Netanyahu calls emergency meeting of top ministers, reportedly to discuss applying restrictions in hotspot areas as infection rates leap

Plenum approves stopgap motion 58-38, giving security agency limited powers to use its tech to aid in coronavirus contact tracing, as legislators work on more permanent methods

With 280 infections announced by 11 a.m. on Wednesday after several days of increasing infections, Palestinians announce five-day closure

Court rules American couple who bought the painting in 1995 must return it to Simon Bauer's family; they say they will appeal to European court

From quack cures to conspiracy theories and false claims about the origins of the virus, fake news on pandemic ballooned in Europe in recent months

According to TV report, officials suspect someone may have intentionally infiltrated the system and erased secret folder; files have apparently been restored

Relatives of 3 special forces urge Congress to penalize kingdom unless Jordanian gunman, and woman who organized bombing of Jerusalem pizzeria in 2001, are extradited to US

Kremlin critics and election observers question turnout figures that in some regions were as high as 90%; president says step needed to avoid distractions of leadership contest