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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators near the N.Y.U. campus after arrests by the police. Adam Gray for The New York Times

U.S.: Universities are trying to contain pro-Palestinian protests. Students are building encampments, and Harvard has closed its yard to the public. See photos and video from campuses.
Bodies: The U.N. human rights office called for an independent investigation into two mass graves found after Israeli forces withdrew from hospitals in Gaza.
UNRWA: The U.N. and other nations said donors should restore funding for the agency that supports Palestinians after a review found that Israel hadn’t given evidence for its claims that many employees were part of terrorist groups.
Gaza: Read about two families who are trying to find enough food to keep their children alive.

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Russia: Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained for over a year, was ordered to stay in prison until at least the end of June. His detention is likely to be extended.
Olympics: A new study challenged the rush to enact policies barring transgender women from women’s sports. An author said it found that “trans women are not biological men.”
Taiwan: A series of earthquakes shook the island, partly toppling four buildings, less than a month after a quake that killed 17 people.
Germany: An aide to a far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, hours after three other people suspected of passing secrets to Beijing were detained.
Malaysia: Two Navy helicopters collided during a training session in the state of Perak, killing all 10 people on board.

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Myanmar: Resistance strongholds have almost no internet, cell service or electricity. Young rebels have still found a bright side to the blackout.
India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vilification of Muslims made clear he had few checks on his power at home or abroad.