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4+ min ago (85+ words) [ Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria]The ousting of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by rebels was the result of an extremely rapid offensive, ending the widely condemned Ba'athist regime after over 50 years On This Day: One year since Syrian rebels overthrew Assad regime, ending over 50 year rule The ousting of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by rebels was the result of an extremely rapid offensive, ending the widely condemned Ba'athist regime after over 50 years...

19+ min ago (39+ words) At Shamir Medical Center event in New York, Israeli President Isaac Herzog salutes Israel's medical resilience, says Shamir Medical Center 'gave us light during a time of darkness.' President Herzog lauds Israel's medical heroes at NYC event...

19+ min ago (246+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke Sunday at an event in New York hosted by the American Friends of Shamir Medical Center, using the occasion to express his appreciation for Israel's medical institutions during the two-year war on multiple fronts. President Herzog also emphasized the need to introduce Shamir Medical Center to American Jewry, highlighting the vital role it played on October 7th, in the days that followed, and throughout the subsequent two years of war, particularly under the leadership of its Director General, Professor Osnat Levtzion-Korach. "It gave us light during a time of darkness. We all remember October 8th; there was total havoc in the country, but under the leadership of Osnat, a truly outstanding, exceptional, and quintessentially Israeli leader, ambulances were arriving every second with wounded people, and she led the place like an army general." Professor Levtzion-Korach also spoke…...

23+ min ago (76+ words) [Vehicles that are part of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio]Staff have allegedly been instructed to avoid sharing sensitive information in the CMCC, over fears that Jerusalem is collecting the data and would later exploit the information. 'Recording has to stop here': US base in Israel under surveillance - Guardian Staff have allegedly been instructed to avoid sharing sensitive information in the CMCC, over fears that Jerusalem is collecting the data and would later exploit the information....

24+ min ago (492+ words) As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone " until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated drama It was 2003. The war was under way and Joseph, in his late 20s, was on a master's programme at New York University. He took the tiger's death as the starting point for a play with an absurdist kind of magical realism. After it is killed, the big cat returns as an anthropomorphic Dantean figure to interrogate the nature of God and the point of existence, all while padding around this hell on earth. Joseph submitted a 10-minute version to the university's drama festival. It flopped. "No one," he says, on a video call from his home in New York, "seemed to respond to it." But then…...

28+ min ago (215+ words) According to the indictment, the woman, identified as Leila Y., was hired by the family as a full-time nanny in January 2024 to care for their children, aged two, five and seven. To secure the position, she allegedly provided the parents with a forged Belgian identity document, an offense that also forms part of the charges. Because access to the family's secure home was limited to the parents, their children and the nanny, police quickly focused on the caregiver. During a search of the residence, officers seized several suspected cleaning agents, including a multipurpose spray and a bleach-based toilet cleaner. Toxicology results were described as "unequivocal." Investigators discovered extremely elevated levels of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and other chemicals in multiple food and drink items, including wine, whiskey, fig brandy, grape juice and cooked pasta. According to the arrest warrant, these substances are…...

28+ min ago (46+ words) A 42-year-old nanny faces trial in Nanterre for allegedly poisoning a Jewish family's food and drinks. Prosecutors cite antisemitic motives, though her lawyer denies this, claiming a wage dispute was the cause. France: Caregiver to stand trial for alleged poisoning of Jewish family...

40+ min ago (61+ words) University of Haifa analysis reveals a sharp rise in plastic accumulation originating from flash floods in Kidron Stream, increasing quantities of microplastic, and waste trapped in sinkholes in Dead Sea area. Study: Plastic waste from Jerusalem's runoff has accumulated in the Dead Sea since 2000 Study: Plastic waste from Jerusalem's runoff has accumulated in the Dead Sea since 2000...

40+ min ago (374+ words) A new study conducted at University of Haifa has, for the first time, documented two decades of plastic accumulation on the retreating coastal terraces of the Dead Sea, providing the first evidence of plastic pollution at the lowest point on Earth. The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, shows that a unique combination of flash floods, extreme salinity, and rapid drops in sea level has created a natural "archive" where plastic remnants originating in the Jerusalem area are preserved after reaching the Dead Sea coastline annually. "When we arrived at the site, we saw not only a dramatic retreat of the coastline but also enormous amounts of plastic, including bags, toys, and even military equipment floating on the water's surface. It was a jarring moment that made it clear to us how deep and severe the phenomenon is,…...

45+ min ago (557+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 794 Iran's judiciary said Monday that a dual national arrested during the recent 12-day war with Israel has been referred to trial on charges of spying for the enemy. The judiciary's Mizan Online news agency did not name the defendant, describing him only as a "dual national who lives in a European country" and was arrested in Iran during the June war. Iran does not recognize dual nationality and tries holders of its passport based on Iranian law. The judiciary said a court had begun hearing his case, in which he is accused of "intelligence cooperation and espionage in the interest of the Zionist regime." The attack triggered a 12-day conflict in which Iran responded with drone and missile attacks on Israeli military sites and cities, and later saw the United States join Israel in striking Iranian…...