An important part of the struggle for influence and dominance in the coming world order revolves around making headway in wooing Russia, both from China and the West.

The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee sends first chapter of the plan to the plenum for a first reading, after a rowdy start to the meeting in which at least three Opposition lawmakers were thrown out forcibly, to shouts of "shame, shame".

Raisi, whose hardline government faces one of the boldest challenges from young protesters calling for its ouster, appealed to the “deceived youth” to repent so they can be pardoned by Iran's supreme leader.

A lecture by Israel's envoy to Spain at a Madrid university last week was violently disrupted by several dozen pro-Palestinian...