Israel Attacks Hezbollah Posts on Lebanese Border in Retaliatory Fire

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TEL AVIV—Israel’s military said it struck Hezbollah observation posts along the Lebanese frontier in response to overnight cross-border fire, adding to a recent flare-up of tensions between the two sides as Israel attempts to curb the activities of Iran and its allies in the region. Israel’s military said on Wednesday it suffered no casualties from … Read more

Navalny Cleared to Fly to Germany, but His Plight Could Chill Putin’s Opponents

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MOSCOW—The sudden, unexplained illness of Alexei Navalny comes in the midst of what has been a difficult year for Russia’s leader, President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Navalny has for years been the Kremlin’s most effective critic, with some four million followers on his campaigning YouTube channel. He fell ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow … Read more