Haredi draft exemption bill ‘endangers Israel’s future,’ says PM’s former security adviser
Hanegbi says legislation ‘enables evasion’; head of NGO supporting Haredi soldiers calls for major changes, says bill lacks structured plan for integration
Rubio expected to skip NATO talks next week: sources
It is highly unusual for the top diplomat of the United States to skip the annual December meeting
Rubio traveled last weekend to Switzerland for talks with...
Europe, North America face early wave of bird flu cases
The World Organization for Animal Health said the early outbreaks were concerning but not alarming
PARIS: An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting...
Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
The extended...
Russia’s frozen assets at center of negotiations over Ukraine peace deal
BRUSSELS - Money is as central to Europe's vital support of Ukraine as ammunition and intelligence. Yet, the bloc's most viable funding mechanism involves seizing billions of dollars worth of Russian assets...
IDF chief: Israel needs bold leadership that recognizes failure, doesn’t ‘frighten, evade’
Remarks, read as thinly veiled critique of government, come amid public spat with Defense Minister Israel Katz over the latter’s selective promotions of senior IDF officers
Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defense spending to counter China
China has stepped up military pressure on Taiwan
United States urged greater defense spending by Taiwan
TAIPEI: Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion...
Israel receives purported body of slain hostage, is working to identify it
Hamas and Islamic Jihad hand over remains following Israeli anger at 24-hour delay; IDF says it killed 5 gunmen in Rafah and a terror operative who...
Three arrested in Paris suspected of spying and acting for Russia
The arrests were part of a probe into a French-Russian association
Fears of Russian interference across Europe are at a high
PARIS:...
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
Trump used part of his ceremonial remarks to insist that the price of Thanksgiving meals was dropping under his leadership
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump didn’t...