Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israelis’ war with Hamas began in October, as relations between the two countries have soured dramatically in recent weeks. The visit comes amid a flurry of … Read more

With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on

CYWINY WOJSKIE, Poland — Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers. All around him, grain is piled high in a warehouse on his farm north of the Polish capital: hundreds of tons of wheat, rye and corn left over from last year’s harvest that … Read more

‘Civil War’ isn’t out yet, but the internet is already going to war over it

Following a much buzzed-about trailer, Alex Garland’s political action thriller Civil War had its world premiere at SXSW last Thursday, garnering a slew of rave reviews. The reaction online since then — both to the movie itself and reviews out of the film festival — have been divisive, which might have been Garland’s purpose. Set during a … Read more

Israel’s war on Hamas brings famine to Gaza

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The warnings were being sounded for weeks. The United Nations, international relief organizations and some foreign governments voiced their fears … Read more

In Post-Election Speech, Putin Threatens NATO With World War

Vladimir Putin warned that a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO would be “one step away from a full-scale World War III” in a speech following his reelection on Monday. “I think hardly anyone is interested in this,” Putin added. The three-day vote, which wrapped up Sunday, saw Putin face no credible opposition. Western countries … Read more

How Russia’s grab of Crimea 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped peninsula, home to Russia’s Black Sea fleet and a popular vacation site, touched off a wave of patriotism and sent Putin’s … Read more

As Gaza war rages, U.S. military footprint expands across Middle East

OVER THE GAZA STRIP — Lt. Col. Jeremy Anderson tilted up the nose of his U.S. Air Force C-130 and tipped 16 pallets of emergency food aid out of the cargo bay and into the sky above northern Gaza. Thousands of miles away, off the coast of Yemen, U.S. fighter jets and attack helicopters roared … Read more

‘Civil War’: Everything to Know About the Kirsten Dunst Movie Causing a Big Stir

A politically charged new thriller, Civil War is an upcoming film that’s been courting some controversy since its South by Southwest premiere in March 2024. From writer-director Alex Garland, known for 28 Days Later and Never Let Me Go, comes another look at dystopia — this time set amid the chaos and conflict of a … Read more

From a US military plane, airdrops bring small doses of aid to Gaza, levelled by war

As American military pilots closed in on the northern coast of Gaza, AP journalists aboard the aid mission could hardly spot a single building left untouched by six months of brutal war. They watched as three tons of humanitarian aid — food, water and hygiene products supplied by Jordan— tumbled out of the rear of … Read more

In Belgorod, Russian city hit hardest by war, Putin is still running strong

BELGOROD, Russia — As polling stations opened across Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is certain to win, a volley of Ukrainian missiles crashed into the western city of Belgorod, damaging apartment buildings and injuring at least two people as thousands of residents scrambled, yet again, for shelter. For most … Read more