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Israel Claims Killing of Militant Leader as Funerals Are Held for 2 Others

Israeli athletes who had already been moving around the Paris Games with a security apparatus befitting a head of state can expect heightened protection after the recent assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders caused security officials to fear for the athletes’ safety. On Saturday, a rocket from Lebanon hit a

How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official. The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse,

Prisoners Are Back on U.S. Soil After Release by Russians

Friends and family of the Russian dissidents freed in Thursday’s prisoner swap expressed joy at the prospect that they would be reunited with their loved ones — and nervousness as they contemplated the condition they might arrive in. Tatiana Usmanova only learned that her husband, Andrei Pivovarov, a Russian opposition

Israel Claims Killing of Militant Leader as Funerals Are Held for 2 Others

Israeli athletes who had already been moving around the Paris Games with a security apparatus befitting a head of state can expect heightened protection after the recent assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders caused security officials to fear for the athletes’ safety. On Saturday, a rocket from Lebanon hit a

How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official. The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse,

Prisoners Are Back on U.S. Soil After Release by Russians

Friends and family of the Russian dissidents freed in Thursday’s prisoner swap expressed joy at the prospect that they would be reunited with their loved ones — and nervousness as they contemplated the condition they might arrive in. Tatiana Usmanova only learned that her husband, Andrei Pivovarov, a Russian opposition

More Ukrainians Appear Open to a Peace Deal

Olha Predchenko held hands with her 85-year-old mother as they looked at the makeshift memorial on the grass in central Kyiv, each blue and yellow flag marked with the name of a soldier who had died fighting in the war with Russia. They come here often to Maidan Square, to

Unrest at Israeli Army Bases Highlights Battle for Country’s Soul

Recent unrest at two Israeli military bases has highlighted a growing divide among Israelis about the conduct of their soldiers, and revived a deeper and older battle over the nature of the Israeli state and who should shape its future. The trouble began on Monday after 10 soldiers were detained

Assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Stir Fears of Wider War

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, according to three Iranian officials briefed on the order. Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’

Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise

Fifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always done, another wave visited the tiny hamlet. This time it was an invisible and airborne one: a surge of radiation escaping from

Bonsucro Certified Indian Sugar From Abusive Fields

Bags of sugar that leave the Dalmia Bharat Sugar mill in the western Indian city of Kolhapur come with an industry guarantee: It was harvested humanely, in fields free of child labor, debt bondage and abuse. None of that is true. The mill is certified by a group called Bonsucro,

Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Commander in Airstrike Near Beirut

Israel launched a deadly strike in a densely populated Beirut suburb on Tuesday in retaliation for a rocket attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that it blamed Hezbollah for and that killed 12 children and teenagers on a soccer field. The target of the Israeli strike in a southern suburb

How Did Venezuela Get Here?

A generation ago, a charismatic former military officer swept into the highest office in Venezuela on a promise to deliver a more inclusive democracy, a system for the common man that would transfer the levers of power from the political elite to the people. That man was Hugo Chávez, who

Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise

Fifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always done, another wave visited the tiny hamlet. This time it was an invisible and airborne one: a surge of radiation escaping from

Bonsucro Certified Indian Sugar From Abusive Fields

Bags of sugar that leave the Dalmia Bharat Sugar mill in the western Indian city of Kolhapur come with an industry guarantee: It was harvested humanely, in fields free of child labor, debt bondage and abuse. None of that is true. The mill is certified by a group called Bonsucro,

Israel Hits Lebanon in Overnight Strikes After Soccer Field Attack

Western diplomats were scrambling on Sunday to prevent a surge of fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border, officials said, after a rocket from Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 12 children and teenagers in an Israeli-controlled town. The rocket prompted Israel to retaliate early Sunday with strikes across Lebanon. The initial

As F-16s Arrive, Ukraine Still Faces Steep Challenges in the Skies

The surveillance drone appeared high above the Ukrainian air base without warning in early July. Minutes after it relayed targeting data back to a Russian base, a barrage of ballistic missiles struck the airfield, Ukrainian officials said, recounting the episode. “That first hit was so powerful that even our windows

Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election

They arrived at polling stations long before dawn, slept in the streets so they could be the first in line, and then cried as they cast their votes. On Sunday, millions of Venezuelans headed to the ballot box in an election that will determine the fate of the socialist movement

Israel Hits Lebanon in Overnight Strikes After Soccer Field Attack

The Israeli military said on Sunday morning that it had conducted overnight strikes in Lebanon, hours after a rocket fired from its northern neighbor killed at least 12 people in an Israeli-controlled town. Israel blamed Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese group that has been attacking Israel in solidarity with Gaza, for

Simone Biles Is Done Being Judged

With a toe-tapping Beyoncé song blasting in the arena, Simone Biles leaped up to the balance beam and wobbled, leaning over and circling her arms like windmills as if she were trying not to fall off a cliff. A few more times in her routine, she faltered on the four-inch-wide

In Venezuela’s Election, Maduro’s Ruling Party Faces an Existential Vote

Millions of Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential vote that represents a pivotal moment for the socialist movement that has governed the oil-rich nation for 25 years. Over the course of a generation, Chavismo, as the movement is called, has shattered the nation’s democracy, presided

Kamala Harris Is Known Abroad for a Personal Touch, and Tough Talk

Like most vice presidents, Kamala Harris was not given much runway on foreign policy. President Biden prided himself on his international expertise and relished his rapport with global leaders. But in the role she did fill, Ms. Harris made an impression. In more than 30 interviews with officials on four

‘No One to Talk To’: The Lingering Trauma of Russian Rape in Ukraine

After Daria fled from her Russian-occupied village to western Ukraine, she spent weeks restlessly wandering the streets. Whenever she grew tired of walking, she would sit on park benches and tell anyone who would listen — even perfect strangers — what the Russian soldiers did to her. “I wanted to tell everyone,

Away From the War in Gaza, Another Palestinian Economy Is Wrecked

Less than three years ago, Wassif Frahat spent $3 million to open a lavish, two-story restaurant, the Ali Baba. With an impressive, pillared entryway, polished stone floors, glittering chandeliers and colorful frescoes on the high ceilings, the restaurant was his commitment to a better future. The Ali Baba, in Jenin,