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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…
A small number of U.S. forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of U.S. troops on…
The U.K. said Thursday that a threat by France to block British boats from its ports in a dispute over fishing appeared to breach international law, and the government vowed…
Iran's talks with six world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal will resume by the end of November, its top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, as Western concerns…
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…
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz decided late on Wednesday to scrap some restrictions on outdoor gatherings, pending approval of the Coronavirus Cabinet. As of Friday, events…
Israel has declined to sign a statement protesting human rights abuses in China committed against the Uyghurs, citing its own national interest considerations, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. The…
Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas on Wednesday revealed in the Knesset that when then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was trying to persuade him to join a Likud-led coalition, he read to him…
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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…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) praised Tzedek Association and its president, Rabbi Moshe Margaretten, for their ongoing work in rescuing Afghanis in peril following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, in…
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Philadelphia will spend $14 million to equip all of its officers with stun guns, train them on how to use them and require officers to wear them while on duty.…
Enforcement of Indoor Vaccine Mandates Proves Uneven in U.S.Go out for a night on the town in some U.S. cities and you might find yourself waiting while someone at the door of the restaurant closely inspects your vaccination…
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Australia advised its nationals traveling overseas on Thursday to “exercise a high degree of caution” as it prepares to open its borders for the first time in 19 months. The…
The general leading Sudan’s coup has vowed to usher the country to an elected government. But Abdel-Fattah Burhan has powerful allies, including Gulf nations and a feared Sudanese paramilitary commander,…
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