US President Donald Trump, under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike for his troop withdrawal from Syria, calls the move "strategically brilliant," says the Kurds are "not angels." Trump also says he does not mind Russia helping Syria in a conflict with NATO ally Turkey.

Teacher at Newberries Primary School in Hertfordshire reportedly apologized after incident, telling students she was only joking and asking they not tell anyone about what she said. Around one-quarter of Hertfordshire's 8,000 residents are Jewish.

The Hashemite kingdom's independence is a vital interest not just for Israel but for the Persian Gulf states. Western powers must strengthen the kingdom and help it oppose efforts by Iran and its proxies to infiltrate and destabilize it.

Asher Hazut, 14, succumbs to injuries after medical staff at Barzilai Medical Center spent more than 24 hours battling to save his life. Asher was laid to rest in Beersheba Wednesday. Asher's bereaved mother: As people of faith, we know this could not have been foreseen.

As well-traveled as they are, Israeli millennials are so conditioned by the freedoms they enjoy at home and so enamored of cultures other than their own that they frequently miscalculate the consequences of their actions abroad.