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The execution of a man who in 2008 rammed a truck into a crowd and went on a stabbing spree was the first that Japan has carried out this year.

Foreign Ministry to provide NIS 2.5 million in aid to nine civil service organizations; ministry says move not tied to tensions over Moscow’s threats to Jewish Agency

Company runs sites in Tel Aviv and Haifa with about 150 programmers, engineers and researchers

The parents of US-born lone soldier Max Steinberg, killed in Gaza in 2014, didn’t know anyone in the country at his funeral; now they are embracing the nation that showed its love

The U.S. may register a second straight quarter of economic contraction, one benchmark of a recession. But that won’t be the last word.

A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in the notorious rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned. (Image credit: Steven Hirsch/AP)

China’s response to Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit could be ‘unprecedented’ but military conflict unlikely, experts say  CNN Taiwan holds air raid drills ahead of potential Pelosi visit  CBS News U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan  The New

Trump deleted line about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters from speech, committee reveals  CBS News Jan. 6 panel releases new testimony about Trump’s speech after Capitol siege  CNN Jan. 6 committee’s Luria releases video testimony about lines that were stricken from Trump’s post-riot

Frenzied raves. Crowded bars (with free therapy). And of course, cuddle parties. Nightlife is returning to Ukraine’s capital. But revelers still have to reckon with guilty feelings. Plus curfew.

Trump returns to a city poisoned by his legacy with an eye on 2024  CNN Donald Trump News: Return to DC — First Time After Jan. 6 Capitol Hearings  Bloomberg Republicans debate future of party as Donald Trump visits DC, mulls 2024