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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

© Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times

A member of Venezuela’s security forces on the tarmac at Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas this month. The F.A.A. has issued a warning to all aircraft operating there.

Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Hezbollah supporters gathered around the grave of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s former leader, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike, on the anniversary of his death, in Dahiya, Lebanon, in September.

Greg Biffle’s Plane Turned Back Minutes After Takeoff

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash at a North Carolina airport, which killed seven people, including the driver Greg Biffle and his wife and children.

© Matt Kelley/Associated Press

Emergency vehicles responding to the plane crash that killed the star NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family and three others at a regional airport in Statesville, N.C., on Thursday.

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria

American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The strikes signal a sharp military escalation in Syria at a time when the United States has reduced its presence in the country since the beginning of the year.
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