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As Fighting Rages in Ukraine, a Struggle Is On for Artillery Supremacy

Ukrainian forces say U.S. shells are making a difference. Across the border, they say, Russia is trying to get its artillery nearer targets like the city of Kharkiv.

A Careful Dance: How Hezbollah and Israel Have Kept the Lid on a Wider War

As Hezbollah uses larger and more sophisticated weapons to strike more often and deeper beyond the border between Israel and Lebanon, the group has intensified. Israel, too, is hitting targets farther into Lebanon.

White Politician Poised for Power Faces Hurdle in South Africa

Fighting a perception that his political party is “going to bring back apartheid,” an opposition leader rises to power in coalition negotiations with South Africa’s long-governing African National Congress.

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