[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya—Several people were captured and at least one killed Wednesday when a United Nations helicopter made a forced landing in a militant-controlled area of Somalia, according to reports…
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South Korea’s Opposition Head Was Stabbed to Stop Him Becoming President, Police Say
[ad_1] SEOUL—The elderly man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader last week did so wanting to prevent the progressive politician from winning the country’s next presidential election in three years,…
Ukraine’s War Effort Is Stuck. This Heroic Battlefield Failure Shows Why.
[ad_1] By James Marson and Oksana Grytsenko Jan. 10, 2024 12:01 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The planners of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against the country’s Russian invaders last year…
Israel’s Far Right Calls for Palestinians to Resettle Outside Gaza
[ad_1] TEL AVIV, Israel—Far-right Israeli ministers are increasingly calling for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for Jews to rebuild settlements there, complicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to maintain diplomatic…
For Fleeing Palestinians, Gaza Has Shrunk—by Two-Thirds
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) Shadia Abu Middin had fled Israel’s war against Hamas twice. Then on Dec. 31, Israel told the 44-year-old mother of four in Gaza to…
Hezbollah Commander Killed as Israel Strikes Militants in Lebanon
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in Lebanon in what the group said was the second recent assassination by Israel of a militant leader…
Blinken Meets Arab Leaders in Bid to Prevent War From Spreading Across Middle East
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 8, 2024 2:39 pm ET AL ULA, Saudi Arabia—Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined a series of requirements for the future of the Gaza Strip after meetings…
Israel Presses Egypt to Better Secure Borderland Against Hamas Smugglers
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 7, 2024 5:52 pm ET Israel and Egypt are negotiating the future of a corridor between Egypt and Gaza that Israel says has been used by Hamas…
Opinion | Blocking the Road Is Civil Terrorism
[ad_1] The anti-Israel demonstrators who have blocked traffic in major cities across the country know that their victims are decent people. There is little risk that the drivers who can’t…