US president-elect turns to experienced judge, with vast credentials and reputation for moderation, to run his Justice Department

As Israel launches new virus curbs Thursday night, roadblocks will be set up on highways and in cities, but officials tell paper police won't close Haredi schools that defy rules

Israel hasn’t won the war against COVID, but its battle plan helped score victory against the flu, which doctors feared would overwhelm the health service

With brazen breach of 2015 nuclear accord, Islamic Republic exerts 'calibrated strategy of pressure' on West, analysts say

Top immunologists on how the mass inoculation drive has taken on fresh urgency as new strains spread globally

Judges order Mandelblit to produce 'without delay' documentary evidence that he formally approved opening PM's investigation; defense wants whole case closed if no such evidence

Egged on by the president, demonstrators breach seat of American government in unprecedented scenes; staffers barricade themselves in offices

Democrats and Republicans express disgust with extraordinary scenes unfolding in Washington; one GOP member says the president is 'inciting domestic terrorism'