Lauren Leatherby

Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...

Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.

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What It Takes to Pilot a War Drone We spent a day at a secret front-line drone command center in Ukraine, where soldiers prepared their deadly munitions in dread that Russian’s own drones might find them.

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As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

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After U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Could Iran Make a Nuclear Bomb? How an atomic weapon is built, and what the recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions.

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Satellite Images Show U.S. May Have Targeted Ventilation Shafts at Fordo

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Mexico’s Judicial Election Is Today, but Voters Face Long and Complex Ballots In a judicial overhaul, Mexican voters are directly electing their judges for the first time in history. But long and complex ballots await.

Quite a sight ...

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Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It. In the last few weeks, Israel has demolished extensive areas of Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah.

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Pope Francis Made the Catholic Church More Global Than Ever. What Does That Mean for the Conclave? Francis appointed most of the cardinals. But they may not choose another pope like him.

This NYT piece has a cool visual showing where the cardinals at past conclaves came from - going back to 1404!

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But where there have been very clear U.S. travel declines? Canada! Both in land crossings and air bookings. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Now that we can see data past Easter, it appears international travel to the United States this spring has largely held up, despite reports about extraordinary declines. But there are ominous signs ahead. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Israel Digs In Beyond Its Northern Border Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted occupation in parts of the two countries.

We found evidence of the IDF setting up watchtowers, creating roads & more within the borders of Syria + Lebanon – with Samuel Granados & Aaron Boxerman www.nytimes.com/interactive/...