Ceasefire looks anything but durable as ‘atrocity’ in southern town leaves country reeling

More than 300 people killed in a wave of 100 Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, as the conflict with Hezbollah enters its bloodiest phase

While war rages in Iran, a US journalist was kidnapped on the streets of Iraq on Tuesday

Iran’s allies could close a second maritime chokepoint

An Israeli attack on Lebanon this month killed nine members of Mohammad’s family in a conflict that is ending young lives

In southern Lebanon, residents find themselves once again in the crosshairs of worsening war between Israel and Hezbollah

More than 40 people were killed when Israeli commandos tried to recover the body of an airman who disappeared over Lebanon four decades ago. The night raid raises questions about Israel’s war aims

Almost 400 people, including 83 children, have been killed so far by Israeli attacks and 1,130 have been wounded, according to Lebanon's ministry of health

Israeli missiles hit residential areas of Lebanon following increasing aggression from Hezbollah

Islamabad vows to ‘crush’ its foes and targets Kabul after steady escalation of tit-for-tat border attacks

Nearly the entire population already relies on humanitarian support

‘Kill or capture’ raids and ‘call-out procedures’ that ended in unexplained deaths in Afghanistan are at the heart of the hearing into war crimes

A muted international response leaves rescuers with a difficult task

Humanitarian payloads from planes are costly and largely ineffective but, with roads blocked by Israel, they remain the only way to ease people’s suffering

Six reporters were killed in a single strike in Gaza last Sunday, bringing the total to at least 242 since October 2023

Aid is slowly being dropped into the Palestinian enclave – but it’s far from enough

Devastated by war with Israel, the Lebanese militant group is facing the most significant choice of its 40-year history

Netanyahu has appointed himself protector of a religious minority. But more is at play

With all eyes on Iran, starvation and killings at aid sites in Gaza continue unabated

Israel has struck a potentially fatal blow to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. How close they were to completing a bomb remains in question