2024

A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country’s history, its armed forces have regained the momentum. Some ask: to what end?

A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions.

The sentence for S. Iswaran, the former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week, was longer than what prosecutors had sought.

The country’s defense ministry said the military officers who opened fire might have mistaken the migrants for cartel members.

The grisly allegations have sparked debate over some of the country’s most explosive issues, including race, gender-based violence and farm ownership.

Airstrikes targeting members of Hezbollah have brought the Dahiya neighborhoods south of Beirut to a standstill, its residents fleeing and businesses shuttering.

Israel seems ready to respond in a much more forceful and public way with Iran after Tehran launched its second massive missile attack on Israel this year, analysts and officials say.

At its annual convention in Birmingham, the party is energized by a leadership contest and seems largely undisturbed by broader questions over its electability.

The strike raised fears that two of the Middle East’s most powerful militaries could be drawn into direct conflict. Israel’s military said more troops would join its forces that have begun an invasion of southern Lebanon.

At its annual convention in Birmingham, the party is energized by a leadership contest and seems largely undisturbed by broader questions over its electability.