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Attacks Heighten Fears of a Wider War for the Middle East and U.S.
The killing of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon and mysterious twin explosions in Iran heighten fears of a regional…
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Hezbollah’s Leader Pledges Revenge for Killing of a Hamas Leader in Beirut
Just 24 hours before he took to the podium on Wednesday, Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s powerful armed group…
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Record Number of P.O.W.s
The exchange of prisoners was the first in months and came as both sides were engaged in an escalating cycle…
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The Twin Fronts in the Battle Over Israel’s Identity
The decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to reject legislative control over the judiciary ends for now the languishing effort…
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Israel’s Top Court Strikes Down Move to Curb Its Powers
The Supreme Court, by the narrowest of margins, rejected a law pushed by Netanyahu allies that limited its authority to…
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The U.S. and Israel: An Embrace Shows Signs of Strain After Oct. 7
No other episode in the past half-century has tested the relationship between the United States and Israel in such an…
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South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in a U.N. court.
South Africa accused Israel of genocide on Friday in the International Court of Justice and asked the U.N. court to…
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What Nikki Haley Didn’t Say
The presidential candidate Nikki Haley drew criticism this week for what she didn’t say. As she campaigned in New Hampshire,…
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What Is Happening to Our World?
As the Times’s foreign affairs columnist since 1995, one of the most enduring lessons I’ve learned is that there are…
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In 2023, a Host of Consequential, and Very Long, Lives Lost
Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries…