Middle East & Africa

Two knocks in the night

At the very least, they will delay talks over a ceasefire in Gaza

One big step closer

But it still wants to avoid all-out war against Hizbullah

Africa unplugged

Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide

Congo’s intensifying war

The prospect of dislodging the rebels is becoming dimmer

Jaw-jaw and war-war

His fourth address to Congress was historic, but held few answers for Israelis

Mutual attrition

For now, though, neither side is a strategic threat to the other

A damning opinion

But will the International Court of Justice’s ruling have any effect?

Creeping authoritarianism

Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition partner is eroding the force’s independence

Students of destruction

Western armies are studying the horrifying conflict for tactical lessons

A railway boom

Sino-American tensions are playing out on the tracks

The Middle East

If he is dead it could hasten the end of the Gaza war

The flow of aid

Thousands of tonnes of food and medicine are still waiting to get in