As Likud appeals for Russian-speaking voters, Jerusalem city hall rushes approval for memorial to siege of Leningrad, reportedly in bid to give Russian leader a reason to visit

Alexei Navalny fell ill while in detention for calling an unsanctioned protest

Targeting Israeli-Russian voters, Likud hangs massive picture of PM alongside Russian president, with the slogan 'Netanyahu, in a different league'

Author says he approved changes, which also include description of Moscow's takeover of Crimea as 'annexation' rather than 'occupation'

Linas Linkevicius addresses his country's efforts to 'come clean' about Holocaust complicity, and why Vilnius won't recognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization

Discussing region's future, Jerusalem and Washington said to have insisted Tehran's exit from Syria would solve nothing if the problem merely moved to another Arab state

Russian leader invites PM to visit Moscow next year to mark 75th anniversary of the end of World War II

Blaze broke out in vessel's battery compartment on Monday; officials had previously refused comment on incident

Russia has a history of accusing its neighbor of fascism and state-sponsored anti-Semitism

ImageSat International says all 4 launchers from powerful Russian-supplied anti-aircraft system appear ready for use