World
Succession-style Murdoch family case the best-kept secret in Reno
Depending on the legal outcome, the ruling could fundamentally shift the direction of an expansive media network and reshape the US political landscape for years to come.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Sri Lanka has had a few jolts. A Marxist new leader may be its biggest
- by Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita
Opinion & Perspectives
Why Israel and Hezbollah won’t say they are at war
Israeli officials say they are not seeking war with Hezbollah and that it can be avoided. Hezbollah also says it doesn’t want a war but is prepared for one.
Joseph Krauss
Why my small town in Pennsylvania will decide the US election
Both Harris and Trump know that the road to the White House not only runs through swing states, but through swing counties like mine, too.
Sarah Smiles Persinger
Editor at the United States Studies Centre
Why Hezbollah’s best hope is for Israel to invade Lebanon
After October 7, Israel is not interested in red lines, and tragically, Lebanon will probably come to know the horror of that.
David Livingstone
Former diplomat
North America
Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’
The former president says Ukraine should have made concessions to Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia’s 2022 attack.
- by Jonathan J. Cooper
Breaking
Courts
New York mayor indicted following corruption probe
Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer has said his client was cooperating with an investigation but did not say what it was about.
- by Eric Beech
Europe
Updated
Easey Street murders
Easey Street murder suspect says he’s innocent, agrees to extradition from Rome
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
‘We have proof’: Zelensky says Russia plans to attack nuclear sites
- by Edward Wong and Farnaz Fassihi
Riots, suffering, death: The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect
- by Rob Harris and Josephine McKenna
Asia
Sri Lanka has had a few jolts. A Marxist new leader may be its biggest
A former tutor, cigarette and vegetable seller, and son of a farmer has ridden a wave of discontent to break through ruling dynasties.
- by Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita
Russia has a secret war drone project with China, intel sources say
Beijing has repeatedly denied that China or Chinese companies have supplied Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine.
- by Tom Balmforth
Also in World
Updated
Middle East tensions
Israel preparing for possible ground invasion of Lebanon, says army chief
The chief of Israel’s army has told troops that the latest airstrikes were designed to pave the way for a possible ground attack.
- by Maya Gebeily
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Israel and Hezbollah won’t say they are at war
- by Joseph Krauss
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
US sends troops to Middle East after Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill hundreds
- by Tara Copp and Bassam Hatoum
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Why Hezbollah’s best hope is for Israel to invade Lebanon
- by David Livingstone
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel unleashes deadly wave of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
- by Melanie Lidman and Bassem Mroue