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A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of U.S. college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself. Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups. The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities.

Pope Francis has met with women prisoners in Venice who are the protagonists of the Vatican pavilion at the Venice Biennale art fair. He has urged them to use their time in prison as a chance for “moral and material rebirth.” Francis is in Venice for the morning to meet with the inmates and artists of this year's Biennale. The Vatican chose to stage its pavilion inside Venice’s women’s prison, and through a deal with the Italian Justice Ministry, invited inmates to work alongside the artists.

A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations. In a pair of interviews with Israeli media published and aired Saturday evening, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari expressed disappointment in both Hamas and Israel. He said each side has made its decisions based on political interests and not with the good of civilians in mind. The interviews came as pressure builds on both sides to move toward a deal that would set hostages free and bring potential respite in the nearly 7-month-long war in Gaza.

Student anti-war protesters at U.S. college campuses are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, while some universities have moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters. Washington University in St. Louis locked some campus buildings and arrested protesters Saturday, including Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein. The University of Southern California says it has temporarily closed its University Park Campus to nonresidents. Police in riot gear cleared an encampment at Northeastern University in Boston, Arizona State University says 69 people were arrested and 23 people were arrested at Indiana University. Columbia University in New York City says students and administrators have engaged in negotiations.

From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa has the world’s youngest population. It is seeing the worst effects of a warming planet while contributing the least to the problem. Farmers are scrambling to make sure the booming population is fed. Some are turning to traditional foods that had been long dismissed as weeds or neglected in favor of imports. Others embrace new planting methods and varieties. One new bean's side benefit is less flatulence.