A Look Inside Israel’s ‘Fortress of Zion’ Military Command Beneath Tel Aviv
The country’s military and intelligence commanded the recent assault on Hamas in Gaza from an underground bunker made for high-tech air wars.
Our Reporter Is at the Eurovision Finals, One of the Hottest Tickets in Town
After a year of coronavirus letdowns, more than 3,500 mainly Dutch fans were in to see the show, and they were filled with exuberance.
DNA Could Identify Somerton Man Exhumed in Australia
This week the police disinterred a body, found on a beach in 1948, that has puzzled investigators for decades. “There’s lots of twists and turns in this case, and every turn is pretty weird,” one said.
The Pandemic is Ebbing, But What About Governors' Emergency Powers?
State legislators this week have been asking about the necessity for restrictions and many are calling for emergency action to draw down.
A Late-Night Proclamation Blocks a Woman From Leading Samoa
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was set to be sworn in Monday as the country’s first new prime minister in 22 years, until the head of state suspended Parliament.
In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War
Though the Russian military has little in common with liberal Western politicians or environmental groups like Greenpeace, it is taking ice melt in the Far North seriously.
U.S. Activists Try to Halt an Australian Way of Life: Killing Kangaroos
A bill in Congress aims to ban all kangaroo products from Australia, setting up a clash between two very different kinds of people on opposite ends of the earth.
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known
The famed source of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has made another unauthorized disclosure — and wants to be prosecuted for it.
Conflict Strengthens Netanyahu, but the Price is High
The battle with Hamas may benefit Prime Minister Netanyahu politically in the short term but leaves his underlying problems unresolved.