Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to ban those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say. Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long … Read more
The body of a fourth U.S. Army soldier was found on Tuesday in Lithuania, a week after the soldier and three others were reported missing when the armored vehicle they were riding in sank in a bog, the U.S. military said. The Army did not immediately release the name of the fourth soldier, whose body … Read more
As Israeli forces advanced on the southern Gaza city of Rafah before dawn last Sunday, an ambulance crew set out to evacuate civilians wounded by Israeli shelling. But the ambulance was hit on the way, and its crew injured. Several more ambulances and a fire truck headed to the scene, according to the Palestine Red … Read more
When the verdict from a Paris criminal court flashed across screens in Hénin-Beaumont, many customers in the Café de la Paix received it with the outrage and disappointment Marine Le Pen predicted. The far-right political leader was found guilty embezzlement, sentenced to four years in prison — two years suspended, two in a form of … Read more
The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women off from access to contraception. This policy change has attracted little attention amid the wholesale dismantling of American foreign aid, but it stands to have enormous implications, including more maternal deaths and an overall increase … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel backed away from his nominee for the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence service on Tuesday after conservative allies attacked him for criticizing President Trump and Israeli media reported that he had protested judicial overhauls pushed by Mr. Netanyahu’s government. Mr. Netanyahu had backed Eli Sharvit, a former commander of … Read more
A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday night from Florida, the first trip to put humans into an orbit that takes them over both of Earth’s poles. A spacecraft orbiting over the poles can observe the entire planet as it spins underneath. The path is particularly useful for weather, mapping and spy satellites. With many of … Read more
Pope Francis health has continued to improve in the week since he left the hospital after a weekslong stay, the Vatican said Tuesday. During Francis’ 38-day stay at Policlinico A. Gemelli in Rome, he was treated for pneumonia and other infections. He experienced two episodes — a breathing crisis and a bronchial spasm that caused … Read more
Hooters, the restaurant chain known for its chicken wings, its all-female serving staff in revealing outfits and its slogan — “delightfully tacky, yet unrefined” — has filed for bankruptcy in a Texas court, the company announced on Monday. Under the bankruptcy agreement, a group that includes the company’s founders — who independently run about a … Read more
It was marketed as a place with an “earthquake-resistant foundation.” The 12-story Sky Villa Condominium complex featured the largest rooftop bar in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay and a gym with state-of-the-art equipment. Now it is a tomb. Sky Villa, which was built in 2017, was one of the hardest-hit sites in the devastating … Read more