Drugs

'Miracle cure': 2-year-old steals show at White House announcement of hearing loss therapy approval

Most patients began to hear within weeks, with 80% achieving at least significant hearing restoration and 42% reaching normal hearing, including the ability to hear whispers.

A person cups their hand to their ear in an act of listening (illustrative)
Protesters hold placards in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ahead of the ruling on the appeal by the former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague on April 22, 2026.

Philippine ex-president Duterte must stand trial for murder, ICC rules

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

Knife attack foiled: IDF kills terrorist in Hebron hills while seizing millions in border drugs

A KNIFE and toy gun, found with a suspected drug dealer in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.

Suspected drug dealer barricades himself inside Jerusalem home, threatens to harm self


Venezuela’s Jews and millions of others could face a war they did not choose - opinion

As war in Venezuela looms and the President of the United States orders the sky shut, I ask: Remember the innocent people of Venezuela. Remember our Jewish brothers and sisters who live there.

A protester runs waving a Venezuelan flag during a protest against the official results of the presidential election on July 29, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Pete Hegseth gave orders to 'kill everybody' in Caribbean boat strike, officials urge caution

“The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is patently absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal,” one source knowledgeable of the matter said.

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

Lebanon arrests Middle East drug kingpin Noah Zaiter, two years after US sanctions

The Lebanese army detains Noah Zaitar after years of evading arrest, amid intensified raids on drug traffickers.

Noah Zaitar, a Lebanese national wanted over alleged drug trafficking

Dozens of Palestinians entered Israel on fake medical claims, health min. official arrested

The official, a resident of Jerusalem in his 40s, was also accused of trafficking dangerous medications.

Drugs found in the home of a former official accused of helping Palestinians enter Israel illegally on fake health claims.

IDF pulls out all stops to set back infiltrations from Israel's border with Egypt

Reporter's Notebook: Israeli forces are facing a significant national security threat, as Egyptian smugglers send hundreds of weapon-carrying drones per month into Israel.

Israeli soldiers from the 80th Brigade take part in a training drill on Israel's southern border with Egypt, released on November 17, 2025

Ecuador, Spanish police arrest Los Lobos drug boss Wilmer Barre, tied to 400 murders

Wilmer Geovanny Chavarria Barre, known as "Pipo," helms a powerful group that the US in September designated a foreign terrorist organization.

A police officer stands outside the National Court of Justice during a hearing for the extradition of Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, who on Friday accepted the court's request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges, in Quito, Ecuador, July 11, 2025.

Israeli researcers develop tailor-made drug for child with rare genetic mutation

Against all odds, researchers developed an RNA drug to "silence" a defective gene copy, offering a path to improved quality of life for a child with a rare developmental disorder.

 Sheba Medical Center

Israeli medical cannabis use falls as HMOs tighten approvals, focus on PTSD, chronic pain

The number of Israelis receiving medical cannabis has fallen for the first time since 2011. Researcher argues decline not a reflection of improvement in health but of stricter HMO gatekeeping.

Employee tends to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel

Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds

The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.

Psilocybin mushrooms

Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear to counter drug trafficking in Western Hemisphere

The US has conducted its 20th strike against alleged drug trafficking vessels, killing "four narco-terrorists."

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.