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World news is all reports on stories involving politicians, conflict and revolutions outside of the United States and Israel that affect the world and the Jewish state. 'World news' helps the global environment set the political agenda through journalists situated in conflict regions reporting on the important facts.

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force-Iraq, man a defensive positi

Trump pardons four contractors accused of a massacre

One of the contractors who was pardoned yesterday was Nicholas Slatten, who was accused of killing 17 civilians

By BARUCH MOORE
23/12/2020
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syring

Drugmakers expect tests to confirm vaccines effective against new variant

The mutation known as the B.1.1.7 lineage may be up to 70% more infectious and more of a concern for children.

By REUTERS
22/12/2020
A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-400 at Ben Gurion Airport, illustrative

Ukraine Airlines to pay passengers after employees voice antisemitism

According to the lawsuit that was submitted to the Small Claims Court in Rishon LeZion, Ukraine Airlines employees humiliated the passengers publically and delayed their luggage.

Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot, flops in box office

It's no surprise, however, that the film flopped the way it did.

Coronavirus: The board game - sells out for Christmas

"Corona" can be played by up to four players, who compete to buy all the groceries on a shopping list for an elderly neighbor who is shielding against the virus.

By REUTERS
22/12/2020
Chilean Army base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme in Antarctica

Coronavirus reaches all 7 continents as 36 cases reported in Antarctica

All 36 patients have been evacuated to the city of Punta Arenas in Southern Chile.

Pope Francis holds weekly audience at the Vatican, December 2, 2020.

Two Vatican cardinals, papal aides, test positive for coronavirus

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, 57, a Pole who manages Pope Francis' charities and has the title of the Vatican's almoner, was hospitalized for treatment of the onset of pneumonia.

By REUTERS
22/12/2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Rutgers residence hall to be named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg taught classes at the Rutgers Law School from 1963 to 1972 on women’s rights and gender quality.

By SHIRA HANAU/JTA
22/12/2020

Lockerbie - US charges Libyan over 1988 Pan Am bombing that killed 270

Libyan intelligence official, was charged with two criminal counts related to the bombing. He is in Libyan custody, US Attorney General William Barr said, adding that US officials are hopeful

By REUTERS
21/12/2020
The coronavirus ICU at Galilee Medical Center

Married couple dies from coronavirus in hand-holding embrace

Heartbreaking stories of loss have been a constant reality amid the coronavirus pandemic.

China flag

Hackers leak documents revealing China's coronavirus censorship

The documents reveal that China's censorship on information about the outbreak began in early January, before coronavirus had even been decisively identified.

UK cut off from Europe over fears about new COVID strain

PM Johnson will chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel, in particular the flow of freight in and out of Britain.

By REUTERS
21/12/2020

Moderna's vaccine shots leave warehouses, widening US push to immunize

Shipments are departing Sunday and will start reaching healthcare providers as soon as Monday.

By REUTERS
20/12/2020

Nine dead as Kabul car bombing targets Afghan lawmaker

Lawmaker Khan Mohammad Wardak survived the blast but is among 20 injured including women and children, Afghan Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi said.

By REUTERS
20/12/2020
General view of the US head office of TikTok in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020.

TikTok to start policing vaccine misinformation

"TikTok is taking responsibility and is committing to do everything in its power to keep damaging misinformation outside the app."

By SARAH BEN-NUN
20/12/2020

Two more suspects linked to Vienna attack arrested - prosecutors

An Austrian of Afghan descent whose genetic material was allegedly found on the weapon that a jihadist used to kill four people in Vienna last month has been arrested, prosecutors said on Sunday.

By REUTERS
20/12/2020

China's influence in Belarus did not interfere with Russia's interests

"Despite initial expectations China's growing influence in Belarus and elsewhere in the post-Soviet region did not lead to a crack in China-Russia-relations," said Nizhnikau

UK PM Johnson reverses Christmas plans for millions to fight new COVID strain

"We have alerted the World Health Organization and are continuing to analyze the available data to improve our understanding," England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said in a statement.

By REUTERS
20/12/2020

Your Dubai second home could be just a three-hour flight from Tel Aviv

Hartland development in Dubai is offering real estate delights for Israelis

Pregnant woman (Illustrative)

Around 300,000 fewer births expected amid COVID-19

In a separate survey, European women also shared similar sentiments to delay giving birth or have fewer children.

Nursing home for nuns suffers eight deaths from COVID-19 in 10 days

Four of the eight victims died on the same day, with the causes of death being reported as COVID-19 related. Funerals and services for the deceased are being streamed on CCTV for those grieving.

Will the Biblical Star of Bethlehem appear in the sky ahead of Christmas?

On December 21, our solar system's two biggest planets will come within close proximity of one another, in what is known as a great conjunction.

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court where he pleaded guilty to two prostitution char

French modelling agent who knew Jeffrey Epstein placed under investigation

Brunel is suspected of having raped, assaulted and harassed several minor and adult victims

By REUTERS
19/12/2020
A nurse prepares Russia's "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for inocula

Russia vaccinates its cosmonauts against COVID-19

The cosmonauts had volunteered to take the vaccine, which is named after the Soviet satellite that triggered the space race.

By REUTERS
19/12/2020
An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threat

World's cyber experts scramble to defend networks from suspected hackers

People familiar with the matter have said the hackers were believed to be working for the Russian government.

By REUTERS
19/12/2020

Ukrainian mayor survived a sniper attack but succumbed to COVID

Mayor Gennady Kernes was treated in Israel after he was shot by a sniper in 2014.

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
19/12/2020
Venezuela

US issues Venezuela-related sanctions over alleged fraudulent elections

Maduro, who has accused the US of trying to overthrow him to gain control over Venezuela's oil, lashed out at Pompeo in response to the announcement.

By REUTERS
19/12/2020

Hungary calls EU’s ruling against kosher slaughter a ‘disgrace’

Hungary’s right-wing government, whose critics say has encouraged antisemitism, clashes often with EU institutions on multiple issues

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
18/12/2020
Moroccan couscous soup with green fava beans

UNESCO announces couscous a world cultural heritage

This new prestigious status of couscous reflects the cultural cooperation and deep connection between the four countries that share its heritage: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.

4,500 Americans fall for India call-center scam, lose $14m. collectively

Scammers told people their bank account details were found at drug cartel crime scenes and the only way to avoid arrest was to transfer money to the scammers.

Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering

Yemen's president, separatists announce new power-sharing government

The new government followed two weeks of separation of forces and redeployment of troops in the south.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020
Hacker in a hood

SolarWinds hackers broke into US cable firm, Arizona county - web records

It is not clear what, if any, information was compromised.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020

Slovak PM Matovic tests positive for coronavirus

Matovic tested positive for COVID-19 a week after attending a summit with French President Macron who later tested positive for the virus.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020

Pence gets COVID vaccine as US deaths top 3,000 for third straight day

Pence, his wife Karen Pence, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams each rolled up their sleeves and took injections, becoming the highest-profile recipients of the vaccine.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020
Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) clash with demonstrators during an Abolish I.C.E. p

NYPD lacked training, used excessive force during protests - investigation

The protests were a prominent part of a movement prompted in part anger over the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syr

COVAX program doubles global vaccine supply deals to 2 billion doses

The initiative aims to deliver doses of approved vaccines to 92 eligible low- and middle-income economies.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020

Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mounts

The missiles would allow Japan to expand a strategy known as anti-access area denial (A2AD), that is meant to stop foreign forces from operating freely in waters close to its home territory.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020

Japan's consumer prices fall at fastest pace in decade, stoke deflation fears

It was the fourth straight month of falls and the fastest pace of year-on-year decline since September 2010.

By REUTERS
18/12/2020
The United Nations General Assembly votes to adopt a draft resolution to deplore the use of excessiv

Canada defends pro-Palestinian vote at UN General Assembly

Canada typically stands with Israel by abstaining or voting no, but it changed its vote on this particular resolution last year.

Dr. Anthony Fauci prefers latkes to hamantaschen

“While my wife and I enjoy both of these traditional foods, my vote is for latkes,” he says in a video, pronouncing it “lot-kuss.” “With applesauce or sour cream. Preferably sour cream.”

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
18/12/2020

State-backed hacks of US, Israel herald new age of cyberwarfare

CYBER AFFAIRS: One lesson of these latest hacks is that hackers can be like the ancient demon hydra – you lop off one head, and multiple other heads sprout.

A man stands next to a giant menorah as people celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in

Paving the way for Jewish culture and education in the UAE

“We were tired of Europe and didn’t feel safe,” he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon, September 2020

Macron tests positive for COVID-19, forcing leaders to self isolate

The presidency confirmed in a statement that Macron would self-isolate but would continue to work and carry out duties remotely.

17/12/2020
Pope Francis holds weekly general audience at the Vatican, May 15, 2019.

Pope Francis: Divert arms money to fight COVID-19, ensure vaccine for all

"Global problems like the present COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have only made these challenges all the more evident," he added.

By REUTERS
17/12/2020
Migrants protest their potential deportation with a mock slave auction outside the Defense Ministry

As Sudan forges ties with Israel, what status do migrants have?

Much attention has been given to haredim and Arabs during the coronavirus era, but what of Israel's African migrants, whose status is still under dispute?

Cyber hacking

US says recent hacking campaign hit government networks

"The FBI is investigating and gathering intelligence in order to attribute, pursue, and disrupt the responsible threat actors," the statement said.

By REUTERS
17/12/2020

MLB gives 1920-1948 Negro Leagues 'Major League' status

MLB said it was working with the Elias Sports Bureau to review the move's "ramifications on statistics and records."

By REUTERS
16/12/2020
Rabbis and Imams release doves of peace at the Isra Dubai Business Forum, December 16, 2020

Rabbis, imams release doves in Dubai

Businessman Haim Weizman: “This peace here is real. The peace deals with Egypt and Jordan are just peace between politicians.”

16/12/2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during

The US has sanctioned NATO ally Turkey - now what?

“Ankara appears to be on a crash course – not only with its neighbors but also with the entirety of its NATO allies,” expert says.

Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman illuminates Dubai's Burj Khalifa

"This is unreal! #WW84 covering the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai," Gal Gadot wrote alongside the video on Twitter.

16/12/2020

Ankara likely to cooperate with US after sanctions- analysts

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
16/12/2020

NJ houses of worship restrictions ordered to be examined by Supreme Court

The order comes just weeks after the court blocked restrictions by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on religious gatherings in the state’s red zones.

By SHIRA HANAU/JTA
16/12/2020

Jeffrey Rosen to become acting attorney general after Barr exits

Rosen, who is Jewish, delivered remarks in October at a State Department conference on antisemitism.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
16/12/2020

UN Security Council approves new UN envoys to mediate Middle East, Libya

Tor Wennesland succeeds Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov who has spent the past five years as the UN mediator between Israel and the Palestinians.

By REUTERS
16/12/2020
A closed tourist souvenir shop is seen before the national lockdown introduced as part of the new CO

City of Paris fined for hiring too many women

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called the fine “obviously absurd, unfair, irresponsible and dangerous.”

By ABIGAIL ADLER , SARAH BEN-NUN
15/12/2020
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syring

Moderna nears US approval for vaccine with FDA endorsement

Israel ordered six million Moderna vaccines — enough to inoculate three million people.

By REUTERS
15/12/2020
Orthodox Jews in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2012

Belgian MP files bill to ensure continued protection for Jewish sites

The bill will ensure synagogues and Jewish institutions receive priority.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, stands for a photo at the US

US Senate leader McConnell acknowledges Biden-Harris win

Since early November, McConnell has ignored pressure to acknowledge Biden's victory, saying Trump had the right to pursue legal challenges to the election outcome.

By REUTERS
15/12/2020
Same sex couple Adam Hanol and Marton Pal play with their four year old adopted son Andras at a play

Hungary amends constitution to effectively ban gay adoption

As per the new law, single people in Hungary must get their adoption requests approved by the family affairs minister, a post held by ultra-conservative Katalin Novak.

By REUTERS
15/12/2020

Does the WSJ op-ed on Dr. Jill Biden show the 'chutzpah' of modern sexism?

The Knesset houses 11 members who hold doctorates, two of whom are women; very few are medical doctors by profession.

15/12/2020

JPMorgan research head to Post: COVID vaccine to shape 2021 world economy

“China will continue to benefit as they were able to contain the virus and, like Israel, are tech-oriented," JP Morgan Director of Economic Research Bruce Kasman told the ‘Post.’

An empty street is seen in Manhattan borough during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in

Fleeing New Yorkers cost the city an estimated $34 billion

In the longer run, the changing demographics could lead to more affordable brands taking the place of higher-end stores, the researchers noted.

By REUTERS
15/12/2020

Vatican 'Darth Vader' nativity scene gets earthly thumbs down

Some social media users - perhaps in keeping with the prevailing mood of 2020 - called it disturbing or lacking reassurance.

By REUTERS
15/12/2020
Andrew Anglin

New Hampshire state rep apologizes for post from neo-Nazi website

The Daily Stormer is a racist and antisemitic website run by Andrew Anglin.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
15/12/2020

US finds first case of coronavirus in wild animal, a Utah mink

Global health officials are investigating the potential risk the animals may pose to people after Denmark last month embarked on a plan to eliminate its farmed mink population of 17 million.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

Boys escaped after gunmen abducted their friends at Nigeria school

The president's office said on Monday the government was in contact with the armed men and was negotiating the release of the boys after security agencies had located them.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus dis

New York nurse given COVID-19 vaccine as US rollout begins

"It didn't feel any different from taking any other vaccine," Sandra Lindsay said. "I feel hopeful today, relieved. I feel like healing is coming.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

Kremlin critic Navalny says case solved after media out alleged poisoners

Navalny said his own investigators had checked the findings and that the case was now solved despite the absence of an official investigation in Russia.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

Google's YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage

Google's website that logs outages said the services that were affected for nearly an hour should be restored for most users.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
A nurse prepares Russia's "Sputnik-V" vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for inocula

Just over 40% of Russians are willing to get coronavirus vaccinations

WHO experts have pointed to a 65%-70% vaccine coverage rate as a way to reach population immunity through vaccination, putting Russia well below the recommendation.

An Israeli medical worker holds vials containing a vaccine for H1N1 flu virus in Tel Aviv, 2009

EU weighs donating 5% of its COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations

The French plan may also circumvent COVAX's exchange platform to allocate excess doses from rich to poor nations.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
A nurse carries China's Sinovac vaccine, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

More than half of Americans are willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19

WHO experts have pointed to a 65%-70% vaccine coverage rate as a way to reach population immunity through vaccination, putting the United States just below.

An Indonesian police officer holds a weapon as he stands guard near the Bali Bomb Monument in Kuta,

Indonesian police arrest top Jemaah Islamiah terrorist

Zulkarnaen, one of the commanders of the Bali attack, was arrested on Thursday by anti-terrorism police, spokesman Ahmad Ramadhan said in a statement on Saturday.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

Deni Avdija impressive in first NBA game

Israeli teenage rookie scores 15 points in 24 minutes, while not missing a shot, in Washington Wizards' preseason opener

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
14/12/2020

Trump suggests White House staff will wait longer for COVID-19 vaccines

Trump said on Twitter he had asked for an "adjustment" to be made to the plans to vaccinate White House officials, vaccinating them "later in the program."

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
Heavy traffic jam on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv due to construction work, on June 11, 2020

Israeli traffic tech company acquired by Australian Redflex

Israel-based RoadMetric focuses on using video technologies and computer vision to improve tools for enforcement of transportation laws.

Members of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a Chinese religious spiritual practice, march to the Consulate

Over 900 lawmakers protest Chinese persecution of Falun Gong

"Millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China have been arbitrarily arrested and jailed [...] and many have been tortured and even killed.”

By SARAH BEN-NUN
14/12/2020
Man analyzes computer code

Suspected Russian hackers spied on US Treasury emails - sources

The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
Coronavirus vaccine under development (illustrative)

Historic US coronavirus vaccine campaign begins today

More than 100 million people, or about 30% of the US population, could be immunized by the end of March.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

Gunman opens fire on NYC church choir performance

Only about 15 people were still present when the gunman appeared, screaming, "Kill me," and "shoot me," as he fired a handgun.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020

British author John le Carré dies aged 89

By casting British spies as every bit as ruthless as their Communist foes, le Carre defined the dislocation of the Cold War that left broken humans in the wake of distant superpowers.

By REUTERS
14/12/2020
Bhutan Wedding

What is Bhutan?

The tiny South Asian nation only has diplomatic relations with a small number of countries and measures its success based on a national happiness index.

By MARCY OSTER/THE MEDIA LINE
14/12/2020
Israeli Ambassador Ron Malka, Bhutanese Ambassador Vetsop Namgyel, and delegations. December 12, 202

Israel normalizes ties with Bhutan

“I want to thank the Kingdom of Bhutan and praise the decision to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel,” Ashkenazi said.

Russia, which annexed Crimea, concerned over US stance on Western Sahara

“This new position of the United States could dramatically impede UN efforts to promote the Settlement Plan for Western Sahara."

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this still image from a video obtained by REUTER

Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year

France and human rights groups had condemned the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence.

By REUTERS
13/12/2020

US Senate backs defense bill, including pro-Israel provisions

Christians United for Israel welcomed the passage of the bill.

Gilad Erdan arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on J

Israel asks Washington to accept Erdan as ambassador

Netanyahu did not ask Erdan to choose between posting to US or UN, as reported.

SORTING RICE at Beit Shalom Synagogue, Churachandpur, Manipur, India

Israeli Embassy partners with Indian NGOs to provide coronavirus relief

NGOs that partnered with the embassy included the Noida Deaf Society, Smile Foundation and Culture Monks.

A volunteer receives an injection in a human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the nove

Hungary plans fast-track local approval for Chinese COVID vaccine

The European Commission has already said that Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's Sputnik V vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in vaccines.

By REUTERS
12/12/2020
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syr

US readies COVID-19 inoculation rollout as regulators OK first vaccine

The United States has reported about 15.6 million known infections as of Thursday.

By REUTERS
12/12/2020
People participate in a meditation walk in support of Black Lives Matter organized by the Portland B

Hundreds march in Ohio capital over police shooting of Black man

The shooting is the latest in a spate of killings of African Americans by police in the United States.

By REUTERS
12/12/2020
Black Lives Matter

Vehicle plows into Manhattan Black Lives Matter protest, multiple injured

None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening and the vehicle involved remained at the scene.

By REUTERS
12/12/2020
Pfizer

White House orders FDA head to approve Pfizer vax by Friday or resign

Trump also tweeted that the FDA was "still a big, old, slow turtle. Get the dam vaccines out NOW, Dr. Hahn @SteveFDA. Stop playing games and start saving lives!!!"

By REUTERS
12/12/2020

More than 200 arrests made in global operation against human trafficking

Traffickers, smugglers exploiting COVID-19, Interpol warns after global crackdown.

By REUTERS
11/12/2020

Boeing, US Navy successfully complete test flight of unmanned aerial refueler

The passing of this important step is giving the unmanned aerial refueler hope for a promising future.

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