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A former jihadist has remade himself in a bid to remake a scarred and divided country.
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Weary soldiers and citizens express fatalistic optimism while preparing for the loss of U.S. military support.
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Each day for 50 years, the Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada woke up unsure whether it would be his last.
Illustration by Matt Rota ‘The Iranian Period Is Finished’
Hezbollah’s losses have led some in Lebanon to imagine a future without it.
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Beirut responds to Nasrallah’s death.
Alexandra Henry / Hans Lucas / Redux The Exploding Pagers of Lebanon
Today’s attack on Hezbollah struck a new kind of blow.
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Keir Starmer needs to address immigration, not because of Britain’s riots, but in spite of them.
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They have wanted a war with Israel for decades.
Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Clash of the Patriarchs
A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.
Photo-illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Sources: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Getty; Getty; Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty.
