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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is calling on governments and tech companies to do more to prevent livestreaming of terrorist attacks and the spread of such videos online. Ardern is seen here laying a wreath at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland last month.

New Zealand's Ardern Calls On Social Media Companies To Stem Terrorist Content

Facebook said Tuesday that it would implement a "one-strike" policy that would prevent users who have violated the site's standards from using its livestreaming platform.

Since Khashoggi's Death, Saudi Arabia Struggles To Repair Its Reputation

A year ago this week, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. His death was blamed on the kingdom's crown prince.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their votes at a voting station in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

As Israel Holds Election, Netanyahu Urges Supporters To Vote

In the second election in just five months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister is hoping to eke out a governing coalition. Once again, he faces a tough battle with a centrist rival.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Czech Republic President Milos Zeman shake hands in Prague in March 2016. For years, the Czech Republic kept its distance from Beijing. But this changed when Zeman, a populist, took office in 2013.

Czech-Chinese Ties Strained As Prague Stands Up To Beijing

Beijing recently canceled a sister-city agreement with Prague, whose mayor opposed inclusion of a "One China" provision that Taiwan is part of China. Beijing also canceled a Prague Philharmonic tour.

This picture taken on September 3 shows medical waste on Clifton beach in Karachi.

She Tweeted About Medical Waste On A Beach — And It Had An Impact

Shaniera Akram, the wife of the legendary Pakistani cricket star Wasim Akram, took a walk on a Karachi beach and saw hazardous medical waste. So she issued a plea for action on social media.

Shown above are San Diego city attorney candidates Cory Briggs and Mara Elliott. Elliott is the incumbent.

Cory Briggs Brings Controversial Record To San Diego City Attorney’s Race

An attorney known for battling government now wants to be San Diego city attorney. He’s known for advocating for transparency and the environment, but his record also includes a record of forming and representing nonprofits that have frequently violated state and federal disclosure laws.

Gabriela Escovar's animated film "Luzbella" has its world premiere at this year's San Diego Underground Film Festival.

San Diego Underground Film Festival Strives To 'Deviate From The Norm'

Fest showcases films and performances that challenge expectations

Residences were leveled by the wildfire in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

A Year After Deadly Fire, Paradise Pauses To Remember

One year after the most devastating wildfire in California history mostly destroyed the town, local officials are asking people to pause for 85 seconds beginning at 11:08 a.m. — one second for every person who was killed.

A police officer stares down a man and child wearing masks in the Lan Kwai Fong area of central Hong Kong.

On Halloween, Police Fire Tear Gas At Costumed Hong Kong Protesters

Police fired tear gas and closed off sections of central Hong Kong and Kowloon, as protesters defied the city's mask ban with costumes depicting Guy Fawkes, the Joker and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A damaged pick up marked with the initials C.D.N., that in Spanish stand for Cartel of the Northeast, is abandoned on the side of a near Villa Union, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the day after it was assaulted by gunmen.

Death Toll Put At 20 For Mexico Cartel Attack Near US Border

Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.

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