Lara Jakes

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Lara Jakes

The military conflict between India and Pakistanexpanded in the days after the first airstrikes that followed a deadly terrorist attack last month on the Indian-controlled side of the disputed Kashmir region. The confrontation was the latest escalation of a decades-long conflict over Kashmir, a scenic valley in the Himalayas that is wedged between the two nations. Kashmiris have rarely had a say in their own fate. Here is a history of the dispute.

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Lara Jakes

Since President Trump took office vowing to pull back U.S. support for Ukraine, European leaders have worried that they would be unable to supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs. So far, it looks like they were right. The so-called coalition of the willing of European nations backing Ukraine has struggled to get materiel to its battlefields in the time since Mr. Trump made clear that Europe needed to shoulder more of the load for Ukraine’s security and its own.

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Rawan Ahmad |Lara Jakes |Saher Alghorra

HAIFA, Israel — Airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, health officials said, as Israel reaffirmed its plans to capture more land in the enclave and force all 2 million Gaza Strip residents to live in the south. The single deadliest bombing hit near a popular cafe in Gaza City where young people gathered to use the internet, killing 33, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Rawan Ahmad |Lara Jakes

A body is moved in the aftermath of an Israeli drone strike at a restaurant in Gaza City on Wednesday. Nearly two months have passed since Israel shattered the ceasefire in Gaza in March and resumed its military campaign after talks broke down.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Lara Jakes

The Israeli military said it had intercepted an unmanned vehicle a day after President Trump said the U.S. would step back from conflict with the Iran-backed group. Israel said it had shot down a drone that was approaching from the east on Wednesday, as Houthi officials in Yemen vowed to continue attacking the country a day after President Trump said the United States would stop bombing the Iran-backed group.