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President Herzog calls for 'state of emergency' over Arab sector violence at annual Iftar dinner

President Isaac Herzog joined Arab leaders at an Iftar dinner to demand a national emergency against rising violence, calling the record wave of killings a "stain" in Israel's history.

Annual Iftar dinner hosted by President Isaac Herzog to break the Ramadan fast.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter


Alligators, elks and bears: The obscure pets of historical figures

From a pug in prison to an anteater on a leash, these are some of the weird and wacky pets kept by important people throughout history.

 People in history have always had pets, some of them more unusual than others.

Grapevine: Yod-tet gatherings

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

 People some with face masks shop for grocery at the mahane Yehuda market  in Jerusalem on January 13, 2022.

President Herzog visits Hura, promises to look after Bedouin needs

Herzog met influential members of the Bedouin society in Hura.

President Herzog speaking during a visit in the Bedouin town of Hura.

Kanye West asks to be Trump's running mate in 2024 elections

Rapper Kanye West has previously hinted at making a run for the Oval Office himself, having run in the 2020 presidential elections.

Rapper Kanye West smiles during a meeting with then-US President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform at the White House in Washington, US, October 11, 2018.

Prosecutors rest case in Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial

If convicted, the Trump Organization could face up to $1.6 million in fines for the three tax fraud counts and sex other counts it faces.

 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Ohio Republican candidates ahead of their May 3 primary election, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S. April 23, 2022.

Israel's Herzog welcomes Hungarian President Katalin Novak

This was not Herzog’s first meeting with Novak – they had initially met in London at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

President Isaac Herzog departs for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 7, 2022.

Fox News' Hannity welcomes Trump 2024 bid opposed by other Murdoch media

Throughout Trump's presidency Murdoch media were usually supportive, but they have been critical of him since the party failed to deliver on their expectations of a "red wave" in midterms.

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, US November 7, 2022.

50 years of hindsight shows Richard Nixon was right on a lot - opinion

Richard Nixon was right to give China access to capitalism, knew the ayatollahs should not be allowed to seize power in Iran, was acutely aware of the threat Russia posed to the world.

 FORMER US secretary of state Henry Kissinger shares a toast with Xi Jinping, then China’s vice president, in Beijing in 2012, marking the 40th anniversary of US president Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China.

Grapevine November 11, 2022: Their last hurrah

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Bolsonaro backers perform Nazi salute, call for military intervention -report

Brazilian President Jair Boldsonaro's followers gathered in front of military facilities in major Brazilian cities to demand action against the election results.

 People attend a protest over Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's defeat in the presidential run-off election, in Anapolis, Goias state, Brazil, November 2, 2022.