Cyprus, Israel, Greece Sign Deal On Electric Cable Link
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Plans to connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece with a 2,000 megawatt undersea electricity cable took a key step forward on Monday, when the three countries signe...
Meghan Markle Reveals That Royals Expressed Concern During Pregnancy About Archie’s ‘Skin Color’
LONDON (AP) — Britain's royal family was absorbing the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview by Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, in which the couple said th...
At 118 Years Old, World’s Oldest Person Chosen To Be Olympic Torchbearer
NEW YORK (VINnews) — At 118 years of age, Kane Tanaka holds the title of the world's oldest living person. Soon she hopes to hold another title - the worlds' oldest living Olympic ...
At Dubai Airport, Travelers’ Eyes Become Their Passports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm tre...
Report: Blinken Offers Plan To Bolster Afghan Peace Process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, accordi...
B-52s Again Fly Over Mideast In US Military Warning To Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Mideast on Sunday, the latest such mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washing...
Israeli Woman Charged After Returning From Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who crossed illegally into neighboring Syria and was returned in a Russian-mediated deal last month was charged in an Israeli court on Sunday, pro...
Meretz Leader: There Is A Basis For ICC Decision To Investigate Israel’s War Crimes
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Politicians are wont to make controversial statements prior to elections, but Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz succeeded in angering the entire political establi...
Holocaust Survivors Emerge From Enforced Confinement To Vaccinate – And Tell Their Stories
NEW YORK (VINnews) — After a year in which many elderly people have been confined to their homes due to lockdowns and the fear of contracting coronavirus, the vaccines now availabl...
Watch: Clip From First Kosher Restaurant In Dubai
DUBAI (VINnews) — In a clip from Dubai in the UAE, Ami Magazine's intrepid foreign reporter Shloime Zionce visited the first kosher restaurant in the region, Armani/Kaf, which is l...
Vaxi Taxi Targets Vaccine Anxiety As UK Minority Uptake Lags
LONDON (AP) — The Vaxi Taxi was a godsend for Leslie Reid.
The 48-year-old stagehand wanted to get a COVID-19 shot, but he was worried about riding public transport to the vacci...
In Eastern Europe, Historic Synagogues Are Sold For The Price Of A Used Car
BELARUS (JNS) - On a visit to the city of Slonim in Belarus, Ilona Reeves fell in love with a 380-year-old dilapidated building that used to house one of the area’s largest and old...
Israeli Is Jailed In Russia For Alleged Ties To Putin Opposition Group And Not Reporting Foreign Nationality
RUSSIA (JTA) — Russia has jailed a dual citizen of the country and Israel for his alleged ties to an opposition group and allegedly not declaring that he has a foreign nationality....
France: Man Wielding Knife Arrested Outside Jewish School
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Police in the French city of Marseille detained a man Friday who was wielding a knife outside a Jewish school and kosher market. Surveillance of Jewish sit...
Official: Israel Upgrading Contingency Plans For Iran Attack
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said his country is upgrading contingency plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation, the latest ...
Ontario Leader Disappointed In Biden For Not Sharing Vaccine
TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada’s most populous province expressed irritation Thursday with the U.S. refusal to ship vaccines north of the border, saying he'd hoped for a chang...
Pew Survey Shows Hardening American Attitudes Toward China
BEIJING (AP) — New polling from the Pew Research Center shows strong negative attitudes among Americans toward China, with almost nine out of 10 adults seeing the country as hostil...
Refugees’ Flights Cancelled As Trump Policy Remains
SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 260 refugees who were vetted, approved and booked to come to the United States have had their flights canceled by the State Department over the past two ...
Canada Lawyer Says Trump Comments Shouldn’t Halt Extradition
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump do not meet the standard to halt an extradition hearing of a senior executive for Chinese com...
Israel, Denmark And Austria Join Forces Against COVID-19
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to prote...