International
Winging it: Jerusalem writers festival lineup reveals a shifting cultural landscape
Envelope-pushing European-based American writer Nell Zink joins a stellar cast at this year’s Jerusalem International Writers Festival.
A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment
Epic Fury: Moral obligations before declaring war on Iran - opinion
Fire at Cape Town International Airport disrupts flight operations, no injuries reported
In a man's world, a woman prevailed: Golda Meir, Israel's 'Iron Lady' - opinion
Despite socialist Zionism’s professed commitment to gender equality, she was nevertheless a woman in a male-dominated political world.
Bitter enemies Azerbaijan, Armenia in nascent talks for a peace deal
Unfreezing diplomatic relations could end decades of conflict, but will likely involve the interests of several regional players
Deepfaking it: America's 2024 election collides with AI boom
Political consultancies are also seeking to harness AI, further muddying the line between real and unreal.
Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
This was the second lower court to find a same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.
Peru police seize cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas headed for Belgium
Last year alone, Peruvian authorities seized more than 86 tonnes of drugs and illicit substances, including 28 tonnes of cocaine.
Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear power plant
The defense ministry's intelligence directorate said Russian forces would soon shell the plant and then announce a radiation leak.
Russia seeks to extend US reporter's detention by three months, US demands release
Gershkovich is the first US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.
Germany's search for new spies curbed by applicants' work-from-home needs
Want to work from home? Being a spy might not be for you, in that case.
African leaders seek to persuade Russia, Ukraine to cease hostilities
"First is the cessation of hostilities. Second is a framework for lasting peace," South African Presidency Spokesman Vincent Magwenya said.
Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Maddie McCann vanished
A separate source familiar with the investigation was not optimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in the long-running case, adding: "It will come to nothing."
