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Report says parties unable to bridge disagreement over Religious Zionism leader’s demand for either the defense or finance ministries; leaders have not met since Wednesday

During the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were weaponized for partisan purposes. “The politicization of mask use,” says William Hanage, infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard University, “makes as much sense as politicizing gravity.” Masks are simply a tool—a protective barrier—that can help

The parliament to be sworn in on Tuesday includes 23 first-time MKs, 3 who returned after a break, 10 Arabs, and twice as many women in the opposition than in the coalition

Hong Kong’s government reacted with fury on Monday after a popular democracy protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem for the city’s team at a rugby sevens tournament in South Korea. The city’s sports teams play the

French President Emmanuel Macron called for international sanctions on Iranian officials in response to the regime’s crackdown on the protest movement he again described as a “revolution”, in an interview broadcast on Monday. Macron angered Iranian officials on Friday by

Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban’s chief spokesman said. Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted late Sunday that the “obligatory”

Even though he lives in the middle of Canada’s boreal forest, Jean-Luc Kanape can sometimes go weeks without seeing a single caribou. But for as long as he can remember, the animals have been part of his life. For centuries,

The Ukrainian president appears openly in front of the main government building in the southern city, and speaks to cheering residents who endured eight months of Russian occupation. (Image credit: AP)

The Bishop of Limburg and President of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Baetzing, arrives at the Vatican to attend the Ad-limina-visit of members of the German Bishops’ Conference 2022. Johannes Neudecker/dpa German bishops arrived in Rome on Monday to begin

Moscow’s forces have hit Ukrainian positions in the country’s east while retreating elsewhere, and analysts expect Russia to bolster efforts there with redeployed troops.