January 24, 2025
Israel Appears Poised to Keep Its Troops in Lebanon Beyond Deadline
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasn’t upheld its promise and that the Lebanese Army isn’t ready to fill the void.
Israel and Hamas Prepare for Next Round of Hostage and Prisoner Releases
Under the terms of the Gaza cease-fire, Hamas was expected to share the names of four female hostages to be released Saturday, and Israel would name the more than 100 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange.
Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.
Hundreds of truckloads of food, fuel and other supplies have arrived in Gaza each day since the cease-fire took effect. But the need is vast after 15 months of war.
Trump Says He Will Reach Out to North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.
How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into the Middle East
Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation.
Did Ukraine Kill Its Own by Downing a Russian Plane? A Year Later, It Hasn’t Said.
Russia says Ukraine shot down a military transport carrying 65 captured Ukrainians. Ukraine has not confirmed its role, identified the bodies it received, or said how it happened.