Corinne Baum

Corinne Baum is a freelance writer and editor. She moved to Israel in August 2023 from Fort Worth, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri Reynolds Journalism Institute, where she specialized in cross-platform editing and production and minored in Russian. In her spare time, you can find her reading or at a yoga class. She currently lives in Jaffa.

Fire and smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on Kfar Hatta in southern Lebanon, Lebanon, January 11, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills several Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, strikes command center

 A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

Wagner Group responsible for Kremlin-linked European sabotage attacks - Financial Times

People gather outside the Russian embassy, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reported by prison authorities in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Warsaw, Poland, February 16, 2024.

Kremlin demands proof that it poisoned opposition leader Navalny with dart frog toxin


Stephen Colbert says CBS pulled Senate candidate interview after Trump admin. broadcasting threats

“Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV,” Colbert said.

Stephen Colbert speaks onstage during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights' 2025 Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 09, 2025 in New York City.

Ukraine, Russia end peace talks in Geneva as Zelensky says Russia is dragging feet on negotiations

Russian news agencies quoted a source as saying that the first round was tense and took place in different bilateral and trilateral formats. 

A U.S. delegation led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner waits for the start of a meeting on the first day of the third round of trilateral talks between delegates from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.

Iranian TV journalist signs off live broadcast saying 'death to Khamenei' in 'tongue-slip'

A TV reporter signed off on a live broadcast with “Marg bar Khamenei” (death to Khamenei) instead of one of the chants typically heard at one of the regime-backed rallies, such as "death to Israel."

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a televised message in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2026.

IDF's Farsi-language account urges Iranian dissidents for contact

"We ask patriotic Iranian people to please follow only our official contact channels and get in touch with us for any kind of cooperation," the IDF's official account in Farsi posted.

Graphic of an IDF emblem and an Iranian flag.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

In 2025, the number of “nationalistic” Jewish crimes spiked to 867, up from 682 incidents in 2024. More than 50 incidents of nationalist crimes were reported in the past month.

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Russia spending half its federal budget on military, war against Ukraine - report

In the last five years, Russia has doubled its military spending and now has the third-largest defense budget in the world. The Kremlin's spending related to Ukraine reached nearly $137.9 billion.

Russian service members attend a ceremony organized by the People's Front political movement to hand over new motocross bikes, quad bikes and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia's army for use in the ongoing military conflict against Ukraine, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, October 3, 2025.

Italian police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters outside of Milan Winter Olympics

Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people joined protests for the Olympics' social, economic, and environmental impacts at several different Olympic venues.

A person uses a camera while standing behind a fence next to a police vehicle, with fireworks exploding as demonstrators use them against police officers while trying to block a road leading to the Santa Giulia Arena, on the day of a protest against the environmental, economic and social impact.

Nuclear talks moved from Turkey to Oman after Iran threatens pullout - report

The Jerusalem Post learned that Iran told mediators that it is ready to discuss the nuclear issue and is even willing to consider compromises. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Moscow, December 17, 2025; illustrative.

Indian PM Modi visited Israel at suggestion of Jeffrey Epstein, released files imply

“The Indian Prime Minister Modi took advice. and danced and sang in Israel for the benefit of the US president. They had met a few weeks ago. IT WORKED,” the email message from Epstein reads.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, meet in Jerusalem in 2017.

IDF searching for slain hostage Ran Gvili's body in Gaza before Rafah crossing opens

The IDF is rushing to find the last Israeli hostage in Gaza as the clock ticks down for opening the Rafah Crossing.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili