Switzerland wins politically-charged 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
Singer Nemo is the first nonbinary person to win Eurovision. This year’s contest was dominated by political tensions over Israel’s participation.
By Kate Brady
More college presidents face no-confidence votes over handling of protests
More faculty groups are taking votes of no confidence in university presidents and chancellors, who are coming under scrutiny after campus protests.
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Israel orders more Rafah evacuations, expanding military operation
The evacuation orders included crowded neighborhoods, a hospital and two refugee camps in central Rafah, and risked angering the White House.
By Loveday Morris, Miriam Berger and Mohamad El Chamaa
U.S. offers Israel intelligence, supplies in effort to avoid Rafah invasion
Netanyahu has promised to enter Rafah with “extreme force,” while Biden wants any operation to be targeted
By Yasmeen Abutaleb
Biden commencement address at Morehouse sparks debate over identity
Some students say Martin Luther King Jr., the school’s most famous alumnus, would be protesting the president’s speech instead of welcoming him
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
The Conflict Explained
Visualizing what an attack on Rafah means for civilians
Over 1 million Palestinians displaced by war have sought refuge in Rafah. Now, about 100,000 civilians are being told to evacuate to an area with little infrastructure.
By Ruby Mellen, Laris Karklis and Samuel Granados
What is Zionism? The movement college protesters oppose, explained.
At protest camps, lists say “No Zionists.” Many Jewish leaders and Jewish students say the word is being used as a synonym for Jews and is antisemitic.
By Michelle Boorstein and Annie GowenIsrael orders new evacuations in Rafah as U.N. says more than 150,000 have fled
A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces on Saturday told Palestinians in further areas of Rafah, as well as parts of northern Gaza, to evacuate.
By Kelsey Ables and Victoria Bisset
More than 110,000 flee Rafah; U.S. says Israel may have violated law using American weapons
About 110,000 people have fled Rafah as Israeli bombardment there intensifies, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said early Friday.
By Andrew Jeong, Victoria Bisset and Cate Brown
Biden’s isolation grows as Gaza report both criticizes and clears Israel
Like much of Biden’s, at times, halting approach toward the war, the report released to Congress on Friday drew criticism from across the political spectrum.
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Jacqueline Alemany
U.S. says Israel may have violated humanitarian law using American weapons
The evaluation was a response to pressure from President Biden’s allies in Congress who sought to force a discussion about Israel’s use of U.S. weapons in Gaza.
By John Hudson, Karen DeYoung, Abigail Hauslohner and Michael Birnbaum
Battles rage around Rafah’s edge as more than 100,000 flee the city
Medics and journalists were unable to reach the area, making it difficult to assess the nature and intensity of the fighting.
By Louisa Loveluck
Thinking of not voting? It’s music to Trump’s ears.
Sometimes it’s the people who stay home in an election who matter the most.
By Colbert I. King
Biden’s weapons sales to Israel breach legal limits, former officials say
While the administration has expressed alarm over civilian casualties in Gaza, former officials say it has side-stepped laws governing foreign arms transfers.
By Louisa Loveluck
A Q&A with candidates in Maryland’s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary
In their own words, hear how Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks would hope to wield power if elected.
By Erin Cox, Hadley Green and Lateshia Beachum
Netanyahu says Israel can ‘stand alone’ after Biden threatens arms halt
In his first threat to withhold U.S. military aid, President Biden also acknowledged that American bombs used by Israel have killed civilians in the Gaza Strip.
By Frances Vinall, Jennifer Hassan and Alon Rom
Israel defiant after U.S. warns it will halt arms shipments over Rafah
Israel is ready to “stand alone” in the fight against its enemies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, after Biden threatened to cut off weapons.
By Shira Rubin, Michael Birnbaum and Karen DeYoung
Protesters descend on Eurovision, object to Israel’s participation
Some observers say this is the most politically charged edition of the song contest in its 68-year history. Contestant Eden Golan is representing Israel.
By Kate Brady
Biden’s threat to halt U.S. weapons to Israel draws immediate GOP blowback
The president’s newly drawn red line angers Republicans — including Donald Trump — and draws mixed responses from Democrats, who have been divided on how the U.S. should respond to Israel’s war.
By Maegan Vazquez and Amy B Wang
What to know about U.S. military aid to Israel as Biden warns of cut
President Biden stated he would halt a shipment of U.S. offensive weapons to Israel if it moves ahead with a ground invasion of the city of Rafah.
By Adam Taylor and Adela Suliman
Blast wounds, burns and disease: Rafah’s spiraling health-care crisis
Israel’s military operations in Rafah have overwhelmed hospitals, which were already struggling to treat patients suffering from malnutrition and disease.
By Kareem Fahim, Louisa Loveluck, Claire Parker, Hazem Balousha and Hajar Harb
How many hostages are still in Gaza since Hamas attack on Israel? What to know.
Israel estimates some 112 hostages held by Hamas have been released or freed; 92 are believed still to be alive in Gaza. Here’s what we know.
By Victoria Bisset, Sammy Westfall and Helier Cheung