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The barrage by Hezbollah was among the heaviest in the months of cross-border strikes that have fed fears that the war in Gaza could expand.

Doping rules, legal challenges and endless appeals have left some medalists waiting (and waiting) for their golds.

The president was speaking off the cuff to a lawmaker on the House chamber floor after delivering his State of the Union address.

The proposed law targets political offenses like treason and insurrection with penalties as harsh as life imprisonment, giving officials more power to curb dissent.

A mass abduction reported in a region terrorized by Boko Haram, and another days later at a primary school, highlighted the government’s inability to control crime and armed insurgency.

The Caribbean nation has plunged into disorder and violence with gangs controlling access to the main airport and seaports, and taking command of many parts of Port-au-Prince.

Weeks of indirect negotiations appear to have stalled over Hamas’s insistence on a permanent cease-fire during or after any hostage releases, a demand that Israel has rejected.

A covert campaign to entrap and discredit people linked to rights groups in Hungary has added fuel to longstanding complaints of democratic backsliding in the country.

The power struggle in Haiti is raising pressure on the United States to ease tensions while casting doubt on plans for a Kenyan-led security mission.

Media accounts of a German man’s extreme vaccination history spurred researchers to analyze his immune responses.