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A U.S. Army carry team transports the remains of Army Sgt. Breonna Moffett, killed in a strike on a U.S. base in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base on February 02, 2024.

The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked.

Nick Turse

An Intercept investigation found 63 U.S. bases, garrisons, and shared facilities in the region. U.S. troops are “sitting ducks,” according to one expert.

Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy's Angela Carini after their match at the 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024.

The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports

Natasha Lennard

- Aug. 2

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is the latest athlete deemed insufficiently female by extremists obsessed with the strictest of gender binaries.

A statue of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is destroyed in Valencia, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 31, 2024, the day after protests against the official election results that certified Chavez's protege, current President Nicolas Maduro, as the winner.

U.S. Sanctions Have Devastated Venezuela. How Does That Help Democracy?

Aída Chávez

- Aug. 2

In the chaotic aftermath of Maduro’s contested reelection, the case that U.S. policy worked in Venezuela is on shaky ground.

A school playground in Arab al-Aramshe, Israel, near the border with Lebanon, is littered with debris.

Israel’s War on Gaza

Israel Accuses Hamas of Using “Human Shields” While IDF Embeds Among Civilians at Lebanon Border

Theia Chatelle

- Aug. 2

As Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, Israeli troops are stationed in the villages that dot the country’s northern border.

Israel’s War on Gaza

The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones

Akela Lacy, Sam Biddle

- Aug. 1

The drone company XTEND secured Israeli military contracts and venture capital funding. Still, it sought out charitable donations.

Israel’s War on Gaza

Boycotts Against Israel Are Hurting Starbucks and McDonald’s Sales Worldwide

Jonah Valdez

- July 30

Both companies posted declines in global sales and profits this week, driven partly by “headwinds in the Middle East.”

Smoke from Israeli bombardment billows in Kfarkila in southern Lebanon on July 12, 2024.

Israel’s War on Gaza

U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.

Nick Turse

- July 30

The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid.

Protesters gather as a man holds up a sign demanding that soldiers from the United States Army leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey, on April 13, 2024. Thousands of people demonstrated on April 13, 2024 in Niger's capital Niamey to demand the immediate departure of American soldiers based in northern Niger, after the military regime said it was withdrawing from a 2012 cooperation deal with Washington. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

This African Country Kicked Out the U.S. Military. Did the Pentagon Lie About It?

Nick Turse

- July 24

Niger gave notice to U.S. troops in March. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jimmy Panetta say the Pentagon lied about how it all went down.

Israel’s War on Gaza

Israel Falsely Warned It Would Bomb a Media Office. The Actual Airstrike Killed Journalists on a Nearby Street.

Hoda Osman, Farah Jallad, Firas Taweel

- July 24

A monthslong investigation unpacks a false warning and an Israeli airstrike in the deadliest war for journalists on record.

Pro-Palestinian protester wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Joe Biden in front of the White House June 8, 2024.

Voices

Biden's Failing Mind Might Explain His Incoherent Gaza Policy

Malcolm Harris

- July 23

Biden’s approach to Gaza isn’t just immoral, it’s incoherent. A new candidate could break with his confused course for good.