Fears mounted Sunday that the Israel-Gaza war could swell into a wider conflict amid rising cross-border attacks on Israel’s north from Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and expanding Israeli airstrikes across the region. wapo.st/46XIx14

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile Saturday, arriving to cheering crowds in his hometown Lahore as rumors of a political comeback swirled. wapo.st/3Q4UOde

Waves of protests erupted across the Middle East and beyond on Friday as demonstrators blamed Israel and its allies for Gaza’s rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation and delays in providing desperately needed water, food and other essentials. wapo.st/46yCMai

U.S.-approved aid faces steep hurdles to reach desperate Gazans wapo.st/3MvAxwH

Biden embraces Israel, raises hope for Gaza aid washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…

More than 29 million Afghans were in need of humanitarian assistance before this weekend's earthquakes, and aftershocks are still ongoing.

The IRC's Salma BEN AISSA BRAHAM سلمى بن عيسى حرم براهم has warned that a harsh winter ahead could worsen the crisis. More in @WashingtonPost:
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‘Nobody was prepared’ for earthquake that ravaged western Afghanistan wapo.st/3LSCqTA

More than 2,000 people killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, officials say washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…

At least 100 dead in Afghanistan after powerful earthquakes, U.N. says washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…

'Andarabi isn’t running from the Taliban, whose fighters he once helped to put behind bars, but from police in Pakistan — the country where he sought refuge almost 2 years ago'
Pakistan abruptly turns against Afghan refugees, calls for deportations Rick Noack
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Pakistan abruptly turns against Afghan refugees, calls for deportations wapo.st/3Q4GxP5

In Kabul, 'The Intercontinental does not accept credit cards, since Afghanistan is largely cut off from international banking. A guest arrives with a plastic bag full of cash.'
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France accused of attack on press freedom after journalist arrest theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

'The force of the flood gouged asphalt from the sidewalks.' Louisa Loveluck and Alice Martins not only made it to Derna, Libya, but also put together a story that puts everybody there. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…

Pakistan may now face weeks of political upheaval that could provide an opening for the country’s powerful military to seize more control while an interim caretaker government takes over
shaiq hussain Rick Noack Haq Nawaz Khan Niha Masih
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Devastating reporting from the Chadian border by Hafiz Haroun: '11-year-old Essam Muhammad held his 13-month-old sister. Twenty years ago, Muhammad’s mother, Fatima, lost her parents in the genocide, and now Muhammad too has lost his mother.'
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A new generation faces growing prospect of another genocide in Darfur washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/…

An Arctic ‘Great Game’ as NATO allies and Russia face off in far north by Emily Rauhala washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/…

With the Taliban leadership severely restricting female education and work, specialists at Afghan hospitals are reporting an increase in women and girls receiving outpatient therapy and medication amid mounting mental health concerns. wapo.st/43fJMpW