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1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (357+ words) The yearlong track will train 20 mayors and 40 senior officials in data-driven management, crisis leadership, and urban innovation, with a formal launch event on Tuesday in Tel Aviv. Third cohort of Bloomberg-Sagol leadership program launches at TAU The yearlong track will…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (550+ words) T'rkiye does not want chaos in neighboring Iran, the spokesman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) said as he warned that foreign interference, particularly provocations encouraged by Israel, would only trigger deeper instability across the region, as…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (558+ words) Lauren Booth, the sister-in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair, triggered a public storm over the weekend after an interview she gave about a year ago resurfaced. In the interview, she referred to the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist massacre as…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (229+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 829 Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Police declared Yisrael Einhorn…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (410+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 829 Three people were sentenced on Monday for looting belongings abandoned at the Nova festival site in southern Israel on October 8, 2023, the day after the devastating Hamas-led massacre. Liran Yakubov, Netanel Aviv and Oz Ruham, all from…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (459+ words) Foreign Ministry sources said on Monday that Minister Hakan Fidan had a phone call with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis. The two ministers "discussed bilateral ties and regional developments," the sources said. T'rkiye and Greece are expected to intensify diplomatic…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (491+ words) The Beersheba Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced three Beersheba residents to lengthy prison terms for looting the site of the Nova music festival a day after the October 7 Hamas massacre, stealing personal belongings from victims who had been murdered at…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (461+ words) Ziya "zt'rkler, speaker of the Turkish Cypriot Parliament, said on Monday that the Greek Cypriot administration in the divided island handed its reins to Israel. "zt'rkler's remar... 'Greek Cypriots handed over sovereignty to Israel': Official Ziya "zt'rkler, speaker of the…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (460+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 829 LOS ANGELES, California " Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people. Protesters scrambled out of the way and then…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (294+ words) T'rkiye is preparing to enter a new phase in its fight against tobacco use, digital addiction and unhealthy eating habits, as the Ministry of Health finalizes major legislative and public-health reforms aimed at protecting future generations and building a healthier…...