news analysis Israel seems ready to respond in a much more forceful and public way with Iran after Tehran launched its second massive missile attack on Israel this year, analysts and officials say. For years, Israel and Iran avoided direct…
Beirut Dispatch Airstrikes targeting members of Hezbollah have brought the Dahiya neighborhoods south of Beirut to a standstill, its residents fleeing and businesses shuttering. There is little life left in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Roads, typically crammed with bumper-to-bumper…
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to hold regular leaders’ summits between Britain and the EU following Starmer’s visit to Brussels on Wednesday (2 October). The first summit will be…
The president’s son now confronts a daunting and uncertain process that could result in serious time behind bars when he is sentenced in his tax and gun cases in mid-December. Listen to this article · 7:46 min Learn more Share…
The Minnesota governor has brought his charm to the campaign trail, but his debate was uneven and he has so far been scarcely seen on national television. His team says that may be changing. Share full article Gov. Tim Walz…
JD Vance seemed to back away from a proposal to separate healthy and sick people in insurance markets, which could cause major disruption for people with pre-existing conditions. Listen to this article · 7:21 min Learn more Share full article…
The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors. At least 60 people drowned on Tuesday when a boat carrying hundreds of mostly women and children capsized on the Niger River in…
Iran’s second missile barrage against Israel is unlikely to deter its foe, experts say, but may help retain the support of the “Axis of Resistance” it has built up over years. Iran’s barrage of missiles against Israel may have inflicted…
His comments reflected a renewed effort by his administration to seek restraint from Israel to try to avoid a growing war in the Middle East. President Biden said Wednesday that he would not support an attack by Israel on Iranian…
During a meeting on Wednesday afternoon (2 October), parliamentary group leaders approved a plan to begin hearings of Commissioners-designate on 4 November. With the three-hour scrutiny sessions set to start in early November, the new Commission could, in theory,…