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Middle East Crisis: U.S. Won’t Suspend Aid, for Now, to Israeli Unit Accused of Abuses
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States is working with Israel to address charges against the unit, which has been accused of human rights violations in the West Bank.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: U.S. and 17 Other Nations Call on Hamas to Release Hostages
“The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” the leaders said in a joint statement.World -
Middle East Crisis: Hamas Releases Video of Injured Israeli American Hostage
The video appeared to be the first time that Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was badly wounded in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, has been seen alive since he was taken captive.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Expand Civilian ‘Safe Zone’ if It Invades Crowded Gazan City, Official Says
Israel has said it plans to target Hamas fighters in Rafah, where a million civilians have sought shelter, an invasion the U.S. has warned against.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Senior Israeli Military Official Resigns After Oct. 7 Intelligence Failures
Aharon Haliva, the head of military intelligence, is the highest-ranking Israeli official to step down since the Hamas-led attack.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Officials Lash Out Over Potential U.S. Sanctions on Military Unit
The denunciations came hours after Israeli leaders welcomed Congress’s approval of aid for Israel, underscoring the dramatic swings that have characterized relations between the allies in recent months.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Live Updates: Muted Reactions to Israeli Strikes on Iran Hint at De-Escalation
Israel had vowed retaliation for Iran’s attack last weekend, but the strikes reported overnight were limited, and Iran downplayed them.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State
The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians have long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.”World -
Middle East Crisis: As Diplomats Visit, Israel Signals It Will Answer Iran’s Attack
The top diplomats from Britain and Germany were in Jerusalem, working to persuade Israel to avoid a response to Iran that could drag the region into a broader war.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel
The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports.World - Iran -
Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Considers Retaliation Against Iran
The secretary general of the United Nations said it was “time to step back from the brink” after Iran’s first direct attack on Israel.World - Iran -
Israel Reports Light Damage After Iran Launches Large Strike
Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel overnight. The U.S. military shot dozens of them down, but most were intercepted by Israel’s military.World - Iran -
At Least 6 Dead in Mall Stabbing That Horrifies Australians
The attack, Australia’s deadliest in eight years, stunned a nation where mass violence is rare. A police officer shot the attacker, preventing worse carnage.World -
Middle East Crisis: Biden’s Message to Iran Over Impending Attack: ‘Don’t’
The president said he expected Iran to strike Israel “sooner than later.” Americans and officials from other nations are engaged in a furious diplomatic effort to try to prevent a wider war.World - Iran -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Strike Killed 3 Sons of Hamas Political Leader
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the armed group’s political wing, said his sons’ deaths would not affect Hamas’s negotiations with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed the strike and said that the three were active in Hamas’s military operations.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Grim Task After Gaza Hospital Battle: Collecting Human Remains
Many bodies went unburied during the prolonged clash between Israeli forces and Gazan fighters at Al-Shifa Hospital.World -
Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Hamas War
Israeli and foreign officials say it appears the International Criminal Court is preparing to move against top Israeli and Hamas officials. The prosecutors’ office of the court declined to comment.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Trade and Diplomatic Moves Deepen Israel’s Isolation
Turkey’s decision to suspend trade with Israel came after some countries downgraded or cut ties. But key allies, including the U.S., remain supportive.World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Cabinet Votes to Shut Down Al Jazeera’s Operations in the Country
Under a law passed last month, the government can temporarily shutter foreign media outlets that have been found to undermine national security.World - Israel -
In Budapest, Xi Hails China’s ‘Deep Friendship’ With Hungary
The Chinese leader met with Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, one of China’s most fervent admirers and protectors in Europe.World - China -
Middle East Crisis: Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah as Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire
Israel’s war cabinet voted to continue the military assault on Hamas and Israeli forces carried out strikes in Gaza’s southernmost city, hours after Hamas said it would accept terms based on a cease-fire proposal put forward by mediators.World - Israel -
He Won by a Landslide. Why Is He Fighting for His Political Life?
Ben Houchen, a regional mayor in the north of England, faces a close re-election race, partly thanks to the broader troubles of Britain’s Conservative Party.World -
World Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran
Israel’s war cabinet met again to discuss how to respond to Iran’s assault. Far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have called for swift action.World - Iran -
Mexico Prepares for Trump’s Potential Return to Office
Mexican officials and aides are planning for a drastic shift in U.S. relations should Donald Trump win in November.World - Donald Trump -
Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir Before He Died in Prison. It’s Coming Oct. 22.
In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life.World -
Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.World - Iran -
How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin.World -
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Mobilization Bill as Russia Strikes Kyiv Power Plant
The legislature approved a law to replenish Ukrainian forces. Lawmakers said the bill included incentives for volunteers and new penalties for those trying to evade conscription.World - Ukraine -
Blinken’s Visit to China: What to Know
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.World - China -
Germany Arrests 2 Men Suspected of Spying for Russia
The two men, dual citizens of both countries, were accused of being part of a plot to undermine aid to Ukraine by trying to blow up military infrastructure.World - Russia -
Far Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany
As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine.World - Russia -
What We Know About Iran’s Military as It Threatens Israel
The direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of?World - Israel -
With Schools in Ruins, Education in Gaza Will Be Hobbled for Years
Most of Gaza’s schools, including all of its universities, have severe damage that makes them unusable, which could harm an entire generation, the United Nations and others say.World -
How Capitalists in Communist Cuba Are an Economic Lifeline
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters.World -
Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence
As they return with physical and psychological wounds stemming from torture by their Russian captors, soldiers are being sent back to active duty — often without adequate treatment.World - Ukraine -
U.S. Military to Withdraw Troops From Niger
The status of a $110 million air base in the desert remains unclear as the West African country deepens its ties with Russia.World -
In Ukraine With Soldiers From the International Legion
Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad.World - Ukraine -
How the War in Gaza Mobilized the American Left
As the death toll in Gaza climbed, the pro-Palestinian movement grew into a powerful, if disjointed, political force in the United States. Democrats are feeling the pressure.World -
A Drone Strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Shatters a Family’s Life
Serhii Haidarzhy’s wife and son were killed when their apartment building was hit. He and their daughter survived. The tragedy has become a symbol in Ukraine of the war’s terrible toll on civilians.World - Ukraine -
On European Tour, Xi Jinping Heads to Friendly Territory in the East
After leaving France later Tuesday, the Chinese leader landed in Serbia and will visit Hungary, two countries whose authoritarian leaders offer a haven for China as tensions grow over the war in Ukraine.World