February 20, 2024World Middle East Crisis : U.S. Prepares U.N. Resolution Supporting Temporary Cease-Fire, With Conditions The U.S. is negotiating a Security Council resolution that proposes a halt in fighting “as soon as practicable,” and calls on Israel […] Read more
February 20, 2024World Navalny’s Widow Pledges to Carry On Opposition Leader’s Work The sudden death of Aleksei Navalny left a vacuum in Russia’s opposition. His wife, Yulia Navalnaya, signaled that she would try to […] Read more
February 20, 2024World Israel May Add Restrictions to Al Aqsa Mosque Access for Ramadan Reducing access to Al Aqsa, the sacred mosque compound in Jerusalem that has long been a flashpoint for tensions, may set off […] Read more
February 20, 2024World The Wife of Haiti’s Assassinated President Is Accused in His Killing Martine Moïse, the widow of President Jovenel Moïse, was charged by a Haitian judge with conspiring in his assassination. She was seriously […] Read more
February 20, 2024World U.S. Strike Killed Afghans Recruited to Fight for Iran Refugees who joined the largely overlooked Fatemiyoun Brigade to battle for Shiite Islam and escape crushing poverty had become a force in […] Read more
February 20, 2024World U.N. Court Hearings on Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories: What to Know Dozens of countries are expected to argue before the International Court of Justice about the legality of Israeli actions in the West […] Read more
February 20, 2024World Dozens Killed in Papua New Guinea After Clashes Between Tribes The bloodshed in Enga Province, which has been plagued by violence between tribal groups, left at least 26 people dead, according to […] Read more
February 20, 2024World Against a Canvas of Despair, Gaza’s Artists Trace Their Struggle An exhibition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank features works evoking Palestinian life and protest. But the show is as much about the […] Read more
February 19, 2024World Newly Vulnerable, Israelis Remain Traumatized and Mistrustful Despite U.S. pressure, the idea of a Palestinian state seems further away than ever, as Israel’s Jews move rightward and its Palestinians […] Read more
February 19, 2024World Avdiivka: The Death Throes of a Ukrainian City Toward the end of Russia’s long assault, hundreds of civilians still remained in Avdiivka. Those who escaped in the last weeks spoke […] Read more