Video shows Iranian authorities assaulting girl who removes hijab in front of them

Footage posted on Monday by an Iranian opposition news outlet shows a girl being brutally beaten by security forces after removing her hijab, as...

Italy’s Meloni portrays herself as strong supporter of Israel, rejects fascist past

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, who is on track to become the country’s first far-right leader since Mussolini in World War II, has long tried to...

Abbas calls Gantz with holiday greeting, discusses West Bank security

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Defense Minister Benny Gantz to congratulate him on the Jewish New Year, the PA news agency...

Rioters face off with police in East Jerusalem for 2nd night in a row

Violent clashes broke out between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in East Jerusalem for the second night in a row late Monday, as Israelis...

First wounded Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Israel for medical treatment

Two Ukrainian soldiers who were severely injured in the war in Ukraine arrived Monday in Israel as part of an agreement that will see 20 service...

Gunman kills Russian military recruiter as opposition to Ukraine mobilization grows

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack...

Rights group says at least 76 dead as Iran protests rage despite violent crackdown

PARIS (AFP) — More than 75 people have been killed in the Iranian authorities’ crackdown against unrest sparked by the death of Kurdish woman...

NASA to crash craft into asteroid in first ever test of planetary defense

LAUREL, United States (AFP) — NASA will on Monday attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into...

Lost in the Service of the IDF

The TV interview several weeks ago on N12 with five of Israel’s former Chiefs of Staff, Ehud Barak, Moshe (Bogie) Yaalon, Gabi Ashkenazi, Benny...

The Frail Sentimentality of the Non-Religious Jew

For Isaac Bashevis Singer I Malachi was born in Israel in 1976 and came to Miami with his mother and older brother in 1986. They watched ‪Rocky IV...

Standing on the shoulders

By Bernard Rowan My retired colleague, Dr. Hannah Jones, one of the first United Nations representatives from Liberia, taught me the phrase,...

Hľadá sa nový spasiteľ

Scenár je v podstate všade rovnaký. Populisti surfujú na vlne nespokojnosti. Keďže tradičné strany nevedia dať odpoveď na otázky, ktoré...

Lekári by si mali najprv poupratovať medzi sebou

Nie je žiadnym tajomstvom, že naše nemocnice sú dlhodobo značne personálne poddimenzované. Aj preto mnohí lekári a sestry pracovali počas...

Shidax should prompt Japanese courts to review take-private deals

Clash between board and controlling family highlights conflict-of-interest risks

Arab Israeli man held after apparent attempt to derail a train in northern Israel

The police and Shin Bet Security Service were investigating an apparent attempt to derail a train in northern Israel by placing an obstacle on the...

Preparing for the Long War

IDF trials remote-controlled riot dispersal gun in Hebron

The Israel Defense Forces has placed a new system that can remotely fire riot-control ordinance during unrest in the West Bank city of Hebron. The...

When God Showed Up at My House

I would like to credit and thank author and playwright Glen Merzer as the source of inspiration for this imagined dialogue.  After Rosh Hashanah...

Realizing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

US Hard at Work Preparing Taiwan for War with China

The years leading up to World War I and World War II are often referred to by historians as “diplomatic fever,” because of active mobilization...

BRI project flaws can be addressed with digital tools

Improved implementation will benefit local populations in developing countries

Lebanon: US proposal for maritime border deal with Israel to be sent by end of week

An American proposal to resolve a maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon is expected to be sent to Lebanese President Michel Aoun in...

Palestinians, police scuffle as Jews visit Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah; 4 arrested

Palestinians scuffled with police in Jerusalem’s Old City Monday morning as Jewish visitors toured the flashpoint Temple Mount to mark the Jewish...

Iran indicts 14 over killing of top nuclear scientist blamed on Israel

Fourteen people have been indicted in connection with the 2020 killing of a top nuclear scientist in an attack Tehran has blamed on Israel, an...

Trump called fans ‘f***ing crazy,’ denied watching TV during Capitol attack — book

Former US President Donald Trump was surprised by supporters’ fervent loyalty toward him and sometimes derisive, The New York Times’ Maggie...

Italian far-right leader strikes moderate tone in victory speech

ROME (AP) — Italian voters shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first...

Ukraine invasion highlights political impediments to UN Security Council’s expansion

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Virtually everyone involved agrees: Almost eight decades after it came into existence, the powerful UN Security Council needs...