Comelec junks disqualification case vs Marcos
The Commission on Elections has dismissed the disqualification case filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Sources at the commission told The Manila Times...
Supreme Court rejects ex-top cop’s appeal against prison term for sex crimes, fraud
Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut on Sunday rejected a renewed appeal by a former Jerusalem police chief sentenced to prison for sexual harassment, fraud,...
‘There’s injustice. There’s neglect’: Victims of Bronx fire laid to rest
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bronx community gathered Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a...
Ukraine says it has evidence Russia behind massive cyberattack
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine said Sunday it had “evidence” that Russia was behind a massive cyberattack that knocked out key government websites this past...
Texas synagogue gunman spoke twice to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl during hostage crisis
Among the details that trickled out of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday, while the rabbi and three congregants were being held hostage,...
Biden calls synagogue hostage incident an ‘act of terror’ as FBI identifies attacker
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — US President Joe Biden on Sunday called the weekend hostage crisis at a Texas synagogue an “act of terror” as the FBI...
Health minister pushes to cut mandatory quarantine to 5 days
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz on Sunday ordered top health officials to move forward with shortening mandatory quarantine for Israelis infected with COVID-19 from a week...
Palestinians see few serious coronavirus cases, but infections expected to rise soon
As the super-contagious Omicron coronavirus variant spikes in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza have yet to see a dramatic rise in cases — at...
Netanyahu meets with family, lawyers on whether to accept plea deal
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his family met Sunday with his lawyers to decide whether to accept a plea deal in his criminal trial. According...
Most Israelis oppose plea deal in Netanyahu trial, polls find
Most Israelis oppose a plea deal in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial, according to three separate television polls published Sunday. Talks on a...