The surge in fighting occurs as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to end the conflict.
Facing heavy losses in Ukraine, Russia is offering high salaries and bonuses to entice new recruits. In some poor regions, a military wage is as much as five times higher than the average....
The Biden administration says Israel has taken steps to improve humanitarian situation, but aid groups say conditions are dire....
The probe comes as the court weighs Karim Khan’s request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant....
The Palestinian factions aim to create an apolitical committee acceptable to Israel to oversee aid distribution and rebuilding....
Ukraine is scrambling to repair electricity production crippled by a Russian bombing campaign, seeking parts abroad and at a front-line power plant....
Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status and a glimpse of the outside world....
The resulting company would be the world’s second-largest crude producer, behind Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, and would pump almost three times the output of Exxon Mobil....
A rapid conclusion to the war now would likely leave Kyiv with the rough end of the deal....
European leaders have discussed how to help Ukraine fend off Russia without Washington’s support, even as they try to convince the president-elect not to cut aid to Kyiv....
The code, which used his native language, was a critical form of communication during the war....
Foreign-policy advisers close to the president-elect put forth different versions of a plan to effectively freeze the front line....
Drone attacks in the city of Kherson have made any time outdoors, even for a grocery run or a cigarette break, potentially deadly....
The move follows months of disagreement over the handling of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon....
Lithuania said an operation to send explosives by mail shouldn’t go unanswered....
After over a year of war, the economy in the occupied West Bank is being choked off by restrictions on Palestinians’ movements in the territory, the cancellation of work permits in Israel and near-daily military raids....
His chain of warehouse-style stores used cavernous interiors and low prices to lure customers....
Western officials say two incendiary devices were part of a covert Russian operation targeting cargo or passenger aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada....
The close election demonstrates the challenging path toward Western democracy for former Soviet states....
North Korea’s leader is forging an unproven—and even more brazen—path to achieve regime security, advance his country’s nuclear program and win economic relief....
Tech-savvy soldiers target Russian tanks and infantry, holding back their advance. A few pounds of explosives make the inexpensive aerial devices lethal....
Tehran has warned diplomats that it is planning to use more powerful warheads and other weapons....
As thousands of North Korean troops deploy to Russia for use in its war with Ukraine, China is left particularly uncomfortable by the swift militarization of ties between Pyongyang and Moscow....
Riad Salameh was arrested on graft charges and accused of undermining Lebanon’s economy, as the Israel-Hezbollah war further destabilizes the country....
Kemi Badenoch became the first Black woman to lead the U.K.’s Conservative Party, following its disastrous performance in a recent general election....
A response would extend the cycle of violence between the two enemies and risk dragging the Middle East into a wider war. ...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says North Koreans engaged against Kyiv’s forces would be legitimate military targets....
The proposal would allow Israel to continue striking Lebanon for a two-month period, but that could face resistance from Hezbollah and the Lebanese government....
The Gaza war has allowed the Iran-backed Yemeni militants to broaden alliances with Iraqi militias, African jihadists and Russia....
The migrants are sent back home where a gang war awaits. “We’re being treated like animals,” one said....
The new laws effectively ban Unrwa from operating in Israeli territory and will make it harder for the agency to lead the humanitarian response to the Gaza war....
