TikTok Bots, MAGA Outrage and the Very Online Fight for Romania’s Future
It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up.Read More
Graz, Austria, School Shooting: What to Know
Ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, the police said. The gunman also died, in an apparent suicide.Read More
Reagan Invoked the ‘Welfare Queen.’ The New G.O.P. Target Is a Lazy Gamer.
Republicans targeting safety net programs once invoked women they claimed were living lavishly on government funds. Now as they seek to pare back Medicaid, the imagery has changed — but not the argument.Read More
Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?
Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.Read More
Military Parade Marches Into Political Maelstrom as Trump Deploys Troops to LA
President Trump’s decision to send troops into an American city comes just days before a rare military display in the nation’s capital.Read More
Israel Deports Greta Thunberg and Other Activists on Gaza Aid Boat
The environmental campaigner was sent home after she and others on the intercepted ship said they were trying to deliver food and medical supplies.Read More
Palestinian Authority President Says Hamas Must Exit Gaza
Mahmoud Abbas gave assurances to President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has set conditions for possible recognition of a Palestinian state at a U.N. conference next week.Read More
Young Israeli Hostage Says Finding Faith Helped Him Survive Hamas Captivity
How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.Read More
Pressure Rises on Israel as U.K., Canada and Others Impose Sanctions on 2 Far-Right Ministers
The coordinated move highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.Read More
Khaby Lame, World’s Most Popular TikToker, Is Forced to Leave U.S.
Amid President Trump’s crackdown on immigration, agents detained Mr. Lame, 25, for overstaying a visa, and he left the country. Another Gen Z influencer took credit.Read More