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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington, D.C.

'A proper slap down': Russian, world leaders respond to Trump, Zelensky’s tense exchange

By JOANIE MARGULIES , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A United Airlines aircraft.

United Airlines to resume Israel flights in March

By Stav Livne/Globes/TNS

Blast at Moscow residential building

Bomb kills at least one person at luxury Moscow apartment building

Rioters at the Dagestan airport

Four Dagestan airport pogrom rioters sentenced to 10 years in prison

By MICHAEL STARR

Germany's BSW party holds a party congress in Bonn

Meet the pro-Russia, anti-Israel populist that wants to remake German politics

By Nicholas Potter

Der Militärstützpunkt Camp Century in Grönland.

NASA entdeckt durch Zufall im grönländischen Eis versteckten Stützpunkt aus dem Kalten Krieg

By ELLIE ESQUENAZI

Illustrative image of President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump team eyes preemptive strikes on Islamic Republic's nuclear sites

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Queen Elizabeth II attends the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, United Kingdom, June 16, 2007

Queen Elizabeth saw Israelis as 'terrorists or sons of terrorists,' former president says

By ELLIE ESQUENAZI

US President Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024.

Trump, in TIME 'Person of the Year' interview, says he told Netanyahu to end war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

REBELS LED by HTS capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in northern Syria and Hama in the west-central region by pressing onward to Homs, in Hama, last Friday. Having pounded anti-Assad factions for years, Russia cannot expect accommodation from HTS, say the writers.

What the new Middle East chessboard means for Israel

By CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM , Stepan Stepanenko

Posters of Israeli hostages are displayed outside of the Mid-Island Y JCC community center in Plainview, New York, US. 3.12.2024

Trump's Middle East envoy warns of consequences if Gaza hostages not released soon

By REUTERS

Sweden expels five Russian diplomats, ministry says

Drone drops paint over Russian embassy in Sweden

By REUTERS

The Camp Century military base in Greenland.

NASA accidentally discovers hidden Cold War base beneath Greenland ice

By ELLIE ESQUENAZI

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Iran-Russia cooperation reaches new levels

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Bank of Israel holds rates as war fuels inflation but weighs on growth

By REUTERS

An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Iran plays down importance of US election, voices readiness for confrontation

By REUTERS

Soldiers participate in a demonstration during the training of the Korean People's Army's air and amphibious combat units, in this picture released on March 16, 2024

Zelensky: Ukrainian forces have engaged in combat with North Korean soldiers in Russia

By JOANIE MARGULIES

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall as he campaigns in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US. October 4, 2024.

Global reactions pour in as Trump wins 2024 US presidential election

By JOANIE MARGULIES , REUTERS