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A blast in the Cola neighborhood was the first known Israeli strike in the central part of the city since a war with Hezbollah in 2006.

If the explosion is confirmed to be an Israeli attack, it would be the first Israeli strike within the Lebanese capital since the 2006 war with Hezbollah.

Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers.

Much of Yuri Herrera’s work has focused on Mexican social realities. In “Season of the Swamp” he turns his attention to the uniquely American city that has been his home for 13 years.

Sofia Malina and Polina Muzhychkova met in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, but were separated after it came under brutal assault by Russian forces. They were reunited after a long and harrowing saga.

The escalation of violence between Israel and Iran-backed proxies across the Middle East threatened to bring the combatants closer to an all-out regional war.

The Israeli military said it had struck the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah in response to recent attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis against Israel.

The addition of Gideon Saar to Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition strengthens the prime minister’s political position.

The mountainous country is experiencing more extreme weather driven by climate change, including melting glaciers that add to the frequency and severity of flooding.

Plus, we retraced one of Mayor Eric Adams’s lavish trips to Istanbul.

The Freedom Party got nearly 30 percent of the national vote, but mainstream parties have vowed to join in a coalition government without the party’s pugilistic leader, Herbert Kickl.

Plus, we retraced one of Mayor Eric Adams’s lavish trips to Istanbul.

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Lebanon. Khaled Hussein, 20, fled Syria as a child. He describes the bombardment that forced his family to flee again.

The strike on power stations and a seaport, which killed four people, was the second known time that Israel has retaliated against the militant group’s attacks by striking in Yemen.

Leaders in Tehran suggested it would be the Lebanese militia that would strike back at Israel after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah and bombings in Beirut.

Quebec says a new policy to charge some students higher tuition at top universities in Montreal is needed to preserve the province’s French identity.

The Freedom Party has made itself the country’s most popular party, with calls to bar asylum seekers. It is poised to come out on top in parliamentary elections for the first time.

The United States’ ability to influence events in the Mideast has waned, and other major nations have essentially been onlookers.

Israel’s strike on Hassan Nasrallah was the culmination of several startling moves that suggest the Israeli prime minister feels unconstrained by foreign criticism.

Israel’s airstrikes south of Beirut flattened several buildings and targeted Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.