September 2024

Iwao Hakamada is believed to be the world’s longest-serving inmate given a death sentence.

Israel said the goal of its strikes on Hezbollah was to allow residents of the north to go home. Some are hopeful that plan will work, but others worry that war may not bring safety.

Russian forces are pressing against an arc of strongholds in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, in a fight as intense as any in the war.

The public call deals a blow to Kyiv’s efforts to avoid the partisan acrimony of the U.S. presidential campaign as it tries to rally support for its cause.

To reverse Russia’s steady battlefield advances, the Ukrainian leader needs the support of Western allies whose attention is also demanded by other wars.

Israel said it was the first time the Lebanese militia had taken aim at Israel’s economic hub. Half a million people are displaced in Lebanon, the foreign minister said.

Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. Her poise and courage have made her an icon.

In his first interview with Western media since becoming president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the United Nations has to change to reflect changing world demographics.

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.