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For regime change in Iran to work, include Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi - opinion

Washington needs a politically credible Iranian counterpart, and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi offers a clear path to transition.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.
European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022

Europe struggles to matter in a chaotic Middle East today - opinion

 Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

'No deal with mullahs': Trump must finish the job in Iran - opinion

US President Donald Trump gestures after returning early from the G7 Leaders' Summit in Canada, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 17, 2025

Iran mirrors Trump’s playbook, sending mixed signals for nuclear talks - opinion


Scarlett Johansson refused to remove Holocaust plot from Eleanor the Great

Scarlett Johansson kept the Holocaust storyline in Eleanor the Great, rejecting demands to remove it.

June Squibb (left) and Scarlett Johansson presenting the Oscar for Makeup and Hairstyling at the Academy Awards in March.

International Palestinian Solidarity Day draws worldwide protests against Trump's Gaza plan

Palestinian activists marked International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with protests, rejecting the US-backed peace plan and demanding an arms embargo on Israel.

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gesture at a demonstration during a nationwide strike, in Rome, Italy, November 29, 2025.

Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged amid overnight strikes, community says

Chief Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz surveyed the site on Sunday and said he will coordinate repairs with the mayor. It was not immediately clear if the cemetery was targeted.

People walking by Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged by heavy shelling.

'Pray for true peace soon': Hungarian Jew falls fighting for Ukraine, buried in Kyiv

Benjamin Aser left the Hungarian military and enlisted in the Ukrainian army after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Benjamin Aser’s funeral took place on November 27, 2025, after he fell on May 24, 2025.

Dublin withdraws plan to rename Herzog Park after drawing ire of Jews, Irish PM

Prime Minister Micheal Martin and Foreign Minister Simon Harris joined Israeli officials in denouncing the plans to rename the park earlier on Sunday.

A plaque on a stone reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.

Former Olympian Adi Bichman appointed CEO of Israel Olympic Committee

Former Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman has been unanimously appointed CEO of Israel’s Olympic Committee as the country begins its push toward the 2028 Games.

Adi Bichman brings decades of experience in Israeli sport – as an athlete and executive –into her new position as CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee.

US, Israel, don’t abandon us to Iran, Kurdistan Freedom Party leader, military chief tells 'Post'

Iraqi Kurdistan-based General Yazdanpanah says calls for “decentralization are meaningless, as they will not ensure Kurdish rights in Syria being upheld, nor will they provide Kurds with freedom."

Kurdistan National Army commander Hussein Yazdanpanah

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz submits resignation letter, government sources say

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz resigns, with his departure under review by the Senate amid rising security concerns and political scrutiny.

The contry’s attorney general, Alejandro Gertz Manero, during a press conference where authorities announced the detention of 14 people suspected of involvement in the illicit fuel trade, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 7, 2025.

Trump says US just ordered a lot more B-2 bombers

US President Donald Trump claims the B-2 bombers "totally obliterated the nuclear potential" of Iran.

 A B-2 Spirit proceeds to an undisclosed location after flying a mission over Iraq, March 27, 2003.

Baikonur launch pad damaged after Russian Soyuz takes off to International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut docked successfully at the ISS, but damage to the Baikonur launch pad was reported.

 Cosmonauts of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Pyotr Dubrov, Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei pose for a picture during a training session ahead of their expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) in Star City, Russia March 20, 2021