Middle East & Africa

Lamps going out

After Israeli strikes, America is rushing troops to the region and airlines are steering clear

Ransom notes

As the government hails a new IMF deal, lawlessness is spreading

Under the hump

Commercial dairies are scaling up an old trade

After Ismail Haniyeh

The assassination of its political leader poses a string of dilemmas

Two knocks in the night

At the very least, they will delay talks over a ceasefire in Gaza

One big step closer

But it still wants to avoid all-out war against Hizbullah

Africa unplugged

Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide

Congo’s intensifying war

The prospect of dislodging the rebels is becoming dimmer

Jaw-jaw and war-war

His fourth address to Congress was historic, but held few answers for Israelis

Mutual attrition

For now, though, neither side is a strategic threat to the other

A damning opinion

But will the International Court of Justice’s ruling have any effect?

Creeping authoritarianism

Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition partner is eroding the force’s independence