It is easier to start wars than to end them
Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes
The secretary general of the United Nations is committed to peace, yet Israel in its war on Gaza and beyond chose to ban him
US President Joe Biden said Sinwar’s death marked “a good day” for Israel, America, and the world
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire since the Gaza war erupted last October
Saudi Arabia and France are the latest of several countries calling on their citizens to leave
Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis
If Hezbollah is activated by Iran, its involvement would likely open up a regional war
