Ukrainian president expects Russian "hostility" to escalate following Ukraine's bid to join European Union. Meanwhile, planned US sale of armed drones to Ukraine hits a snag.

Bennett and Lapid can ask the president to dissolve the Knesset on the grounds it is disrupting the function of the government. The president would then need to task another lawmaker with forming a government.

Analyzing records of rainfall in Israel going as far back as 1860, Elad Data researchers finds Israel's rainy season has gradually shifted to both begin and end later on in the year.

Without evidence, the newspaper accuses the Israeli government of ordering the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist.

  A joint operation by the Israel Police and the IDF led to the bust of a gun-smuggling ring overnight...