Israel’s defense minister announced on Wednesday an expansion of the military offensive in Gaza against Hamas, including plans to seize “large areas” of the enclave. The minister, Israel Katz, said newly captured territory would be “added to the security zones” that the military currently maintains in Gaza. He added that the expanding operation involved “wide-scale … Read more
There were times, before Israeli airstrikes on Gaza shattered the two-month-old cease-fire on March 18, when Huda Abu Teir and her family could almost believe things might go back to normal. After fleeing from their home to a shelter for displaced people, and then to a tent, another shelter and on to another encampment during … Read more
Train service between Heathrow Airport and central London was briefly disrupted on Wednesday morning because of a fire next to a track. Trains linking Paddington Station with Heathrow’s Terminal 5 may be canceled or face delays of up to 30 minutes because of the fire, National Rail said in an incident report. It did not … Read more
An 800-mile rail corridor stretching from Angola’s northern border to the Atlantic Ocean was former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s signature project in Africa, meant to counter Chinese influence and reshape America’s engagement with the continent. When President Trump came into office this year, he quickly moved to dismantle decades of American aid to Africa, … Read more
Soldiers in Myanmar opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying relief supplies from the Chinese Red Cross for earthquake victims in the badly hit city of Mandalay, according to a rebel armed group in Myanmar. The attack was the latest indication that the military, which seized power in a coup four years ago and … Read more
In recent weeks, China has been practicing unusual maneuvers off its southern coast involving three special barges. The vessels have linked up one behind another, forming a long bridge that extends from deeper waters onto the beach. That feat has been a warning to Taiwan. The vessels’ debut suggests that China’s People’s Liberation Army may … Read more
Two state elections say a lot about Trump Two states held elections yesterday that will provide hints as to how Americans feel about President Trump after 10 weeks back in office. In Wisconsin, a race for a State Supreme Court seat has morphed into a referendum on Elon Musk’s role in politics. The billionaire, who … Read more
Charlotte Webb, who as a young woman helped code breakers decipher enemy signals at Britain’s top-secret Bletchley Park, died on Monday. She was 101. Her death was confirmed by the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association and by the Bletchley Park Trust. Ms. Webb, known as Betty, was 18 when she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, … Read more
More than 230 passengers and crew members have been sickened in an outbreak of norovirus during a 29-day round-trip luxury cruise from England to the Eastern Caribbean, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Queen Mary 2, the flagship ocean liner of Cunard Lines, left from Southampton, England, on March 8, according … Read more
