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Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More
Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground …
Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven
A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being tested.
Israeli Evacuation Orders Spark Panic in Beirut
Lebanon’s capital erupted in chaos after the Israeli military ordered people to flee the southern suburbs. A far-right minister in Israel …
Refugee Sentenced to 13 Years for Stabbing at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
A German court found that the attacker, now age 20, had traveled more than 100 miles to stab a Spanish tourist, who survived.
Italy to Help Defend Gulf Allies as Europe Is Sucked Into Conflict It Did Not Seek
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that Italy would provide “air defense systems, anti-drone and antimissile systems” as Iran widened …
Fallout From Mideast Swirls Over the War in Ukraine
Three-way peace talks are on hold, and Kyiv fears that U.S. air defense systems it needs to counter Russia could be diverted to the Iran con…
Iceland Defeats Iceland: A U.K. Supermarket Ends a Trademark Dispute
Can a company trademark the name of a country? In the case of Iceland, the British grocery store, the answer is no.
Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds?
Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.