War And Unrest
Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths
Israel is pounding targets in the southern Gaza Strip, intensifying a renewed offensive after a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties
Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
Israel is pounding targets in southern Gaza and ordering more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, even as the United States urges it to do more to protect civilians
Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
Philippine authorities say troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, have killed 11 suspected Islamic militants near a hinterland village in the country’s south, in one of the military’s bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
Henry Kissinger's legacy in the Mideast is the pursuit of what's possible, not necessarily peace, in one of the world's most intractable conflicts
UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed
The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan
Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive
Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, dozens of people are still unaccounted for
Live updates | Temporary cease-fire expires; Israel-Hamas war resumes
A temporary cease-fire deal that lasted seven days has expired without word from mediator Qatar on an extension
Live updates | Israel and Hamas trade blame for their cease-fire's end as combat resumes
Israel has resumed fighting in Gaza minutes after a temporary cease-fire deal ended, and accused Hamas of having violated the truce