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Once again, a crisis in the Middle East has the U.S. appealing for military help from the stateless Kurds, this time as boots-on-the-ground proxies in Iran. Affecting any desire to contribute is the memory of letdowns after vital roles played in Iraq and Syria.

So far, Russia is staying on the sidelines as the United States and Israel wage war against Iran. But the conflict is crystallizing Russian perspectives on President Donald Trump, and might reshape how the Kremlin deals with the White House. Fred Weir reports from Moscow.

The second Trump administration largely shut out the GOP hawk wing, members of which had held positions in the first Trump administration. Yet, President Trump has now used military force far more than in his first term. How did we get here?听Simon Montlake reports.听

A missile that struck an Iranian girls school last weekend in Minab is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the US and Israel attacked Iran. The strike raises questions around military mistakes and their consequences. Anna Mulrine Grobe reports.听

Kristi Noem鈥檚 firing as Secretary of Homeland Security is President Donald Trump鈥檚 first Cabinet shakeup of his second term. The challenges she faced leading a critical agency at a time of public polarization remain for her successor to navigate.

The U.S. job market showed some signs of weakness even before war in Iran added a new strain on the global economy by pushing up energy prices.

From card catalogs and the Dewey decimal system to e-books and 3-D printers, libraries have evolved over the years. What has endured: The timeless pleasure of getting lost amid the stacks and stumbling onto new treasures.听