UN Commission Accuses Israel and Palestinian Groups of War Crimes: Live Updates
A United Nations commission investigating the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza has accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel...
A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her.
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a Palestinian professor at a prominent Israeli university, first waded into the debate over the Gaza war by joining academics worldwide in signing...
Ukraine Says It Shot Down Most of a Russian Missile and Drone Barrage
Ukraine said on Wednesday that its air defenses — drawing on stocks of anti-aircraft missiles recently replenished by its allies, including the United States —...
At the G7, Biden Will Push for Frozen Russian Assets to Help Ukraine
Two weeks after President Biden reversed himself and approved firing American weapons into Russian territory, he and his closest allies are preparing a different kind...
Toronto Police Officer’s Posts About Work Harassment Led to Her Firing
Her 10th anniversary as a Toronto police officer was approaching, but Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd was in no mood to celebrate. Embittered by the years of sexual...
Muggings, Murders and Mob Justice: Violent Crime Roars Back in Karachi
The terrifying stories are sprawled across local newspapers and recounted in hushed tones at tea stalls and bus stands: another day, another brutal death during...
Wednesday Briefing
President Biden’s reaction: “I am the president, but I am also a dad,” Biden, who has vowed that he will not pardon his son, said...
Cash-Strapped Ukraine Plans to Sell State Assets to Help Fund War Effort
Towering over Kyiv for six decades, Hotel Ukraine has witnessed some pivotal moments in Ukraine’s recent history. Crowds gathered on the square in front of...
‘Just Disillusioned’: How U.K. Conservatives Lost a New Heartland
On a hilltop next to a vast limestone quarry in England’s East Midlands, a crowd of about 60 people gathered last Thursday evening to witness...
‘Just Disillusioned’: How U.K. Conservatives Lost a New Heartland
On a hilltop next to a vast limestone quarry in England’s East Midlands, a crowd of about 60 people gathered last Thursday evening to witness...
BTS Fans Rejoice: Jin, Its Eldest Member, Completes Military Service
The K-pop juggernaut BTS is one step closer to a reunion. The first member of the boy band to enlist in South Korea’s army, Jin,...
Hezbollah Says Commander Was Killed in an Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah said on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed one of its commanders in a strike in southern Lebanon, stoking concerns about escalating the conflict on...
Pope Francis Is Accused of Using a Homophobic Slur Again
Pope Francis repeated an anti-gay slur during a meeting with priests in Rome on Tuesday, Italian news outlets reported, the same offensive term he was...
Hamas and Israel Face Pressure to Embrace Cease-Fire Adopted by U.N.
A day after the United Nations Security Council endorsed a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal for the Gaza Strip, the focus shifted on Tuesday to the willingness...