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While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been focussed on “total victory” for Israel since the Hamas-led attack on the country on Oct. 7, 2023, his own victory in a coming national election is far from certain. This past week, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, unanimously approved a bill to begin …

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, while …

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling for Israeli officials responsible for “appalling abuse” of Canadian …

Gaza activists who were detained by Israel, and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of the country’s far-right police minister, have been released from prison and sent home. The activists, whose vessel was intercepted earlier this week in international waters by Israeli naval forces as they were trying to deliver …

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed the chief of Hamas’s military wing, the most senior official from the …

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with singer Dara’s party anthem Bangaranga. Dara beat 24 other competitors during Saturday’s grand final in Vienna. The song’s infectious beats and tightly choreographed dance routine was a hit with both viewers and national juries. It’s Bulgaria’s first Eurovision victory. Israeli competitor …

A dispute about a ship full of stolen grain has lifted the veil on a geopolitical reality that has persisted for years but is rarely mentioned in western capitals or noticed by western media: the curiously friendly relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last …

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant …

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as the …

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after talks at the …