Meet Margarita Simonyan, queen of Russia’s covert information wars

China launches large military drills as ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan

The Chinese military said the exercises, which will simulate strikes on land and at sea, would serve as “a stern warning” to “Taiwan independence forces.”...

Meet Ukraine’s top fighting unit — at least that’s what their ad says

Ukraine’s brigades can recruit their own soldiers, and they compete with each other to craft the best advertising campaigns to sell the war....

Netanyahu warns peacekeepers in Lebanon as international outrage over attacks on UNIFIL grows

Is Israel deploying a ‘surrender or starve’ strategy in Gaza?

A new phase of the war may be underway, as hopes for a cease-fire and deal to release the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity wane....

Live updates: Netanyahu tells U.N. crews to leave parts of Lebanon

Israel’s week-long assault in northern Gaza has compounded the area’s humanitarian crisis, with residents and aid groups warning of diminishing food supplies and water shortages....

Ukraine boosting its defense industries, with a little help from friends

With Europe unable to supply all the weapons and ammunition Ukraine needs, the E.U. is investing in the country’s rapidly expanding arms industry....

Russia’s illicit Starlink terminals help power its advance in Ukraine

Ukraine’s outgunned and outmanned army had one major advantage over its enemy: internet through Starlink terminals. Now the Russians have it, too....

Myanmar military unleashes drones to counter rebel advances

Once lagging in drone warfare, the military is scaling up its capabilities with Russia’s help...

North Korean forces are backing Russia inside Ukraine, officials say

Kim Jong Un has pledged “full support” for Russia’s Putin in his fight against Ukraine. Seoul and Kyiv say he’s now doing that by sending in military personnel....

Israel steps up its battles with the United Nations

Israel’s war of words with the United Nations escalated this week when Israeli forces fired on three positions in Lebanon manned by U.N. peacekeepers....

In recovery centers, Ukrainian soldiers work to get back to the fight

Soldiers with pulverized bones and gunshot wounds have come through these facilities, with many focused on getting back to the front to stop the Russian advance....

22 killed in deadliest strike in central Beirut since start of war

Israeli strikes hit central Beirut on Thursday night in an attack local health officials said killed 22 people and injured 117....

Al Jazeera says two cameramen shot in Gaza by ‘increasingly hostile’ forces

It comes as the Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 128 journalists and media workers have been killed over the past year of war in the Middle East....

Zelensky takes his ‘Victory Plan’ to Europe after Biden cancels trip

The timing of President Joe Biden’s move is a setback, as the Ukrainian leader has been rushing to drum up support for his plan ahead of the U.S. presidential election next month....

Hungary’s Viktor Orban relishes his role as Trump’s favorite European ally

The Hungarian leader said this week he would celebrate a Trump election victory with “bottles of champagne” and called E.U. policy on Ukraine “stupid.”...

Russia bans Discord chat program, to the chagrin of its military users

The ban has also renewed a wider debate about how Russia’s bureaucratic machine keeps frustrating the military effort....

Live updates: Fierce fighting in Lebanon; U.N. official says IDF using same tactics as in Gaza

A U.N. human rights official condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon, accusing its military of using “the same means and methods of warfare” as in Gaza....

Gaza’s uncounted dead

The true death toll in Gaza may be impossible to know until the war is over. These are the stories of those whose deaths have not yet been recorded....

For a second day, Ukrainian hackers hit Russian institutions

Hackers attacked Russia’s digital state media hub and courts websites over two days, bringing both down....

Live updates: Israel expands ground offensive in Lebanon as Gaza war enters second year

Israel said it mobilized its first reserve division to operate in southern Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah traded fire on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks....

Israeli strikes continue on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah did not abate as the region faced the grim anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza....

Israelis, still at war, pause to remember the attacks of one year ago

Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip awoke Monday to air raid sirens, as they did on Oct. 7, 2023, during the surprise attacks by Hamas fighters....

Russia sentences U.S. citizen to nearly 7 years for fighting for Ukraine

Stephen Hubbard, who moved to Ukraine in 2014, was captured by Russian soldiers in Izyum in April 2022, and was charged with serving in a territorial defense unit....

‘The land is full of blood’: An Israeli kibbutz where Oct. 7 never ends

A year after the Hamas attacks, Kibbutz Beeri yearns to move on, but the calendar refuses to turn. War has become the background noise of whatever future is coming....

Israel has momentum in its battle with Hezbollah. But what comes next?

Israel is racking up military wins against its regional foes. But fighting multiple wars will take its toll, and experts wonder what the long-term strategy is....

No air raid sirens on Ukraine’s tallest mountain, just the promise of a future

Tens of thousands climb Mount Hoverla every year. During the war, it has become a pilgrimage for those seeking to lay down their grief and sorrow for a few hours....

Macron urges countries to ‘stop delivering weapons’ to Israel for war in Gaza

Macron calls for an end to arms shipments to Israel; strikes rock Beirut suburbs

Israeli forces issued fresh evacuation warnings for southern Beirut, as Hamas say one of its commanders was killed in Israeli strikes on Tripoli....

Hvaldimir autopsy finds no gunshot wounds in alleged Russian spy whale

Animal rights groups questioned the report’s conclusion that there were no human-caused injuries, and they called for further police investigation....

Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival