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A PAINTER repaints an anti-US mural in Tehran last week.

Iran is nervous about the Trump administration, but also defiant

By DAVID M. WEINBERG

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov speaks during a news briefing on SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019.

Russia condemns 'ultimatums' after Trump threatens to bomb Iran

The "National Menorah," erected by Chabad-Lubavitch in front of the White House in Washington, Dec. 2, 2021.

Washington, DC, Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid-off federal workers

By Grace Gilson/JTA

Wedding rings are seen during the Central European Wedding Show in Budapest, Hungary, March 11, 2023.

Child marriage banned in Washington, DC, after push by Jewish advocates

By Grace Gilson/JTA

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz gestures in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, March 7, 2025.

Israel provided intel on Houthi target in attack described in Signal chat, WSJ reveals

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iranian students in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025.

Iran ready for indirect talks with US, Khamenei aide says

By REUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2025.

US and Russia talk about Ukraine war, eye a Black Sea ceasefire

By REUTERS

Tourists taking selfies in Times Square at night, surrounded by bright billboards, traffic, and vibrant city lights; illustrative, March 10, 2024.

Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump

By REUTERS

A demonstrator holds a banner depicting a playing card with portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump during a rally against Trump's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in front of the US embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2025.

Putin and Trump may have spoken more than twice, Kremlin says

By REUTERS

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestine protest in Washington, DC, US, March 18, 2025

Mercer Island police identify two vandals who sprayed antisemitic phrases

By Abigail Rubinstein

Jay Footlik

Who is Jay Footlik, the US lobbyist in 'Qatargate?'

US President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after family photo during the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019

Ankara pushes for closer cooperation, seeks Erdogan-Trump meeting

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Donald Trump (L) and Vladimir Putin (R)

Trump, Putin agree Ukraine war should end with 'lasting peace,' WH says

By REUTERS

President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, at the White House in Washington in this handout photograph taken on October 23, 1962

Around 80,000 pages of JFK files will be released on Tuesday, Trump says

By REUTERS

The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

US antisemitism task force to meet leadership of four major cities

By MICHAEL STARR

U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard as President Donald Trump leaves, after a meeting with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025.

Sister of US Supreme Court's Barrett target of 'Free Palestine!' bomb threat, police say

By REUTERS

THE SPARK ignited across our community after Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel on October 7; in November, 300,000 people stopped what they were doing and came to Washington, DC, to stand in solidarity with Israel,’ says the writer.

The Jewish nation prevails and leads, echoing the Purim story

By KAREN PAIKIN BARALL

Former White House Political Director Matt Schlapp and Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, February 22, 2024.

CPAC launches 'Center to Combat Antisemitism' ahead of visit to Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF