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Is our home safe? Is it rubble? For displaced Lebanese, anguished uncertainty.Lebanese people displaced by war have been on an emotional roller coaster. A ceasefire has been extended, but fighting in the south hasn鈥檛 ended. Even as families yearning for home prepare to return, despite the uncertainty, they are warned not to take the risk.
This Ukrainian canine unit is finding the war鈥檚 victims 鈥� and a way through hardshipThe 鈥淎ntares鈥� Pavlohrad search-and-rescue canine unit in Ukraine finds people, but its work also helps team members deal with the war鈥檚 tribulations.
Hardest-hit by Iran, the UAE pivots from cooperation to confrontationFor years, the business-friendly United Arab Emirates had sought regional normalization. Now, after being targeted by Iran, it is pushing the United States to demand greater concessions from Tehran, and is pressing its neighbors to cooperate militarily.
Their nation at war, Israelis still demand to know: How could Oct. 7 happen?Amid wars with Iran and Hezbollah, Israelis still very much want an independent state commission of inquiry to learn the truth about the failure to prevent the Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israel鈥檚 top court has given the Netanyahu government more time.
Iran war reaches into Asia鈥檚 farmlands 鈥� and everyone鈥檚 grocery billsIt鈥檚 planting season for farmers in Southeast Asia. The global fertilizer shortage could not have come at a worse time. Later, U.S. consumers will feel the impact, too.
As India weighs new approach to religious law, Muslim women see opportunityIn India, a group that advocates for Muslim women finds itself caught in the crossfire of the broader debate over a Uniform Civil Code, a sweeping reform that could redefine India鈥檚 approach to religious liberty.聽
For Ukraine鈥檚 museums, Russia鈥檚 war gives 鈥榩reservation鈥� new meaningUkraine鈥檚 cultural institutions are targets of the Kremlin鈥檚 war. That has made the security of the country鈥檚 cultural cache a priority among museums.
From the MagazineIn India, being part of the middle class isn鈥檛 what it used to beAffordability is a something people around the world are struggling with. In India, the story often starts with housing.聽
Trump cancels envoys' Pakistan trip, in blow to hopes for Iran war breakthroughPeace talks between the U.S. and Iran were scheduled to continue Saturday in Pakistan, but they fell apart after President Donald Trump announced that he would not be sending U.S. envoys to take part in negotiations.聽聽
Pakistan hosts another round of peace talks between the U.S. and IranU.S. envoys headed to Pakistan on Saturday for another round of indirect talks with Iran. A ceasefire in the Middle East has mostly held, but shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked, which is being felt across the global economy.聽
Amid extended ceasefire, Lebanon assesses high cost of Israel-Hezbollah warIn this latest round of Israel-Hezbollah fighting, Lebanese civilians have once again paid a heavy price. Even as the ceasefire in Lebanon is extended, neither combatant is showing signs of backing down.
The ExplainerAs Japan shifts away from postwar pacifism, Takaichi eyes constitutional reformConstitutional reform is something Japan鈥檚 ruling party has long debated, but never been able to accomplish. Now, the country鈥檚 prime minister is using her popularity to push the matter forward.
In Gaza, rare elections put hope, and talk of Palestinian unity, on the ballotMunicipal elections are being held Saturday in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, coinciding with voting in the West Bank. It鈥檚 the first time since 2005 that Gazans are able to vote. Water and sanitation are on the ballot, as is, symbolically, Palestinian national unity.
In the world鈥檚 largest democracy, a voter-roll purge is sparking controversyHow does a government balance its responsibility to guarantee fair and secure elections with the need to protect citizens鈥� fundamental right to vote? A voter-roll clean-up in India is sparking allegations of suppression.
The ExplainerWhy the British prime minister is fighting to keep his jobKeir Starmer became British prime minister in 2024, promising to bring stability to the U.K. Now he is under pressure to resign, accused of misleading the public.
This newspaper has covered Haiti for 128 years. Today, it鈥檚 tougher than ever.Haiti鈥檚 longest-running newspaper has weathered dictatorships and natural disasters. Can it withstand growing criminal-gang control?
A Mayan women鈥檚 softball team is batting away barriers in MexicoWomen were once unwelcome playing on the village ball field in Hondzonot, Mexico. That has changed for the team Las Diablillas.
Peru: Caught between decades of Chinese investment and renewed US regional interestPeruvians say they welcome U.S. investment 鈥� but not at the expense of their relationship with China.
From the MagazineGlacial melt in ... Uganda? How mountain villagers manage it.Glaciers in the tropics are rare and melting quickly, reshaping the lives of the people who depend on them.
Amid ceasefire in Lebanon, a rush home 鈥� if it鈥檚 reachable and still thereAs civilians displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon try to return to their war-damaged homes, a new Israeli occupation zone in the country鈥檚 south poses an obstacle for many. Meanwhile, the ceasefire has reduced but not eliminated the fighting.
