Inside the bloodstained Gaza tower block ripped apart by Israeli airstrike

U.S. and Iran Weighing ‘Final’ E.U. Offer on Nuclear Deal

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority — ...

Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war

Three billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner. “Motherland, Honour, Blood, ...

Showdown looms in Mykolaiv as Putin scrambles to save face

Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis

In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia

Ukrainian partisans ‘fought like special forces’ against Putin’s army

Al-Zawahri’s path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida

Barrage continues for the sleepless souls in bombed-out Kharkiv

As Ukraine Signs Up Soldiers, Questions Arise About How It Chooses

At a subway station, a recruiting officer named Oleksandr, one of dozens deployed to different spots around Kharkiv, pulled young men out of the crowd recently, checking documents and determining ...

Iran Stands to Lose the Most if the Nuclear Deal Isn’t Revived

The Iran nuclear deal recently marked its seventh anniversary—but it may well turn out to be its last. Despite a year of negotiations in Vienna, which nearly delivered an agreement on how the United ...

Sanctions are making Russia weaker — but Putin stronger

Black Sea ports to resume grain exports in Russia-Ukraine deal

The Taliban Detained Me for Doing My Job. I Can Never Go Back.