Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact

NEW YORK — The massive port workers’ strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a…

‘Deadly cycle of tit for tat must stop’ says Guterres

NewsFeed ‘It’s high time to stop the sickening cycle of escalation after escalation that is leading the people of the Middle East straight over the cliff,’ warned Antonio Guterres at…

Is the Middle East inching closer to full-blown war?

Inside Story Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Tehran threatens a crushing response if Israel hits back. Iran has carried out a major missile attack on…

Beirut’s southern suburbs reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes

People check the site of an Israeli air strike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon. [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo] In Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, smoke was rising from buildings hit by overnight…

Hamas claims responsibility for deadly Israel shooting attack

At least seven killed in attack that took place moments before Iran launched a barrage of rockets at Israel. The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has claimed responsibility…

Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on…

Can Israel root out Hezbollah?

Inside Story Israeli military says it is carrying out a ground operation inside Lebanon. Israel says its army has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon to target Hezbollah. It…

People in Beirut seek shelter on beaches as Israeli strikes continue

Displaced people gather on Beirut’s Ramlet el-Bayda beach, which has turned into a makeshift refugee camp [Patrick Baz/AFP] The repeated blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Israel has been carrying…

Israeli forces step up attacks across Lebanon after ‘limited’ ground raids

The Israeli army says it has killed a commander of the Imam Hussein division, referring to a Hezbollah-linked group based in Syria, in a strike in Beirut as it stepped…

Iran’s missile attack against Israel: What we know and what comes next

EXPLAINER Israel promises to retaliate after barrage of Iranian missiles fired in response to killings of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders. Iran has launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, firing a barrage…