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The West Bank: the Middle East’s orphan war

Israel is methodically emptying the West Bank countryside of hamlets and farms to spur Palestinians to either flee into exile or move into cities hemmed in by Israeli settlements ramshackle “outposts” and military bases. Western governments and the United Nations complain.

Asia

Will Ukraine attack civil aviation in Russia?

President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines, insurers and foreign governments that Russian airspace “will be de facto closed” because of Ukrainian drones. Although Ukraine does not threaten civil aviation, he said, carriers flying to Moscow, St. Petersburg, or other major

Asia

‘Ramayana’ Sets November Release Date

Sony Pictures Entertainment is set to release “Ramayana” globally on November 6. The epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, follows exiled prince Rama (Kapoor) and his consort Sita (Pallavi) through exile into catastrophe, as Sita’s abduction at the hands of Ravana