Opinion: As residents return to Israel’s northern and Gaza border communities, a quiet battle unfolds overhead—one focused on rebuilding not just homes, but the social fabric, with government and philanthropic forces vying to restore cohesion and heal deep trauma

Analysis: Baltic defiance of Russia’s war in Ukraine, rooted in historic resistance, military aid, energy independence and thriving societies, may be forcing a Kremlin reckoning, raising doubts among Moscow elites about Putin’s role in ending the war