Blog Verité

“We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland, but we are not of a favorable opinion,” Erdogan told reporters. (Image credit: Turkish presidency via AP)

Israeli security forces and Palestinians clashed violently in the West Bank before the funeral of a prominent Palestinian-American journalist in Jerusalem in a bloody day of violence that saw the death of an Israeli police officer.

U.S. officials eased sanctions on parts of Syria outside Damascus’ control, saying it was needed to alleviate an economic crisis and prevent a resurgence by Islamic State militants.

More than two years of border restrictions and a protracted lockdown of Shanghai are prompting some Chinese citizens to contemplate emigration, a prospect once unthinkable for many of them.

For many Finns, Russia’s assault on Ukraine recalled the 1939 Soviet invasion of their homeland. Fear of another attack was enough to dismantle Helsinki’s seven-decade strategy of heavily armed nonalignment. “We have no other option.”

Rabbi Ethan Linden steps down from post while his handling of a 2018 allegation involving two campers is investigated

White House voices support for maintaining Temple Mount status quote after Jordanian monarch visits, as tensions climb between Amman and Jerusalem

Interviews show Dr. Mehmet Oz struggling in the G.O.P. Senate primary, despite a Trump endorsement. Voters remain devoted to Donald Trump but seem less swayed by his guidance.

Ukraine’s head of military intelligence says the war with Russia is going so well, that it will reach a turning point by mid-August and be over by the end of the year.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden say it’s the second-largest consumer settlement in state history. (Image credit: Patrick Sison/AP)