Ruth Sherlock

A migrant walks along a rocky shoreline near the border with Morocco after swimming towards Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 31, 2026.

Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge

The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.

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Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

Ruth Sherlock

The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.

'It's all literally rubble': Lebanese poet returns to see what has become of her home

Ruth Sherlock

A village destroyed. A home erased. One poet returns to remember what was lost.

Swifts have been nesting in the Western Wall for centuries. Experts count at least 88 nests in the nooks and crannies of this holy site. The birds swoop and dive above the worshipers, catching insects to feed their young or encouraging their nestlings to take flight.

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An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

Ruth Sherlock

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.

U.S. and Iran set to resume peace talks

Ruth Sherlock, Michel Martin

The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, as Lebanon faces pressure to rein in Hezbollah as a precondition for an Israeli withdrawal.

In Lebanon, deal with Israel sparks anger and doubts

Ruth Sherlock

From Beirut, the Israel–Lebanon deal lands as a mix of anger and reluctant acceptance, with Hezbollah calling it a major capitulation.

A poster announces the death of Nayef Samaro, 25, after he was killed during an Israeli military raid on Nablus in May.

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Palestinians grieve for a father-to-be shot by Israeli troops the day his son was born

Ruth Sherlock, Nuha Musleh

Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child.