Fighting Flares in Lebanon, Complicating U.S.-Iran Peace Talks

Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people in Lebanon on Tuesday, the country’s health ministry said, as Israel intensified attacks against Hezbollah. The fighting cast further doubt on fragile negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online

After three months, the government is letting people connect with the world again. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.

Inside Xi Jinping’s Strategy to Export Ideas on State Control

When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash.

Paxton’s Texas Victory Creates a New Battleground for Senate Control

Democrats still face an uphill battle, but many of them — and some Republicans — say the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s win could put the state in play.