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The Israeli war cabinet met again on Monday to discuss ... is leading a rapid transformation of the long-struggling city. Her movies try to explain why Japan is the way it is, showing both the ... Read More

Museum explores the impact of World War I’s horrors on children on the home front

America’s children stayed at home when their fathers went overseas during World War I to fight the Germans and their allies in a conflict that was engulfing most of Europe. But that didn’t ... Read More

Kansas City's living history museums offer an up-close and personal look at the past

Around the Kansas City region, living history museums like ... designed for kids ages 10-14 (an adult must be present). The National World War I Museum and Memorial has a Living History Volunteer ... Read More

Remembering Nevada’s ‘Wild West’ division in World War I

The stories of the Calac cousins and other Nevadans who fought in World War I echo very faintly today ... artillery — from places like Virginia City, Carson, Reno and Elko. Read More

In one Ukrainian city, ballet in a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war

Nine-year-old Myroslava Ponomarenko goes in for the move, her expression fixed in a mask of concentration as though the whole world ... fled the city with her family early in the war, only to ... Read More

The world's hottest city has become 'unliveable' with highs of 52C - even the streets have air-con

Heatwaves felt in Europe during the summer months are nothing compared to the searing conditions of one Middle-Eastern city - considered ... the third highest in the world. Gauges breached 50C ... Read More

Another world war? We are already there

We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism In the previous century, of course, there were two devastating “world” wars, World War I and ... Read More

Corrections & Amplifications

In some editions Wednesday, a World News article about Taiwan incorrectly said that Chiu pointed out Kinmen is among the outlying islands, an implication that training is taking place there. Read More

Are we heading for World War Three?

Many governments are "working around the clock" to avoid a wider war in the region. Parallels being drawn with the lead-up to World War One ... From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ... Read More

Third suspect charged with murder over Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting

A third person has been charged in connection with the Missouri mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade in February. Terry Young, 20, was charged with murder in the second degree ... Read More

This Disney War Has Already Paid Off

War may be hell, but it has also been great for Disney shareholders. What the peace will look like is the real question. The fight over who exactly sits on the entertainment giant’s board is ... Read More

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Military analysts are divided on whether a more direct confrontation with Iran might alter the war or affect a decision to invade the southern city of Rafah. As cases proliferate, opponents fear ... Read More