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President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a roughly $1.75 trillion blueprint for overhauling the country's health care, climate, education and tax laws, as he seeks to break an ongoing logjam…
A group of 12 European countries on Thursday urged Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 homes in Yehudah and Shomron. Coming a day after the U.S.…
The U.S. State Department confirmed on Wednesday that it could not open a consulate to the Palestinians in Yerushalayim without Israel's authorization. Asked about it in a meeting of the Senate…
The Knesset Finance Committee on Thursday approved the 2021-22 state budget, the Knesset said, clearing a key hurdle and paving the way for a final vote in the full plenum. Failure…
President Joe Biden is expected to offer an update on negotiations about his domestic spending plans and speak with Democrats before heading to Europe later on Thursday for meetings with…
Israel
Arab politicians and activists briefly blocked traffic during rush hour Thursday evening to protest alleged government inaction to end violent crime in their communities, the Times of Israel reported. En…
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi assured Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of his country’s intention to open diplomatic and economic missions in Yerushalayim. Tshisekedi initially made the promise…
Thursday marked Israel’s seventh day in a row with fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases reported. According to the Health Ministry, of the 79,539 Israelis it screened for the virus…
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A guilty verdict was handed down in the trial of James Vincent, the man who was accused of attacking Rabbi Menachem Moskowitz while he was walking home on Shabbos, three…
Greece’s highest court, the Hellenic Council of State, ruled on Tuesday against the authorization of shechitah and halal, prompting alarm from religious leaders concerned about infringements on religious freedom. “We…
National
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they expect to deliver 50 million more doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. government by April-end, as the country prepares…
The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, has provided the first official U.S. confirmation of a Chinese hypersonic weapons test that military experts say appears to show Beijing’s pursuit…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has recently lost about 20 kilograms (44 pounds), but remains healthy and is trying to boost public loyalty to him in the face of…
The Sudanese army was facing widening opposition on Thursday to this week’s coup, with state officials in Khartoum vowing disobedience and activists mobilizing for mass demonstrations later this week. The…
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