Europe
Madrid Bound: Israir launches direct flights to Spain's capital
Israir launched a direct route today from Ben Gurion Airport to Madrid, featuring three weekly flights. To mark the launch, round-trip tickets for flights in October start at $328 per person.
France works with 10 European nations to increase strength as nuclear deterrent - report
Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election
Europe should be included in Ukraine peace discussions, Kremlin aide says
Iran responsible for antisemitic terror attacks in Liège, Antwerp earlier this year - report
The Belgian Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA) currently lists the threat level in Belgium as "very serious."
Airbus shares dip after company admits best-selling jet faces quality glitch in fuselage
The defect affects about 500 aircraft, including roughly 250 already in service and 250 in production, while it doesn't pose a safety risk according to the company's assessment.
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.