new video loaded: Hamas Partially Accepts Trump’s Peace Plan Hamas said it would release all Israeli hostages but wants to negotiate elements of President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem, explains where negotiations stand. By Adam Rasgon, Christina Shaman, Jon Hazell, Melanie Bencosme and June...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — More than 600 couples married simultaneously Saturday in Asunción, Paraguay. Thousands said “I do” in unison as part of a government initiative to make civil weddings more accessible across the country. The campaign, called “United by Love and Protected by Law,” aims to legalize relationships in...

In 1996, David Risher told Bill Gates he was quitting his management role at Microsoft, then already one of the world’s largest companies with annual revenue of nearly $8.7 billion, to take a job at a “tiny, little bookstore online,” called Amazon. “It wasn’t an entirely rational move,” Risher, who is now CEO of Lyft,...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday said he was informed by the Trump administration that the Defense Department plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard and deploy them within his state. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will,”...

Anti-government protesters in Georgia have attempted to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi. Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse them. Protests began after some government opposition figures called for a “peaceful revolution” against the government led by the Georgian Dream party who are accused of being pro-Russian and authoritarian. The...

President Donald Trump issued blistering remarks in response to Iran’s Supreme Leader claiming victory over Israel and, by extension, the U.S. In a loaded public message, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had also threatened to attack more U.S. Military bases, further splintering the Middle Eastern country’s relationship with the U.S. “Look, you’re a man of great faith....

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands gathered in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival, which is celebrated annually by the largest ethnic group, the Oromos, who were donning mostly white traditional attire. The Irreecha festival is held to thank God, whom the Oromos call...

Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images A wave of defense tech startups in Silicon Valley is drawing billions in funding and reshaping America’s national security. Anduril Industries, recently valued at $30.5 billion following its latest funding round, is among the so-called “neoprimes” — companies challenging the dominance of legacy contractors, dubbed “primes,” such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop...