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Flavio Bolsonaro has inaugurated the official beginning of his Brazilian presidential campaign, touting support from right-wing figures such as Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran's army spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, has said that a "large portion" of US bases targeted by Iran were no longer operational, singling out the US base in Erbil, Iraq, where he claimed "nearly all US infrastructure has been destroyed", IRNA reported.
Israeli forces arrested over a dozen Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, after at least four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shootout when armed Israeli settlers approached a Palestinian village.
The early history of Mandatory Palestine and the State of Israel was marked by many pivotal moments that have become ingrained in the national consciousness.
The US military has said that its naval blockade against Iran "remains in full effect" but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.
Washington: Signs of the Iran war’s spread emerged this weekend despite a pause in US strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea.
The US military has said its naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect, as it redirected 12 commercial vessels attempting to reach Iranian ports, disabled two and boarded two others to enforce compliance.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua recovered from two knockdowns to knock out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a dramatic non-title heavyweight fight on Saturday.
Tehran has accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, causing an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another.
Ukraine has rapidly expanded its one-way attack-drone campaign from the Sea of Azov into the Black Sea, claiming strikes against more than 180 vessels and maritime targets around the Crimean region over the past three weeks, according to Reuters. The widening maritime offensive follows a summer campaign in which Ukr…
Italy’s ITA Airways announced on Saturday evening that it was canceling all flights to and from Israel through Monday, July 27, citing operational reasons amid escalating tensions with Iran and growing regional security concerns.
A drone was found in the Givat HaAvot neighborhood of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Saturday evening, close to the home of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Following the recent series of terror attacks in the West Bank, IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth banned Palestinian workers from entering Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, a source told Walla on Saturday night.
As an Ethiopian-Israeli and American, and as a former New York City public servant who spent more than two decades serving New Yorkers through the city’s court system, I understand the meaning of public service.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is lucky. Some mayors are cursed with early snowstorms that cloud their entire tenure. Mamdani’s New York has been blessed with a Knicks championship and July 4th tall ships, with one epic Taylor Swift wedding and endless World Cup parties.
The halt came without any announcement or explanation after 13 consecutive days of attacks
The halt came without any announcement or explanation after 13 consecutive days of attacks
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Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a new seven-point policy package aimed at reducing drownings, as the Israel Meteorological Service warned of especially rough seas and waves of up to 2.5 meters over the weekend.
The police arrested nine protesters Saturday night after establishing that the protest was unlawful because of a lack of coordination with the security forces.
The head of the Hamas-led police force in northern Gaza has been killed by an Israeli air strike, while other attacks have claimed the lives of five more Palestinians, the Hamas-run interior ministry and medics said.
How many of you out there have heard of Anne Frank? Silly question, right? Okay, on the same subject matter, how many of you have heard of Etty Hillesum?
At six years old, Hila Mukdasi was captivated by her parents’ Israeli folk dance sessions. As she sat on the sidelines, the only child in the room, she was mesmerized by the movement and energy around her.
Physical safety is not the only threat to Jewish life in the UK; the shift toward casual antisemitism in wider society, where Jews are judged based on their views on Israel, is equally significant, doctor and Rabbi Yoni Birnbaum said.
Iran has condemned a Ukrainian strike on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another. The Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s acting chargé d’affaires over the attack.
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El presidente sirio Ahmad al-Sharaa, derecha, da la bienvenida al secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, Antonio Guterres, en el palacio presidencial de Siria en Damasco, Siria, el 25 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Omar Albam)
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday, in an important visit that Damascus sees as transformative. It comes in the wake of Syria signing a new pipeline deal to link Iraq to the port of Baniyas and also comes after Syria’s president met US President Donald Trump.
An altruistic kidney donation brought together a survivor of a deadly terrorist attack and the brother of the man who saved his life, in a coincidence discovered shortly before the transplant, Clalit Health Services announced on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump has not yet made a final decision on whether to launch a major strike against Iran, sources familiar with the administration’s decision-making process told The Jerusalem Post.
Media freedom organisations and opposition lawmakers have criticised sweeping media reforms pushed through by Israel’s right-wing coalition as part of a legislative blitz before the parliament’s dissolution in advance of elections later this year.
The Wall Street Journal recently revealed that Israel is spending roughly $50 million on an American influence campaign involving artificial-intelligence-generated text messages, conservative media, online influencers, and former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.
I didn’t want to leave Israel. Not now when the world hates us. Not when there are endless flight delays, and no one knows what tomorrow might bring.
A collision between two passenger buses on the Deir Ezzor-Damascus road killed 35 people, a health ministry official told state news agency Sana on Saturday.
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, Saturday July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Varios palestinos se reúnen para reparar una vivienda dañada tras un ataque perpetrado el día anterior por colonos israelíes en el poblado de Sarra, cerca de la ciudad de Naplusa, Cisjordania, el sábado 25 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)
A shooting incident was reported on Saturday, the IDF said in a statement, with troops on their way to the site.
Tehran, Iran – A public rift has emerged between Iran’s government and state television over how to portray the state of war and negotiations with the United States, as mediators try to nudge both countries towards diplomacy.
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THE world is again facing a huge spike in oil prices and shortages of fertilizer and other oil-based commodities that are worsening world hunger and driving thousands more poor people to starvation in Africa as Iran continues to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and block oil tankers. Twenty percent of the wor…
SANAA — Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on Iran in the deepening Middle East war.
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Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon denounced New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent anti-Israel and anti-Netanyahu rhetoric, as well as the recent attack on Jews on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, during an appearance Friday on Larry Kudlow’s Fox Business program.
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia. In response, the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis has responded with strikes. This is part of an escalation that has continued throughout July.
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims, with 82 of the court's 125 members backing dismissal in a secret ballot at the United Nations in New York.
Palestinians gather to repair a damaged house following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Ellen Monique Chits, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, spent the last two years seeking permanent residency in Israel after the Interior Ministry rejected her application.
At least three Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in southern Gaza's Khan Younis on Saturday.
More than 70 terror suspects from the West Bank were arrested Saturday morning following overnight operations, according to an IDF statement.