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Groundhog Day to bring warmer temperatures
After back-to-back weekends impacted by an arctic assault, we’re finally starting to put the worst of the cold behind us. While today wasn’t the warmest, temperatures did climb above...
Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza in pilot
Israel says it has partially reopened the critical Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited capacity.Israel announced on Sunday that the crossing had reopened in a...
Families take legal action as British tourists die
Four British people have died within four months after being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families have said.Mark Ashley, 55,...
Good Deeds Day is underway – Twenty years of doing from the heart
Good Deeds Day 2026 will take place on March 10 in Israel and April 12 worldwide, under the key message: United in Good .Good Deeds Day, the flagship project...
Infantry will still be fighting in muddy holes even as drones change war, British officer says
A UK battalion is turning to drones as the technology becomes a more prominent element of modern warfare.Its commanding officer said he suspects infantry life and combat will still...
More than 200 killed in mine collapse in DR Congo
More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel authorities have said.The mine, in the town of Rubaya, gave way...
Police called to extract haredi soldier from Jerusalem anti-draft protest
According to Israel Police, the IDF soldier was caught up in one of the haredi anti-drafting protests in Jerusalem, and was surrounded and attacked by "400 extremist protesters."A haredi...
For Australian IDF soldiers, Bondi shooting triggered memories of Oct. 7
While the community was reeling from the attack, some of its young members were serving in the IDF on the other side of the world.On December 14, 2025, Yedidia,...
Holocaust artefacts sent to Auschwitz archives after auction backlash
Hundreds of Holocaust-related documents whose planned auction in Germany sparked international outrage have been handed over to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.According to a statement issued by the foundation on Friday,...
I’m no angel, Italy’s PM says amid church fresco row
Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, joked on Saturday she does not look like an angel, after a row blew up in the media over a restored fresco in a...
Israel faces looming liquified gas shortage despite Gov’t assurances of supply stability
Israel’s reliance on minimal Liquified Petroleum Gas reserves leaves its economy vulnerable, and winter could bring serious supply issues.Despite recognizing worst-case scenarios, Israel now confronts a minimal security stockpile,...
