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
The ‘Law of the Land’ Has Been Replaced
The Dubai International Financial Center shows the future of law and commerce.
Iran’s Russia Problem
Relations with Moscow can’t fix an economy squeezed by the West.
Gaza’s Suffering Is Unprecedented
The Palestinian people have never experienced this level of day-to-day horror.
When a Government’s Brutality Backfires
The brutality of Bangladesh’s 15-year-old regime galvanized protesters—and sealed its own collapse.
The Timekeeper of Ukraine
The world’s time, to which all clocks are set, comes from small national labs. Ukraine’s is in Kharkiv, a city under fire.
I Survived Hamas Captivity, but I’m Not Yet Free
I’m singularly focused on getting my husband and the rest of the hostages out of Gaza, the only way I know how.
Photos of the Week: Moon Boats, River Waves, Heavy Leek
Destructive flooding throughout Europe, cliff diving in Austria, deadly wildfires in Portugal, sparks at the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, and much more