Israeli Leaders to Discuss Hamas Response on Cease-Fire Proposal
Israeli ministers were set to meet Thursday evening to discuss Hamas’s response to a new proposal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages, as mediators sought to…
If You Test Positive for Covid, Can You Still Travel?
As new coronavirus variants gain traction across the United States, summer travelers are facing a familiar and tiresome question: How will the ever-mutating virus affect travel plans? In light of…
Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media Teaching Real-World Hate?
The video posted last year on Chinese social media showed more than 100 Japanese children, supposedly at an elementary school in Shanghai, gathered in their schoolyard. Chinese subtitles quoted two…
This Is the Drink of the Summer Every Summer
In his 1921 memoir, “The Ways of the Circus,” the lion tamer George Conklin tells of the time that his brother, Pete, following a traveling circus to sell lemonade, ran…
Opinion | Loving America Means Expecting More From It
Patriotism did not bring my grandfather to the Army recruiter’s office in 1956. Poverty did. A youth spent picking cotton and working odd jobs to help feed his family meant…
Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica as 2 Other Islands Lie in Ruin
Jamaica was still being hammered by strong winds and heavy rain early Thursday as Hurricane Beryl passed its southern coast, having claimed at least one life on the island. The…
Iranians’ Demand for Their Leaders: Fix the Economy
In the working-class neighborhood of Tehran surrounding Imam Hussein Square, the side streets and alleys are lined with secondhand stores and small repair shops for refurbishing all manner of household…
Iran’s Runoff Election: What to Know
Two candidates, a reformist and an ultraconservative, will face off in Iran’s runoff presidential election on Friday, amid record-low voter turnout and overarching apathy that meaningful change could happen through…
Israel Kills a Top Commander of Hezbollah, Which Replies With a Rocket Barrage
Israeli forces killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Wednesday in a drone strike in southern Lebanon, prompting the Lebanese militia to retaliate with a heavy rocket barrage across the border.…
What to Know as Israel and Hezbollah Stand on Brink of New War
For months, concerns have grown that the war in Gaza might ignite a second conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the well-armed militia that is loosely allied with Hamas and based…