Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation

Middle East conflict live updates: Israel’s military chief warns Iran will ‘face consequences’ for attack

Iran warned against further escalation, with its president saying reprisal would “be confronted with a severe, extensive and painful response.”...

Will Israel “take the win”?

On Saturday, Iran directly attacked Israel. Now, Israel’s war cabinet is weighing possible responses as the U.S. and others have called for restraint....

Iran and Israel’s shadow war has lasted years: Key moments before the attack

Iran launched its first-ever direct attack at Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones. Here are some key events that led to the Iran attack on Israel....

Israel weighs response to Iranian attack

Israel’s war cabinet met to consider its response to an unprecedented Iranian attack. Biden and other world leaders called for restraint....

Russian weapons help Iran harden defenses against Israeli airstrike

Ukraine, watching U.S. coalition protect Israel, feels alone

Ukraine has been attacked by Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones for more than two years but the U.S. and other countries do not intervene directly as they did to help Israel....

Israel weighs strike on Iran to ‘send a message’ while preserving alliance

The multilateral effort to repel the Iranian strike could be an opportunity for Israel to return to the international fold after widespread condemnation of its war in Gaza....

Israel says it ‘retains all its options’ to respond, as war cabinet meets

Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries deepen tensions with U.S.

The Biden administration views Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil facilities as reckless. Kyiv sees them as essential....

Sudan marks grim anniversary of civil war in shadow of other conflicts

The civil war in Sudan began exactly one year ago, and the warring parties are as likely to sharpen their hatchets as they are to bury them....

Most U.N. Security Council members condemn Iranian attack, urge ‘restraint’

Ambassadors for Iran, Syria, Russia and China criticized the support of the United States and other countries that helped shoot down the drones and missiles Sunday....

Arab nations call for restraint as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies

Arab governments, already struggling to contain popular fury at the war in Gaza, pleaded for calm after Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel....

Israel mulls response after U.S.-led alliance fends off Iranian barrage

The nightmare scenario Israeli leaders had long warned about — a direct attack from Iran — showcased the regional coalition and high-tech systems built to repel such an assault....

Drones are crowding Ukraine’s skies, largely paralyzing battlefield

Cheap drones deployed as ‘eyes in the skies’ over Ukraine are transforming warfare, allowing operators to destroy expensive equipment or hunt and kill individual soldiers....

Iran launches massive drone and missile attack against Israel

The military warned citizens to brace for an attack of undetermined scale, as combat aircraft filled the sky over much of Israel....

Israel braces amid fears of Iranian strike; U.S. shifts forces to region

The United States is dispatching warships and aircraft to the region amid heightened concern of an Iranian strike on Israel and fears of spillover violence....

Russian soldiers arrive in Niger as relationship with U.S. deteriorates

Niger’s state TV announced the arrival of Russian soldiers, less than a month after the junta said it was ending military agreements with the United States....

Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses

Ukraine’s situation on the battlefield has deteriorated while Republicans in Congress, for more than six months, have blocked a $60 billion aid package proposed by President Biden....

U.S. restricts employees’ travel as Iran vows revenge on Israel

As Iran vows retaliation for a strike near its embassy in Damascus, Syria, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a travel warning for government employees....

La rebelión narco que llevó a Ecuador al borde del abismo

El joven presidente de Ecuador declaró la guerra contra la poderosas bandas criminales, luego de que estas iniciaran una ola de violencia que incluía asesinatos, secuestros y coches bomba....

A narco revolt takes a once-peaceful nation to the brink

Ecuador’s young president declared war on the country’s powerful drug gangs after they sparked a wave of violence, including killings, kidnapping and car bombs....

U.K.’s top diplomat talked to Trump about strengthening Ukraine, weakening Putin

In his U.S. trip, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron advocated for the approval of aid for Ukraine that has been stalled since last fall....

In the Arctic, American commandos game out a great-power war

The Post was granted a rare embed with Navy SEALs and Green Berets as the Pentagon, wary of war with Russia or China, stress-tested its Arctic readiness....

Ukrainian parliament adopts measure to expand military draft

Lawmakers in Kyiv adopted a law to help mobilize reinforcements for Ukraine’s exhausted troops, but some controversial provisions were removed....

This disruptive late-night train commuter is ... a horse

The horse, which reportedly escaped from nearby stables, trotted into Warwick Farm Station near Sydney, hung out on the platform for a while, then left....

Millions in Myanmar face economic ‘free fall’ due to war, U.N. finds

The Myanmar middle class is shrinking dramatically and poverty spreading widely, according to a new report from the United Nations Development Program....

Israel’s war in Gaza reaches an inflection point

Troops are pulling out, more aid is going in and peace talks are progressing....

Gazans mark a somber Eid; Hamas political leader’s three sons killed in Israeli strike

Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that follows the fasting month of Ramadan, under the shadow of six months of war and a humanitarian crisis....

General warns House on Ukraine: ‘The side that can’t shoot back loses’

Gen. Christopher Cavoli told lawmakers that “the side that can’t shoot back loses,” as a massive aid package for Ukraine remains stalled in the House....

Muslims celebrate Eid under shadow of Gaza war