in Ukraine restoring the independence of state agencies investigating corruption. World Activists in

Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching

A sedated rhino is being prepared before a hole is drilled into its horn and isotopes carefully inserted, at a rhino orphanage in Mokopane, South Africa, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP hide caption toggle caption Alfonso Nqunjana/AP MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the

El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection, extends presidential terms

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele gives a press conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 14, 2025. Salvador Melendez/AP hide caption toggle caption Salvador Melendez/AP SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country's National Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and

The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries

A general view shows shipping containers at the port in Keelung on Aug. 1 I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has issued updated tariff rates, listing more than 65 countries plus the European Union. Some of the rates reflect what was shared in earlier "letters"

Brazil Braces for Trump’s Tariffs. Brits Say Goodbye to Ozzy

Enlarge this image Workers harvest coffee on a farm in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, April 4, 2025. Andre Penner/AP hide caption toggle caption Andre Penner/AP Workers harvest coffee on a farm in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, April 4, 2025. Andre Penner/AP The threat of 50% US tariffs on some goods have Brazilian growers and producers are on