Israel and Iran have been enemies for decades — but this is their most sustained direct fighting ever. Here’s how a shadow war erupted into an overt conflict. The U.S. has not publicly called ...

Hezbollah has long been considered Iran's first line of defense in case of a war with Israel. But since Israel launched its massive barrage against Iran this week, the Lebanese group has stayed out of ...

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived Monday in Guam for a scheduled port visit, before the USS Carl Vinson heads to the Middle East. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is expected to also ...

Subscribe to The World This Week. Since the October 2023 outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel, a U.S. ally and defense partner, U.S. forces in the Middle East have been increasingly targeted ...

Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” ...

African countries make up the bulk of a list of countries that could face new visa bans from August.

A former three-sport athlete at Bangor, Panczer is ready to embrace all sports and all ...

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Speaking solemnly in front of a missile-damaged Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, Netanyahu invoked the spirit of Britain during the Blitz, likening Israel's current crisis to the World War II bombings.

Chinese construction giant will build, operate and maintain Egypt’s newest city which will replace Cairo as the country’s capital.

The role of the wider West now is to work with our allies in Jerusalem in working out how to best contain the threat posed by Tehran ...

December 19, 2024 • For its seventh year, our national podcasting competition will invite students from all around the country, in grades four through 12, to bring us their best audio stories.