Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm.

Col. Matthew McCall toured the part of the prison at Guantánamo Bay where, in 2007, federal agents obtained now-disputed confessions from terrorism suspects.

Videos shared by Chinese official media showed transmission towers and power lines igniting and debris swirling in the air in the city, a manufacturing and technology hub by the Pearl River.

The statement came as anticipation was growing of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Gazans have been displaced.

Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened.

High temperatures this week have left people sweltering and challenged businesses that need to keep their products cool.

The latest push for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang.

A group of conspiracy theorists and an obscure prince are accused of planning to attack Parliament and depose the chancellor. The first trial starts on Monday.

The officials said they believed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israelis could be charged, and that the court was also considering warrants for Hamas leaders.