Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of ‘Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield,’ ‘Afghanistan: The End of the US Footprint and Rise of the Taliban Rule,’ and ‘The Dictator’s Wife.’
An unexpected offensive by a president who claimed he wouldn’t start a war has put Mr. Trump’s base on edge, requiring complicated navigation ahead of the midterm elections.
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Recent research shows that up to 40 percent of weight lost on GLP-1 medications comes from lean body mass rather than fat, leading to serious health risks, especially among older women.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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With the death of El Mencho, a new Pentagon-led task force is tasked with thwarting opportunities for Hezbollah and other cartel-allied, Iranian-backed terror groups to sow chaos in the homeland.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Pakistan’s leadership imagined that if it supported the Taliban next door that it would rein in its Pakistani cohort. That calculus proved dead wrong.
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While America is distracted by big-picture wars, Tehran relies on evolving espionage and long-game plotting to exploit weaknesses in the homeland.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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The zigzag comes amid reporting that the CIA and Mossad have been coordinating for months to arm thousands of Kurdish fighters positioned along Iran’s northwestern frontier.
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‘He will want revenge not just for the death of his father, but also for the deaths of his wife and mother.’
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The accidental spill of sewage into the Potomac River from a Maryland wastewater pipeline illustrates the fragility of America’s aging infrastructure.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Suspiciously accurate bets are preceding major geopolitical events, from Israeli strikes on Iran to the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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The widening accountability gap between America and Europe’s powerful is as much structural as it is America’s love of a saucy political fight.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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The U.S. military departure from Afghanistan and the shuttering of most Voice of America has created a media vacuum that China is all too happy to fill.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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For the first time in more than 50 years, no nonproliferation agreement is in force to verify America and Russia’s commitment to avoiding a nuclear meltdown.
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