Church leaders point to inhospitable political atmosphere as they lock compounds at night; government ministries insist they are actively combating ill-treatment

Holiday text undergoes complex translation as Ukraine's Jews continue to forge a separate identity, a process hastened by Russia's invasion

Attack causes material damage, sets off air defenses, report says, after two strikes on Aleppo airport in recent weeks

2,000 sign petition against Pinchas Idan over his decision to freeze outgoing flights; doctors' union urges PM to condemn minister who said protesting medics should be disbarred

State-run news agency announces that President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appoints son Khaled as his successor in Gulf country

White House says 'a lot to like' in PM's response, downplaying sharp criticism over US interference in Israeli affairs, even as coalition members continue to bash Washington

Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum surrenders 19th-century painting by French artist Gustave Courbet stolen from Paris apartment of Robert Bing in 1941

Holy See says Pope Francis suffering from difficulty breathing but rules out COVID-19 virus as Christians prepare to launch Holy Week

Euronav vows to return shipment 'to the third party who delivered it' if cargo determined to be oil from Iran, as satellite images show potential ship-to-ship transfer

Without mentioning judicial overhaul, Harris tells reporters during Africa tour that 'we are all watching' the Israeli government's actions as tensions with Washington grow