How My Family Survived the October 7 Massacre
Hamas had overrun our community, and we were trapped. Then my dad promised to come get us.
The Choice America Now Faces in Iran
Iran’s large-scale attack on Israel presents the United States with the chance to achieve a set of long-standing objectives.
Iran Is Not Ready for War With Israel
History will show the consequences of Khamenei’s decision to save face.
Winners of the 2024 Epson International Pano Awards
The 15th annual panoramic-photo competition has just concluded, and the winning images and finalists have been announced.
Lebanon Is Not a Solution for Gaza
Now Israel is fighting the war it planned for—alongside the one it refused to see coming and still hasn’t brought to an end.
Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Images from the past weekend showing some of the devastation in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Putin Can’t Keep His Private Life Private
Russian journalists and activists have recently obtained extraordinary access to the president’s inner circle.
Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap
How Nasrallah’s death remade the strategic landscape
‘It’s an Earthquake’
Beirut responds to Nasrallah’s death.
Israel Tries for a Knockout Blow
Whether we wish it or not, we are again in the world of war.
Hezbollah’s Long War Is With America Too
The conflicts proliferating around the world are all part of a single challenge for the United States.
Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff
Despite the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Tehran has many reasons to exercise restraint.
Speak Like a President, Madam VP
Nasrallah’s death is no time for equivocation.
Nasrallah’s Folly
The Hezbollah leader escalated a fight that Israel was only too eager to wage. Now Israel claims to have killed him.
A Question That Demands an Answer
The plight of Yaroslav Bazylevych poses a challenge to the West.
Photos of the Week: Mansion Graffiti, Medieval Battle, Skeletal Deer
The effects of Hurricane Helene in Cuba, a simulated moon walk in Germany, Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, runway scenes from Paris Fashion Week, and much more
A Secret Diary of Mass Murder
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
That Time I Was a Russian Propagandist
The Kremlin’s information war in the West is reminiscent of the one it fought—and won—on the home front.
The War That Would Not End
Inside the year-long American effort to release the hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring peace to the Middle East
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2024
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s bird-photography competition