Chiune Sugihara, consul-general in Kovno, issued over 2,000 visas in breach of Japanese policy; his son Nobuki addresses event, having received last-minute visa after ToI report

Meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, aimed at 'deescalating tensions,' comes after discussions on Iran with Lapid in Jerusalem

New lab will be 'focal point' of local activities of Fortune 100 company, an investor in Israeli startups since 2014

Prime minister lauds 'friendship that has developed between our nations,' says Shinzo Abe will always be welcome in Israel

Amman reportedly also threatening to send Israeli envoy home, close embassy in Tel Aviv, freeze lucrative gas deal, and scale back border security

Rafi Peretz reportedly makes decision without consulting with his ministry's officials; there have been no reports of illness in the European nation

Non-Israelis who visited the 2 Asian countries in past 14 days will be turned away due to virus fears; Israelis returning from Italy, Australia, Taiwan urged to check for symptoms

Specially trained paramedics being dispatched to people's homes to take samples amid escalating worries of outbreak following visit by tourists found to have virus

Teacher, student possibly exposed to pathogen through contact with Korean tourists say they've been feeling under the weather; PM, top officials to review efforts to counter virus

Israeli passengers expected to disembark in coming days if test negative for coronavirus; American passengers gripe over 2nd quarantine after they are repatriated from ship