Jerusalem – The trigger for Israel’s unprecedented repeat election touches upon one of the major fault lines in Israeli society — the role of the growing ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in modern life. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospective government collapsed last week over the issue of military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, a source of longtime [...]

United Kingdom – London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he’s not interested in having a “childish playground fight” with President Donald Trump despite harsh words exchanged between them in recent days. Khan told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his verbal clash with Trump has to do with standing up for values traditionally associated with the [...]

London – Thousands of protesters greeted President Donald Trump’s U.K. visit with anger and British irony Tuesday, crowding London’s government district while the U.S. leader met Prime Minister Theresa May nearby. Feminists, environmentalists, peace activists, trade unionists and others demonstrated against the lavish royal welcome being given to a president they see as a danger [...]

Jerusalem – An Israeli soldier caught on camera by an Israeli human rights organization setting fire to a Palestinian-owned field in the northern West Bank was arrested. He was arrested early Tuesday morning by the Israel police, Haaretz reported. The soldier is a resident of the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha, Haaretz reported citing [...]

San Diego – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers fatally shot an American man who pulled out a gun and started shooting while attempting to drive through the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego late Monday, NBC reported. The 23-year-old man was driving from the Mexican side of the border when he refused to [...]

New York – Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Monday it was notified by a billing collections vendor that an unauthorized user gained access to information on nearly 11.9 million patients, including credit card numbers and bank account information. The company has not received all the information about the incident from American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) [...]

Seoul – North Korea’s nuclear envoy, who a South Korean newspaper said last week had been executed, is alive but in custody and under investigation for his role in a failed summit with the United States, CNN reported on Tuesday. There has been a series of conflicting reports over the past five days about shakeups [...]

London – Moving from pageantry to policy during his state visit to Britain, President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged embattled Prime Minister Theresa May to “stick around” to complete a U.S.-U.K. trade deal, adding to this recent chapter of uncertainty in the allies’ storied relationship. The president, whose praise for May follows his touting of [...]

Jerusalem – Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, has died. She was 73. The president’s office announced Tuesday she had passed away of lung failure, three months after receiving a transplant. Nechama Rivlin had been ill for years, but still regularly appeared in public alongside her husband with a mobile oxygen device. [...]

Los Angeles – California officially gave its blessing to coffee Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk. The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won’t have to carry ominous warnings that the beverage may be bad for you. The state took the rare move after a Los Angeles [...]