Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.
Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in an English waterway near Oxford when he pulled out a rusty sword. Experts say it’s a Viking sword that is probably more than 1,000 years old.
Muhammad Mustafa has long been an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas. Critics are skeptical he can produce the “revitalized Palestinian Authority” that Washington wants.
It was not immediately clear what caused the bloodshed in Gaza City. The Israeli military categorically denied what Gazan authorities described as a “targeted attack” on hungry people.
McDonald’s Japan apologized for a “system failure.” Some outlets in Australia closed their doors, while others reverted to taking orders with pen and paper, news outlets said.