War and Armed Conflicts

Princes Charles Thanks Queen Elizabeth For Camilla Title

WorldMay 29, 2023

In February 1952, then-princess Elizabeth arrived in Kenya on an official visit.She left as Queen.With the death of her father, King George VI, back in London, Elizabeth automatically assumed the throne,...

Your Monday Briefing: A U.S. debt-limit deal

BidenMay 29, 2023

U.S. officials strike a debt-limit deal President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement in principle to lift the debt limit for two years, a breakthrough after a marathon of crisis talks that brought...

A New Round of Middle East Fighting

AdnanMay 12, 2023

Broken cease-fire1. How did it start?Nearly three months ago, Khader Adnan — a Palestinian prisoner in Israel and a leader of an armed...

Sudan’s Clashing Forces Agree to Allow Aid In, but Not to a Truce, U.S. Says

Defense and Military ForcesMay 11, 2023

The warring parties in Sudan could not agree to a cease-fire, but signed a commitment to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid and to...

Amid Cease-Fire Talks, Hostilities Across Gaza Border Enter 3rd Day

Defense and Military ForcesMay 11, 2023

A burst of mortar fire from Gaza into southern Israel on Thursday and Israeli strikes against mortar shell and anti-tank missile launching posts...

‘A Nightmare’ – The New York Times

Abdel FattahMay 5, 2023

The starkest warning about the destructive potential of the war in Sudan came from a former leader, who until recently drove the country’s...

Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Shake Kyiv and Odesa After Kremlin Incident

Kyiv (Ukraine)May 4, 2023

KYIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia accused Ukraine of targeting the Kremlin in a drone attack, Ukrainian air defense systems targeted drones...

U.S. Pulls Diplomats From Sudan, and an Exodus Begins

Abdel FattahApril 24, 2023

NAIROBI, Kenya — It began with a helicopter evacuation of American diplomats from Sudan’s besieged capital city just after midnight Sunday, then turned...