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Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra jolt that keeps them churning.

The alliance is under scrutiny after the recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

The United States’ ability to influence events in the Mideast has waned, and other major nations have essentially been onlookers.

In 32 years in charge of Hezbollah, Mr. Nasrallah, 64, has built the Iranian-backed militia into an influential force in Lebanon and a potent adversary of Israel.

In a fraught meeting in May, top officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency were warned that a computer glitch might allow athletes accused of doping to compete at the Paris Games.

Austrians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Parliament, with the Freedom Party in position to potentially form a far-right government for the first time since World War II.

The militant group is a dominant force in the country, and officials have struggled for decades to limit its power.

The Ukrainian leader aims to present President Biden with a strategy to improve his country’s position ahead of any peace negotiations with Russia.

Plus, news outlets experiment with WhatsApp.

The destruction from one of the most intense air raids in modern warfare stretches across southern Lebanon and in pockets of the east.