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Once-occupied Ukraine towns try to stay defiant amid fear over Russia gains

Amid recent Russian battlefield gains and a radical shift in U.S. diplomacy, residents of Ukrainian towns occupied three years ago now fight fears and struggle to remain defiant.

Ukraine is exhausted. But it鈥檚 still determined to resist Russia.

If Russia鈥檚 plan to quickly defeat Ukraine failed, it鈥檚 fallback seemed more assured: a war of attrition in which the larger and stronger nation would prevail. With Western help, Ukraine has endured, but fatigue is setting in just as U.S. support is flagging.

Facing relentless Russia, Ukraine confronts shortages of men and morale

As the Russia-Ukraine war grinds toward its third anniversary, Ukrainian morale is low amid shortages of military support from European allies and America under Donald Trump.

After Assad鈥檚 fall, Syrians search for lost loved ones 鈥� and a path forward

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Ukrainians urge Trump to back peace bid with arms

Ukrainians hope that Mr. Trump鈥檚 planned peace initiative will not let Moscow prevail, warning the U.S. leader not to trust his Russian counterpart.

Through the ubiquitous eyes of cellphones

In Syria, what remains of Iran鈥檚 regional 鈥楢xis鈥� is rubble and resentment

First Hamas, then Hezbollah, now Syria. As key components of Iran鈥檚 anti-Israel/anti-U.S. 鈥淎xis of Resistance鈥� are sidelined or incapacitated, what is left of Tehran鈥檚 regional strategy?

Waves of joy flood Damascus. But an undercurrent of distrust lingers.

The magnitude of the emotions sweeping Damascus cannot be overstated, as our correspondents are witnessing. Unbridled joy is replacing years of terror and unspeakable loss. But the task of restoring order, and faith in a peaceful future, is enormous.

鈥榃e are looking for a good future鈥�: Lebanese life amid the rubble

Amid Israeli airstrikes, tens of thousands of Lebanon鈥檚 Shiites fled their homes. After ceasefire, residents express support and anger for Hezbollah.

As Syrian rebels advance, what can Iran and its tired allies do for Assad?

What can Iran do to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defeat newly energized rebel forces? Its anti-Israel 鈥淎xis of Resistance鈥� has been overworked and diminished. Yet even as Iran searches for solutions, there are some suggestions it is not panicking.

Israel enjoys upper hand as ceasefire signals Hezbollah鈥檚 limits

Hezbollah has emerged from its war with Israel leaderless and weak, no longer the force that Iran has depended on. Will Israel seek to take advantage of Tehran鈥檚 vulnerability?

In Lebanon, Hezbollah pays high political cost for its war with Israel

In peace, Lebanon鈥檚 stability depends on a frail political balance. Now for many Lebanese enduring war with Israel, Hezbollah鈥檚 unique status as a heavily armed state-within-a-state is increasingly a problem.

Amid costly war with Israel, Hezbollah faces fire from its own supporters

Hezbollah has long assured its Shiite Lebanese base that when the time came, it would robustly defend Lebanon and punish Israel. Now, amid another destructive war, many supporters are losing faith. Can it win them back?

In Israel-Hezbollah war, a rising cry from Lebanese: Why were we bombed?

Lebanon is all too familiar with the heavy cost civilians bear in war. Now, as Israel pursues Hezbollah, people are dying or displaced from their homes, caught in the crossfire of a war that is not theirs.

Israeli strikes inside Iran cross a threshold. How will Iran respond?

In over a year of conflict between Israel and Iran鈥檚 militia allies, a key brake on a regional war has been each side鈥檚 fear of what the other could do. Does Israel鈥檚 latest strike mean that brake is failing?

Where Hezbollah stands, and what鈥檚 at stake, after battering by Israel

Israel鈥檚 assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon represents a dramatic broadening of the yearlong war in the Middle East. How Iran鈥檚 most important regional ally responds will determine the postwar balance of power.

Fueling Israel-Iran escalation: Dangerous parallel universes

The need to establish deterrence has always risked cycles of escalation. As Israel and Iran trade blows, their competing views of the same events are sending tremors through the Middle East.

Inside battered Hezbollah, words of defiance: 鈥楢ll red lines are gone鈥�

Hezbollah has lost its charismatic leader, who delivered battlefield gains for decades, and absorbed a series of heavy blows from Israel. How ready are its fighters to resist Israel on the ground?

Israel takes its conflict with Hezbollah to the brink of war

Israel鈥檚 unusually heavy bombardment of Hezbollah positions in Lebanon puts militia leader Hassan Nasrallah in an awkward spot.

Ukraine鈥檚 nationalist Azov fighters, once sanctioned by US, strive to clear name

Ukraine鈥檚 Azov Brigade has been much maligned for a Nazi-tainted past. But today its renowned fighters proudly and emphatically assert their modern self-definition as nationalists with a broad appeal.