A Ukrainian make-up artist who escaped Russia’s invasion sobbed Wednesday as she revealed her new home in Israel had been wiped out by an Iranian missile.

As Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukrainian cities, millions of Kyiv residents go to bed every night hoping their houses will be intact in the morning. But some nights are worse than others. At ...

In a world battered by rising conflict—from Iran to Ukraine to Kashmir—people have found an unexpected coping tool: humour.