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Civil rights groups are appealing a federal court ruling that could make it harder to enforce key voting protections for people of color under the Voting Rights Act.

Opposition lawmakers were forcefully removed from the chambers as they debated President Macky Sall's decision to delay the election. Authorities blocked mobile internet access amid growing protests.

The civil suit alleges that Majors was physically abusive towards Jabbari during incidents in Los Angeles, London and New York. The New York incident led to a criminal conviction for Majors.

President Biden warned Israel its behavior would determine future U.S. policy on Gaza, after an Israeli airstrike killed seven workers from the food charity World Central Kitchen.

Kishida's surprise resignation comes as he and his party, the governing Liberal Democratic Party, struggle to recover from a series of corruption scandals.

YouTube is under fire for collecting data on children and may face a federal investigation. Consumer groups allege that YouTube exposes children to inappropriate content and fails to police videos.

The two-week event had been due to take place in Chile, but because of social unrest in that country, the Spanish capital Madrid offered to host it instead.

Representatives from some 70 countries met in Tunis on Friday and issued an ultimatum to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, demanding an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access to cities like Homs that have been under bombardment by the Syrian army. Audie Cornish talks to Michele Kelemen about the news.

Since the leak of the National Security Agency's data-gathering program, U.S. officials have been defending their strategies. But they've been arguing for years that intelligence gathering has to keep up with the new ways America's enemies are planning and communicating.

The jet with 239 people on board disappeared early Saturday on a flight to Beijing. So far, a search in the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam hasn't turned up any definitive sign.