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In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Days of Destruction After Months of Calm
The Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah bastion in eastern Lebanon, had mostly been spared over 11 months of war. But The…
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Live Updates: Netanyahu to Address U.N. Amid Doubts Over Cease-Fire Push
World leaders are urging a pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel’s prime minister, who will speak…
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Finnish Zoo Returning Pandas to China Because of Cost
Two pandas are heading back to China eight years early amid lower-than-hoped-for visitor numbers at a zoo in rural Finland,…
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Why Curbing Hezbollah’s Power in Lebanon Just Became Harder
The militant group is a dominant force in the country, and officials have struggled for decades to limit its power.
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First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy.
The deaths of two men have reverberated across Pakistan, where the charge of insulting Islam has long been a sensitive…
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Israel’s Displaced Want to Go Home. But Will Attacks on Hezbollah Offer That Path?
Israel said the goal of its strikes on Hezbollah was to allow residents of the north to go home. Some…
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Live Updates: U.S. Pushes Cease-Fire in Lebanon as Netanyahu Says Israel Will Fight On
The Israeli leader was heading to New York for talks. He did not comment on the proposal to pause fighting…
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Online Scammers Posed as Brad Pitt to Get Cash, Spanish Police Say
The authorities in Spain said they had arrested five people who posed as the famous American actor online and swindled…
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A Litmus Test in Japan: Should Spouses Be Able to Have Different Surnames?
The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples…
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Taiwan and U.S. Work to Counter China’s Drone Dominance
Officials hope that Taiwan can become a bigger player in the supply chain for drones, a move that would also…
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