US said to believe Ukraine behind assassination of Putin aide’s daughter

United States intelligence agencies believe that some elements in the Ukrainian government approved plans to carry out the August car bombing in...

Netanyahu released after hospitalization during Yom Kippur

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was released from Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center Thursday morning after being hospitalized overnight...

Security cabinet to review terms of US-proposed maritime deal with Lebanon

Israel’s high-level security cabinet was set to convene Thursday to discuss the terms of the US-proposed deal for a maritime border with Lebanon....

Netanyahu: Only pressure from me stopped Lapid surrendering to Lebanon

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. This year’s Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to French author Annie...

More than 30 killed, including 23 children, in Thailand mass shooting

More than 30 people were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, police said. Police Maj. Gen....

Israel rejects Lebanese changes to maritime border proposal, putting deal in doubt

Prime Minister Yair Lapid rejected on Thursday Lebanon’s requested modifications to a proposed maritime border deal, according to a senior...

Suspected arson attack causes severe damage to Jordan Valley settlement farm

A fire at a farm in a West Bank settlement on the night of Yom Kippur, which destroyed an estimated NIS 12 million ($3.4 million) worth of produce...

The Next Yom Kippur War Is on the Way

For the sin we have committed before you by haughtiness and arrogance, for the sin that led to the deaths of more than 2,500 in the Yom Kippur War...

Zelensky says Putin wouldn’t survive nuclear strike on Ukraine

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday it was “hard to say” whether the risk of nuclear war had...

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression of protests grows

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. He’s praised the...

Eric Weinberg, producer of hit TV show ‘Scrubs,’ charged with sexual assaults

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Weinberg, an executive producer and writer for the hit TV show “Scrubs” and many others, has been charged with...

Japan’s Post-Abe Trust Crisis

India should reconsider its stance against IPEF trade talks

Outlook for export growth dim unless New Delhi keeps up with competitors

Ubil te bom, ker te ljubim

Zdaj, ko se popolnoma trezni ljudje ob Ukrajini vprašujejo, ali je treba za mir na svetu vreči nekaj jedrskih bomb, se postavlja preprosto...

The Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo

August 2022 marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan by the United States. Up to 135,000 people died in Hiroshima on 6 August...

In the Midst of Protest, Hopes of Reform in Indonesia

Over the past few weeks, tens of thousands of students and labor union activists have held demonstrations across 35 cities in Indonesia to express...

Daily Briefing Oct 6: Lebanon maritime border is no done deal; defrosted ovary birth

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...

Victim of Yom Kippur assault recalls: Jewish mob screamed ‘Arabs! Arabs!’

An Arab Israeli man who was assaulted in the coastal city of Bat Yam on the evening of Yom Kippur said Thursday that the attack was racially...

What happened on Iran’s ‘Bloody Friday,’ when dozens were said killed in Zahedan?

PARIS, France (AFP) — Iranian security forces massacred dozens last week in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan when they opened fire on...

Iran reportedly charges former soccer star in absentia for ‘leading’ protests

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has charged former soccer star Ali Karimi in absentia for his support for protests over Mahsa Amini’s death in morality...

'A political horizon' where there is none in sight

When the Palestinian Authority announces that talks have been held with US officials, it does so with the intent of portraying itself worthy of...

João Pedro Stedile: I am confident progressive energies will ensure Lula’s victory

Interview. The leader of the Landless Workers’ Movement said there is slim chance Bolsonaro can win in the runoff after gaining 6 million fewer...

Paralyzed Nation: Haviv Rettig Gur on three paths to end the deadlock

Welcome to the first episode of Paralyzed Nation, a podcast drilling down into the hard questions facing Israeli voters. This is Israel’s fifth...

Man, 24, stabbed to death during brawl in Netanya

A 24-year-old resident of Netanya was stabbed to death Wednesday night during a brawl in the city. Paramedics who arrived on the scene rushed the...

France accuses Iran of staging ‘confession’ video of ‘state hostages’

PARIS, France — Iranian state television aired Thursday what it said were “confessions” by a French couple arrested five months ago, a move...

Why it’s a big deal that ‘tsarina of Russian pop’ came out against war in Ukraine

THE CONVERSATION via AP — Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced hasty referendums in the occupied regions of Ukraine and the...

Tears of the Sphinx: Anwar Sadat Remembered

I can still recall the gasps, screams, and cries that erupted from the passengers after a public address announcement during the short flight from...

Perfect Justice

Parshat האזינו is also known as the “Shira,” the song. It describes the future of the Jewish people in a poetic form. One of the verses...

Liz Truss vs. the Bank of England

The State Is Taking Back Energy

LONDON – Although uncertainty prevails in today’s global energy market, one thing has become clear: Governments are reasserting their central...

What Brazil’s ongoing presidential election means for Latin America and the world

Brazil’s much-watched presidential election this year concluded its first round on Monday, revealing some expected and also surprising results....

The Boltzmann brain paradox

Are you a person in a universe or brain in a void? How logicians, cosmologists and philosophers tackle Boltzmann’s paradox - by Aeon Video Watch...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, blames US drills ‘escalation’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were...

Finally, Netanyahu can campaign against someone other than himself

It’s a strange new look for Israel’s largest political party. The accusations of infidelity and mental illness leveled against political rivals...

Five years on: How #MeToo shook the world

By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance....

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Kako je Zahod zastrupil svoj denar

Socializem za bančnike in varčevanje za večino drugih ljudi sta izničila dinamizem kapitalizma in ga pahnila v stanje pozlačene stagnacije...

Sabra may get Marvel role, but she’s a superficial character, say comic book artists

Israeli comic book artist Uri Fink does not have much faith in Marvel’s planned portrayal of Sabra, a female Mossad agent with superhuman speed,...

Iranian Kurds exiled in Iraq scapegoated by Tehran amid protests over Amini’s death

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — As protests flare across Iran over the death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, the Kurdistan region of neighboring...

Scientists: Planned concert facility bad for Ramon crater’s wildlife, view of stars

Senior scientists from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Environmental Protection Ministry are warning that plans to build a concert...

IDF: Probe finds no ties between village raid and death of 7-year-old Palestinian

The IDF announced Thursday that its investigation into last week’s death of a 7-year-old Palestinian during a raid of the boy’s village found...

Yisrael Beytenu pans own digest calling Likud ‘party for Jews from Arab nations’

Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu issued criticism of its own party newsletter Thursday after comments there said opposition leader Benjamin...

Gantz puts IDF on alert in north as Lebanese maritime border talks falter

Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered Israeli troops on alert in the country’s north on Thursday amid setbacks in the effort to reach a maritime...

Energean announces new Israel gas discovery, estimated at 7-15 billion cubic meters

The Energean company announced to the Tel Aviv and London stock exchanges Thursday that its Hermes exploration well in Israeli maritime waters has...

Israelis rally in Jerusalem in solidarity with Iranian women protesters

Some 100 Israelis gathered in Jerusalem’s Independence Park on Thursday afternoon to rally in solidarity with the Iranian women who have been...

Journey into Paralyzed Nation with our new ToI limited series podcast

Facing Israel’s fifth election in less than four years, The Times of Israel has launched a new limited podcast series in which we ask: How did...

European official says maritime deal will likely be postponed, but not dead yet

A deal on setting the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon is unlikely to come to fruition in the near term but is by no means off the table,...

(POGLED) Vse najboljše zamé

In zgodi se ta torek. Metod me pričaka pred Orto barom, lik je baje zgoraj v klubu, Metodu sledim po stopnicah, skozi okence v vratih vidim, da je...

Ukraine says it recaptured swaths of Kherson region as Zelensky urges more EU help

KYIV (AFP) — Ukraine said Thursday it had recaptured swaths of fresh territory from Russian troops as Kyiv urged Europe to help its forces expel...

US officials say they conveyed commitment to 2 states in DC meetings with Abbas aide

The Biden administration has said its top officials highlighted their commitment to a two-state solution during a series of meetings they held this...

Marine ranger enjoys first known swim by Israeli with pod of false killer whales

A marine ranger in Eilat on the southern tip of the country became the first known Israeli to swim with a pod of false killer whales this week....