Israel Seeks to Avoid All-Out War in Lebanon Retaliation

Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said Monday, as Lebanon braced for retaliation after a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teens in Israel’s Golan Heights.[#item_full_content]

Russian Forces Press Toward Strategic Ukrainian City of Pokrovsk

Russian forces are staging their heaviest assaults near the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv’s military said Monday, threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops struggling to fend off Moscow’s 29-month-old invasion.[#item_full_content]

Trump, Harris Enter 99-Day Sprint After Historic Swap Out

Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election, so the Democrats orchestrated a swap out to Vice President Kamala Harris, moving the goal posts as Donald Trump’s campaign was scoring too many points on President Joe Biden.[#item_full_content]

Venezuela’s Maduro Locked in Election Standoff Over His Claimed Victory

Venezuela’s opposition and President Nicolas Maduro’s government were locked in a highstakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential vote, which millions in the longsuffering nation saw as their best shot to end 25 years of singleparty rule.Several…[#item_full_content]