Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:51 pm ET RAMALLAH, West Bank—National security adviser Jake Sullivan Friday pressed Palestinian leaders to help provide security for the postwar Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said, a day after pushing Israel to wind down its campaign against Hamas. The U.S. and Arab allies fear that chaos will reign and Hamas could … Read more
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:57 pm ET Apple is rolling out a new security setting for iPhones following Wall Street Journal reporting about a vulnerability that allowed thieves to break into victims’ devices and upend their lives. The Journal reported on a nationwide spate of thefts where criminals used iPhone owners’ passcodes to change their … Read more
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:12 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israel’s military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’s vast complex of tunnels in Gaza, according to U.S. officials briefed on the Israeli military’s operations, part of an intensive effort to destroy the underground infrastructure that has underpinned the group’s operations. The move to … Read more
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:10 pm ET Ukraine’s biggest wireless network operator said attackers knocked its service offline Tuesday, disrupting critical infrastructure through an assault that coincided with the Ukrainian president’s latest visit to Washington. The incident, which affected millions of Kyivstar customers in Ukraine, is among the most disruptive cyberattacks to succeed against the … Read more
Updated Dec. 9, 2023 12:32 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israeli soldiers clashed with Hamas militants in the narrow streets of some of Gaza City’s oldest and most crowded neighborhoods, with blasts severely damaging a large seventh-century mosque and setting some residential buildings ablaze. The Israeli military on Saturday instructed the remaining residents … Read more
Dave Phinney is gesticulating with a giant bandage wrapped around his index finger, an injury that serves up one of the Napa Valley winemaker’s myriad anecdotes: that he sliced it open while attempting to perforate a can late at night. Harvest is wrapped, and Phinney is years removed from the hard labor of picking or … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations … Read more
America’s tiniest employers have the highest share of job openings on record—more than one in five available positions—a sign the labor market might be tilting toward the little guy. Solid demand for workers from small establishments, such as mom-and-pop businesses and many franchise locations, stands in contrast to a cooling labor market more broadly. It … Read more
Updated Nov. 30, 2023 3:35 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary truce in Gaza for an eighth day, Egyptian officials said Thursday, in a deal that is expected to involve the release of another 10 hostages, mostly women and children. Secretary of State Antony Blinken … Read more
When Thai media mogul Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip fulfilled her lifelong dream of buying Miss Universe, it signaled a new chapter for the beleaguered pageant. Miss Universe, which bows tonight in El Salvador, had been limping along with dwindling relevance in recent years. Until 2022, when colorful businesswoman and trans reality star Jakrajutatip, 44, bought it with … Read more