In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice to Be Repaid
Millions of Syrians from destroyed places like Daraya feel they did everything possible to overthrow the Assad government, but they still await reconstruction aid.
War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists
The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.
What It Was Like Inside Syria’s Most Fearsome Prison
For decades, the Assad regime locked up its opponents in prisons like Sednaya. The New York Times created a 3-D model of the prison and its brutal conditions.
Israel Military Says It Recovered Body of Two Oct. 7 Victims From Gaza
The remains of Ilan Weiss and Idan Shtivi were retrieved from Gaza as the government looks set to expand a military offensive there.
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the peacekeeping mission in the volatile region for only one year then withdraw in 2027.
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Soldiers in Syria, Officials There Say
The strikes near the capital, Damascus, were the latest Israeli military intervention in the country since a new government came to power.
Gérard Chaliand, Intrepid Authority on Geopolitics, Dies at 91
His considerable influence in the French-speaking world was based on an unusual attribute: He had actually been to the revolutions he wrote about.
Trump Hosts a Meeting on Gaza. How Close Is an Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire?
The president’s Middle East envoy signaled that the war would be settled before the end of the year, but seemed to rule out a temporary truce.
U.S. Envoy Talks Peace in Lebanon, but Stirs Anger With ‘Act Civilized’ Remark
At a delicate moment in Lebanese politics, the envoy, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., provoked outrage by warning journalists at a news conference there not to be “animalistic.”