Europe
Albanian Education Ministry set ablaze during anti-corruption student riot as protests spread
This has been the most violent outburst of anti-corruption protests, which started in May and have posed a growing challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama's government.
Dublin hotel cancels 70 rooms booked for antisemitism conference delegates
Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires, spoiling food
Not Europe or skiing: Israelis prefer Asia this winter
Israel is fighting a new war on the financial front – and it is not ready - opinion
Settler violence has been treated as a nuisance rather than as a strategic threat that hands Israel’s adversaries ammunition on a silver platter.
Japan should become Israel’s next strategic partner - opinion
Israel spent its first 75 years looking predominantly west for strategic depth, and ts partnership with India has already shown the potential of looking east.
Russia will intensify hybrid attacks against West, NATO, says Danish intelligence
Hybrid warfare and sabotage on European soil gained renewed attention after Germany recently blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.
What three cultural giants can teach us about finding common ground - opinion
In a divided world, great culture can bring people together without asking them to share politics, faith, or history.
Can the darkest places inspire humanity’s brightest ideas? - opinion
With so many disruptions around us – and we haven’t even mentioned the climate, the economy, and AI yet – fresh thinking is needed. Not only new solutions, but also new ways of producing them.
Russia's Lavrov and US Secretary Rubio meet at UN to discuss Ukraine, relations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met at the UN to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, and steps toward normalizing bilateral diplomatic relations.
A new EU status for Canada? Israel has lived the model for decades - opinion
The EU’s proposed “associate membership” for Canada is new in name, but Israel has long demonstrated how close ties can work without membership.
Germany’s Left Party, AfD win big in German state elections in setback for Merz’s CDU
Left Party’s Berlin triumph has brought scrutiny of its ties to pro-Palestinian activists and disputes over antisemitism into negotiations over the capital’s next government.
Israeli public broadcasting icon, journalist Prof. Gideon Kutz dies at age 78
Kutz served for four decades as Voice of Israel's correspondent in Paris and was one of the most recognizable voices of Israeli public broadcasting in the French and European arena.
European commissioner discusses EU-Israel relationship, Gaza with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar
The EU's 27 member states are divided on Israel, with some highly critical of the country and others maintaining close ties.