Who Is Ibrahim Aqeel, the Hezbollah Commander Targeted by Israel?
The senior leader, who had survived multiple assassination attempts, has been sought by the United States for bombings in the…
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Middle East Crisis: Live Updates: With Death Toll Rising, Tensions Run High After Israeli Strike in Beirut
Hezbollah said a senior leader was among those killed, the day after confirming the death of a top commander wanted…
Canadian Doctors Group Apologizes for Health Harms to Indigenous People
Indigenous patients faced abuse, experimental treatments and other harms in Canada’s health system, which still has disparities.
Israel’s Attacks on Hezbollah Alter Balance of Power in a Long-Running Fight
A focus on mutual deterrence had kept intermittent clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border from spiraling into a major war. That…
Car Parts, Fiberglass and a Dream: How a Teacher Built a Hovercraft
Robert Tymofichuk, a teacher in Alberta, Canada, spent nearly 2,000 hours building an operational hovercraft from salvaged car parts and…
Trump’s Opponents See New Ways to Cast the G.O.P. as ‘Team Misogyny’
The issue of gender dominated the campaign over a week that included a scandal in North Carolina and reporting on…
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health…
Albania Plans to Create a Muslim State in Tirana as Symbol of Tolerance
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style…
How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message
Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the…