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Israel’s war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon is another embarrassment for Iran and its new president, raising the pressure on him to strike back at Israel to defend an important ally.

If you have yet to come across the internet’s favourite pygmy hippopotamus, then it’s time to meet Moo Deng. She’s a bit of a diva.

BRET STEPHENS: A combination of international wishful thinking and the willfulness of Hezbollah’s patrons have brought us to where we are now. Can a full-blown war be avoided? Hard to say.

China has made several moves in recent months to advance its ambitious aim to become the trade and transportation hub of Asia.

EZRA KLEIN: Donald Trump’s problem in the 2024 election is that he can no longer run as if he is a man alone.

As President, Donald Trump frequently demanded investigations of his foes. He often got his way.

From attacks on ‘childless cat ladies’ to claims of migrants devouring neighbors’ pets, JD Vance is providing a glimpse of an ultra-online, aggressively combative generation of rabble-rousing conservatism.

Certain songs are more likely than others to set up shop in our heads. Here’s why it happens and how to rid yourself of earworms.

We’ve all heard those guys — and they’re usually guys — at the gym who erupt in sound every time they lift a barbell.  Do these noises do anything to improve performance? Or is it all in our heads?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Vice President Kamala Harris warned of mass deportations and ‘massive detention camps’ if former President Donald Trump returned to office.

American officials have claimed Israel carried out an operation against Hezbollah on Tuesday by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon

DAVID FRENCH: It’s understandable that many millions of Americans have focused on Springfield, Ohio, after the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. But it wasn’t Trump’s only terrible debate moment.

Former President Donald Trump was said to be shocked at the second attempt on his life in two months but he was already cracking jokes about it in phone calls with advisers and allies.

Sex therapists, educators and researchers tend to see some of the same issues over and over again. Here are some of the most common problems, and potential solutions.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have given a rare update as they remain stranded in space.