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- When Hezbollah rockets are incoming, and you can’t reach the shelter
Hezbollah’s intensified rocket barrages against northern Israeli communities have created conflicting impulses among residents: supporting war, yet eager to end it.
- Trump prepares for ‘economic warfare’ with China
President-elect Donald Trump readies for a new tariff war with China, making balanced trade books, not free trade, the leitmotif of his presidency.
- First LookMost Australians favor banning kids from social media sites. But will it work?
While the planned social media ban has broad support, more than 140 technology and child welfare experts signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling it “too blunt an instrument” to be effective. The specifics will be unveiled next week.
- Ukraine’s Pokrovsk was about to fall to Russia 2 months ago. It’s hanging on.
The story of the grinding Russian-Ukrainian land battle is one of an imbalance of forces and supplies, mostly in Russia’s favor. Yet Ukraine finds ways to defy the odds, at least for a while.
- Trump leaves European allies fearing for their future
Donald Trump is set on weakening Western support for Ukraine and weakening Europe’s economy with tariffs. Can the continent withstand a dual assault?
- In Lebanon, Hezbollah pays high political cost for its war with Israel
In peace, Lebanon’s stability depends on a frail political balance. Now for many Lebanese enduring war with Israel, Hezbollah’s unique status as a heavily armed state-within-a-state is increasingly a problem.
- A British ‘culture warrior’? Kemi Badenoch sets Conservatives on populist path.
After a record defeat in Britain’s last election, many Conservatives decided that they needed to be more populist. Their selection of Kemi Badenoch as party leader locks in that agenda.
- Difference MakerAbandoned ‘ghost gear’ kills sea life. A Myanmar nonprofit is turning the tide.
In 2018, Thanda Ko Gyi launched the nonprofit Myanmar Ocean Project, Myanmar’s first registered marine conservation organization.
- Points of ProgressMost of the world wants action on climate change. Here’s what’s going right.
Progress roundup: Most of the world wants action on climate change, and would be willing to pay for it. Here’s where clean energy is making gains.
- They took up arms to fight Russia. They’ve taken up pens to express themselves.
Ukrainian soldier-poets are springing up all along the front lines of their war against Russia, feeding a literary renaissance.
- First LookUkrainian drones strike Moscow as Russia looks toward Trump’s presidency
A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports. Meanwhile a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine.
- First LookQatar halts its Israel-Hamas mediation efforts, citing lack of ‘good faith’
The announcement comes after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal. But one official said Saturday that Qatar is highly likely to return to the efforts if both sides show “serious political willingness” to reach a deal on the war in Gaza.
- Trump is back. Parents worldwide hope and fear for children’s futures.
The world always watches the American presidential election. But this year, the stakes feel much higher – especially for parents around the globe.
- First LookWith the election of Donald Trump, Canada braces for surge of asylum-seekers fleeing US
Canadian police are preparing for a large number of asylum-seekers crossing the border between official ports of entry. When Donald Trump first came to power in 2017, thousands crossed into Canada to file refugee claims.
- Democrats begin soul-searching – and finger-pointing – after devastating loss
- What Trump’s historic victory says about America
- They took up arms to fight Russia. They’ve taken up pens to express themselves.
- ‘A slap in the face.’ For many US women, Harris loss to Trump feels personal.
- Ukraine’s Pokrovsk was about to fall to Russia 2 months ago. It’s hanging on.