Smotrich threatens banks with extra taxes if they go after customers’ benefits
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday threatened the country’s banks that he would double a proposed tax on…
Australia announces bravery award for heroes of Bondi Beach terrorist attack
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans Thursday for a national bravery award to recognize civilians and first…
Pope Leo XIV delivers his first Christmas Day message
VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday…
Attorney general warns Knesset committees abusing power, threatening civil servants
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Thursday warned that Knesset parliamentary committees are being misused to interfere with ongoing…
Scrutiny around Qatargate and Bild leak may put PM one step closer to hot seat
New revelations this week supercharged two scandals in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, drawing unprecedented criticism from political…
See Christmas celebrations around the world
From Nairobi to New York, much of the world is enjoying Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of…
Forget keychains, Byzantine pilgrims took home ‘souvenir’ flasks, newly found mold shows
For as long as pilgrims have flocked to the Holy Land, locals have apparently been peddling them souvenirs…
Israel says Iran’s Quds Force operative killed in Lebanon – DW – 12/25/2025
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had killed a member of Iran’s elite Quds Force in a…
Israeli military says it killed a member of Iran’s Quds Force in Lebanon – CTV News
Israeli military says it killed a member of Iran’s Quds Force in Lebanon CTV NewsIsraeli military says it killed…
Mohammad Bakri, renowned Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities…
Smotrich says PM’s aides should ‘sit behind bars’ if they worked for Qatar
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday that if employees in the Prime Minister’s Office had done work…
Lebanese president says diplomacy with Israel is pushing back ‘specter of war’
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, who has promised to disarm Hezbollah, expressed optimism Thursday that diplomatic efforts will prevent…