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‘The Human Toll Is Staggering’: Aid Groups Triage Yet Another Middle East Crisis
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon has triggered a new wave of displaced people in a region already under record strain.

India’s BJP Sees Split Results in State Elections
Modi’s party scored an unexpected win in Haryana and a loss in Kashmir that could still be a strategic boost.

Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Sitting on a Political Fault Line
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is torn over the pursuit of national power.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Not-So-Radical Departure
The author’s decision to write about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shouldn’t come as a surprise to his longtime readers.

What a New Book’s Explosive Revelations Tell Us About Biden, Trump, and Putin
Bob Woodward’s “War” suggests Biden may have stopped a nuclear war even as Trump was secretly talking to Russia’s president.

Iran’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Year
Tehran was in a stronger strategic position before its proxies plunged the region into war.

China’s Climate Targets Could Make or Break the Paris Agreement
Beijing’s clean energy is booming—but its environmental ambitions are shrinking.

How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority
The Biden administration quietly helped develop a regional strategy to tackle the issue. Can it survive the U.S. election?

Will Lebanon’s Army Defend Lebanon?
The national military is staying on the sidelines of Israel’s invasion to avoid an even bigger possible war.

U.K. Returns Its Last Colony
After a protracted legal dispute, the British government will hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius while preserving the U.S. military base at Diego Garcia.

Beijing Announces Tariffs on European Brandy
The measures appear to be retaliation against European duties on Chinese electric vehicles.

Chinese Hackers Target U.S. Telecoms
The infiltration raises serious national security concerns in Washington.

Iraq Is Threatening to Roll Back Women’s Rights
A country that was once a trailblazer for gender equality in the Arab world is embracing regressive sectarian policies.

Lula Is Finally Turning on Venezuela
After decades of support, Brazil is finally being forced to recalibrate its regional strategy.

Could Polish American Voters Swing the U.S. Election?
Kamala Harris hopes to turn Ukraine into a winning issue in the battleground states.