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Israel Cracks Down in West Bank City After Deadly Attack

Hundreds of Palestinian families fled their homes as the Israeli military raided Hebron. The operation came a day after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers.

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An Israeli soldier at the northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the West Bank, on Saturday.

Lawmakers Plan to Block Trump Nominees Over Ukraine Satellite Network Restrictions

23 October 2026 at 18:35
Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania and a former F.B.I. agent who worked on Russian counterintelligence in Kyiv, said he doubted the communication problems were accidental.

Israeli Settlers Turn a Palestinian Rite Into a Gantlet of Violence and Fear

This year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years, as settlers have attacked farmers and besieged homes, drawing condemnation from U.S. officials and others.

Palestinians harvesting olives last week in Khirbet Abu Falah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians there last week, injuring several people, including an American journalist.

Ambush of Salvadoran Soldiers Escalates Haiti’s Anti-Gang Mission

23 October 2026 at 14:33
With four soldiers missing, Haiti’s new Gang Suppression Force, already off to a rocky start, is facing its first crisis.

© Michael Anthony Adams/The New York Times

The view from the cockpit of a helicopter flown by members of the Salvadoran contingent of the Gang Suppression Force during an aerial patrol last month over Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Arms Race Intensifies in Korea as the North Is Emboldened by Russia Alliance

23 October 2026 at 06:13
A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

© Korean Central News Agency, via Reuters

A photograph provided by North Korean state media showing the leader, Kim Jong-un, and his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, overseeing the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the country’s east coast during a drill in October.
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