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Amid the roar of the 2024 presidential campaign, the United States and Israel are making significant progress toward stabilizing three dangerous wars...
BEIRUT — A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from...
As Ukraine anxiously awaits the approaching U.S. presidential election, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov explained in a wide-ranging interview how his...
When the first reports emerged Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was dead, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted a verse from Leviticus...
One year after Oct. 7, 2023, violence is spreading across the Middle East. On the latest episode of “Impromptu,” columnists David Ignatius and...
Donald Trump has a flair for the dramatic, especially in the heat of a political campaign. But the former president faces what U.S. officials say is...
When Hamas terrorists burst through the Gaza fence at 7:43 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, they turned the Middle East upside down. The vaunted Israeli military...
Hasan Nasrallah wanted to live and die as a fighter, and he got his wish Friday, when Israeli bombs pulverized his underground lair in Beirut....
“We’ve seen this movie before.” People often say that about wars in the Middle East, but it isn’t true. Each one is a unique catastrophe, with...
Would Kamala Harris make a good president and commander in chief? The vice president certainly strengthened her case with a deft performance in...
The Biden administration is preparing a formal “national security memorandum” on artificial intelligence that will explore ways for the United...
FORT JOHNSON, La. — It’s a hot, sweaty afternoon at an Army training base in the lowlands of Louisiana, and Col. James Stultz, his face smeared...
Why did Rep. Mike Gallagher, a rising Republican star from Wisconsin with friends on both sides of the aisle, decide to leave Congress this past...
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Tehran has been plotting a violent retaliation campaign against the United States for years. Iranians follow a truck carrying the coffins of...
The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is another blow to the delicate work of U.S. negotiators trying to end the Israel-Gaza war. ...
David's live chat with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Submit your questions now. By David Ignatius July 29, 2024 at...
Despite cautious optimism of a lasting ‘day after’ framework, the hardest roadblocks to peace remain. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
In a political career of more than half a century, he never stopped looking for one more hand to shake. President Biden shakes hands with...
At his core, the former president appears to remain unchanged. Former president Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on...
The remaining differences may seem small, but they involve core issues of future governance in the enclave. Children walk through rubble from...
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U.S. officials say the framework of a three-stage deal is down to implementation details. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the...
Concern about the alliance’s durability might as well be written into its mission statement. President Biden speaks on the final day of the...
Our adversaries are quiet for now, even as our politics get more chaotic. Flags atop the White House flap in the breeze on Thursday evening....
If he has the strength and wisdom to step aside, the Democrats will have two months to choose another candidate. Former president Donald Trump...
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s visit to Washington helps repair damage. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant greets U.S. Secretary of...
DHS is ill-equipped to stop potential terrorists from entering the U.S., a new report finds. Asylum seekers wait in line at the El Chaparral...
The U.S. urges its alliance partners to expose and blunt the Kremlin’s strategy of surreptitious attacks. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Administration balks at a push by Treasury officials for more aggressive action on ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers. An tanker owned by Russian...
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Even if major fighting ends, Israel will remain committed to demilitarizing Hamas. Destroyed buildings seen in Khan Younis in the southern...
The biggest unanswered question: Will Hamas do what’s best for the Palestinian people? An Israeli tank near the Israel-Gaza border in...
The dynamic Ukraine battlespace has provided a needed jolt to a system that has long been too slow to change. A Sea Guardian drone flies over...
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President Biden is considering escalating U.S. support for Ukraine with two tough new countermeasures. Activists rally in front of the U.S....
The Palestinians can’t wait for difficult “day after” problems to be solved. Palestinians gather on May 19 in the hope of obtaining aid...