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​A view is being seen of the northeast of Tehran at sunrise on August 17, 2012.
What We're Watching

Iran’s energy crisis pushes economy to the breaking point

After weeks of increasingly severe blackouts caused by massive natural gas shortages in Iran, the state power company warned manufacturers on Friday that they need to brace for power cuts that could last weeks and cost billions of dollars.

The midterms: Races that could decide the Senate
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The midterms: Races that could decide the Senate

We’ve put together a cheat sheet of 11 races to watch, based on the Cook Political Report’s ratings: contests that lean Republican, contests that lean Democratic, and toss-ups.

Composite of images of the war in Ukraine against a winter background
Analysis

“Like I’m living in the forest”: a darkened Kyiv faces General Winter

It’s been a good few months for the Ukrainian military. But now, the Ukrainian people face perhaps their biggest test yet — Russia weaponizing winter.