National security adviser Jake Sullivan praised those who turned out against the bill, proposed by the Georgian Dream party. Demonstrators demanded it not be adopted.

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari described the Rafah operation as “precise” and “limited in scope.”

The evacuation orders included crowded neighborhoods, a hospital and two refugee camps in central Rafah, and risked angering the White House.

Russian ground forces mounted a new assault to push into Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region, seeking to capitalize on Kyiv’s shortage of weapons and soldiers.

Singer Nemo is the first nonbinary person to win Eurovision. This year’s contest was dominated by political tensions over Israel’s participation.

After Caramelo the horse was stranded on a roof, the dramatic race to save him gripped some in Brazil as the nation grapples with severe flooding.