Pager attack on Hezbollah forces Iran-backed allies to rethink devices

Israel’s apparent ability to infiltrate global supply chains has sent ripples of fear through Iran’s network of armed groups across the Middle East.

US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico

U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend.

US worries deepen as adversaries team up to challenge dominance

For months, the U.S. has warned Iran not to send ballistic missiles to Russia and told China not to provide military components for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. But Iran is now doing just what Washington said not to and China is pushing the line.

UN nations endorse a ‘Pact for the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk

The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and increasing inequality and poverty.

With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines

There’s a growing realization in the Kremlin that the West is not falling for its nuclear threats, and Putin is searching for new ways to enforce his red lines.

Navy announces future nuclear-powered submarine to be named USS Baltimore

The future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 812 will be named USS Baltimore, secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Friday during a naming ceremony in Baltimore.

‘Ticking time bomb’: Those who raised suspicions about Trump suspect question if enough was done

There were reports to the U.S. government that, while not direct threats to Trump, raised suspicions about Ryan Routh in the years leading up to his arrest.

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal program reopens. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not yet given an exact date when ordering can begin.

As Taliban start restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner

Beside imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior.

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills police officer in Pakistan’s restive northwest

A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others.

Navy christens USNS Lucy Stone, honors civil rights trailblazer

The USNS Lucy Stone, a fleet replenishment oiler, was christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Saturday. The ship’s name honors American suffragist Lucy Stone, a trailblazer in the women’s rights movement and the abolishment of slavery.

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. A Hezbollah leader declared an “open-ended battle” was underway as both sides appeared to be spiraling closer toward all-out war.

21 wounded in Russian strikes that hit apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Ala.

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Ala., with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said early Sunday.

Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks

Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions.

World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy

It’s not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are raging. It’s against this backdrop that world leaders are attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering.

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

For Americans scarred by Beirut bombings, a measure of delayed justice

For Americans still bearing scars from the Marine barracks attacks in Lebanon more than 40 years ago, the killing of Ibrahim Aqil, since confirmed by Hezbollah, feels like a belated measure of justice.

Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after workout with Navy SEAL grad

The voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout was led by a Tufts alum and a recent graduate of Navy SEAL training. Five players were hospitalized as of Saturday, and 12 were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.