Iran’s Dilemma: How to Preserve Its Proxies and Avoid Full-Scale War
Iran says Israel wants to trap it into a direct conflict by bombing Hezbollah, even as a new Iranian president tries outreach to the West.
September 2024
Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Mile After Mile in the West Bank
Videos from Tulkarm and Jenin show bulldozers destroying infrastructure and businesses, as well as soldiers impeding local emergency responders.
U.N. General Assembly: U.N. Live Updates: General Assembly Opens Amid War and Global Turmoil
World leaders are gathering in New York as devastating conflicts rage on in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East. President Biden will address the gathering on Tuesday morning.
Live Updates: Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon as Israel Launches More Strikes on Hezbollah
Israeli attacks since Monday have killed hundreds, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. They have also prompted fears of an all-out war on another front, with no end in sight to…
How a Leftist Jolted Sri Lanka’s Politics and Presidency
Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption.
Ukrainian Poet and Rock Star Fights Near Front and Performs Behind It
Serhiy Zhadan, 50, is a beloved Ukrainian poet as well as a novelist, lyricist and rock star. Furious over the invasion, he enlisted to fight even as his band still…
In Beirut, Israel’s Strikes Stoke Fears of War
With Monday’s attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents.
As U.N. Meets, Pressure Mounts on Biden to Loosen Up on Arms for Ukraine
Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia.
Live Updates: Scores Are Killed in Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say
Israel warned civilians to leave their homes before launching aerial attacks that it said targeted the armed group Hezbollah. Hundreds of people were injured, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
As U.N. Meets, Pressure Mounts on Biden to Loosen Up on Arms for Ukraine
Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia.