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Likud leader returns to office after promising to weigh arming Ukraine, while also stressing importance of continued freedom of action for IDF in Russian-controlled sky over Syria

Experts say traditional right-wingers, who have counted on Likud chief’s moderation, may be put off by his extremist partners, such as ‘proud homophobe’ Bezalel Smotrich

Otzma Yehudit chief slams ‘racism’ at holy site where Jewish prayer barred; aide says he doesn’t actually plan to seize control of Border Police despite clause in coalition deal

Brazil has entered three days of mourning following the death of football superstar Pele.

(LONDON) — Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause was not

Southwest Airlines has created a website for travelers impacted by the thousands of flight cancellations over the past week. The airline said it will reimburse passengers who paid for alternative travel arrangements, hotels, meals, rental cars and fuel. The company

A month after announcing its plan to open an embassy in Tel Aviv, Baku’s government taps Deputy Education Minister Mukhtar Mammadov to head the mission

In our news wrap Thursday, Ukraine was hit with the biggest wave of Russian missiles in weeks, South Korea staged large-scale military drills after North Korean drones violated airspace this week, the Jan. 6 committee withdrew its subpoena of former

Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in Thursday as prime minister of Israel, but his cabinet and his government’s platform are controversial. David Makovsky is a long-time Israel watcher and director of the Project on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute for

Thousands of cancellations, lost bags and endless lines have angry customers taking to social media to voice their discontent. (Image credit: Craig Hastings/Getty Images)