International

Biden prepares a tough executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a day
The impact of the 2,500 figure means that the border could be closed to migrants seeking asylum effectively immediately, because daily figures are higher than that now.
‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet’s most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit
Two Malaysians separated by 900 miles are both taking credit for a synthetic image of Gaza that became the most viral ever AI-generated photo, underscoring the complexities of authorship and ownership in an online landscape increasingly overrun with content created by artificial intelligence.
Mexico elects its first female president
Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, was overwhelmingly elected Mexico’s first female president on Sunday, a historic milestone in a country rife with gender-based violence and misogyny.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally at DFL convention
Demonstrators rallied outside the DFL convention in Duluth on Saturday calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Many delegates are withholding support to Democrats who refuse to call for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Stuck at sea for years, a sailor's plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment
The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members abandoned by shipowners around the world. That’s left sailors aboard months and sometimes years without pay. 
President Biden unveils and endorses details of a new Israeli cease-fire proposal
President Joe Biden gave remarks on the Middle East at the White House on Friday. He said it is time for the war in Gaza to end and discussed a “road map” to a cease-fire agreement.