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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.

In his final U.N. speech, President Biden is expected to tell world leaders that his “vision for a world where countries come together to solve big problems” has “produced results” even as conflicts rage on in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East.

The Israeli strikes 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 the fighting in Gaza.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption.

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 plays and his readings fill halls.

With Monday’s attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents.

With Monday’s attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents.

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.

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.