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IATI connects VC funds with foreign ambassadors and attachés in Israel

The Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI) held a unique meeting connecting venture capital funds with the forum of foreign ambassadors and attachés in Israel.

From right: Ambassador of Japan, ARAI Yusuke, alongside Ambassador of Singapore, Ian Mak; in the center: Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO and President of the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI); from left: Ambassador of South Korea, Park Inho.
Discarded cigarettes; Illustrative.

International 'No Smoking Day' highlights the dangers of tobacco

Italian writer Erri Da Luca.

Winging it: Jerusalem writers festival lineup reveals a shifting cultural landscape

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment


African leaders seek to persuade Russia, Ukraine to cease hostilities

"First is the cessation of hostilities. Second is a framework for lasting peace," South African Presidency Spokesman Vincent Magwenya said.

 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) attend a media briefing and signing ceremony at Tuynhuys to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries in Cape Town, South Africa, May 16, 2023

Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Maddie McCann vanished

A separate source familiar with the investigation was not optimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in the long-running case, adding: "It will come to nothing."

 Officers of Portugal's investigative Judicial Police are seen at the site of a remote reservoir where a new search for the body of Madeleine McCann is set to take place, in Silves, Portugal, in this screen grab from a video, May 22, 2023

WhatsApp allows users to edit messages

The modified message will carry the label "edited," without showing edit history.

Whatsapp logo is seen in this illustration taken August 22, 2022.

Ukrainian military intelligence: Russian groups behind Belgorod incursion

Yusov said the Belgorod operation would create a "security zone" to protect Ukrainians from cross-border attacks by Russia.

 UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky walks with soldiers in the town of Izium after it was liberated by Ukraine’s armed forces.

Ofer Ramat Aviv Mall finishes first stage of major renovation

"Our goal is to continue to differentiate Ramat Aviv Mall as the leading mall in Israel that offers quality and luxury brands."

 THE OFER Ramat Aviv Mall.

The flag serves different causes for different groups - opinion

While the procession usually goes by relatively peacefully, it takes thousands of policemen to keep peace and order.

 PROTESTERS AGAINST funding for ultra-Orthodox political parties argue with haredi counter-demonstrators in Bnei Brak, last Wednesday.

Maccabi World Union elects Michael Siegal as next president

Siegal has served as the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel as well as the Jewish Federations of North America.

 Michael D. Siegal receives the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and citation from President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence on December 11.

Pakistan official warns ex-PM Khan to hand over riot suspects

Khan was arrested on May 9 on graft allegations, which he denies.

 A supporter of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan gestures after the high court ordered Khan's release on bail for two weeks, in the court premises, in Islamabad, Pakistan May 12, 2023.

Two more victims of volcano eruption found in Roman ruins of Pompeii

The two skeletons are believed to have been killed by collapsing buildings.

Remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD are discovered in a dig carried out during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pompeii, Italy November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Luigi Spina/Handout via REUTERS

European leaders meet in Iceland to reaffirm values as Ukraine war rages on

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights allows citizens to take governments to court in case of human rights violations.

 French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna speaks during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2023