No immediate reports of deaths after island takes 'catastrophic' battering; US authorities urges residents to obey evacuation orders as weather system expected to gain strength

Protests over hijab law seen as challenge to Islamic Republic's entire system of religious rule: 'People are coming to the streets to find a meter of space to shout their rage'

Central Elections Committee permits former lawmaker Idit Silman to join Likud; committee will rule Thursday on petitions to disqualify Ra'am and Balad, both Arab parties

The New York Times: Siblings survived Birkenau concentration camp during Holocaust, lived near each other in Alabama and married other German refugees after the war

After agreeing to set up initiative during Biden's July visit to Israel, 1st meeting will take place Wednesday at White House with top officials from both sides attending

Kazakhstan confirms 98,000 arrivals since Putin announced military mobilization; Georgia reports 10,000 entries per day; White House says US welcomes Russian asylum seekers

Reza Pahlavi, whose father headed Iran until Islamic Revolution of 1979, says regime could collapse in weeks as mass protests continue

Economic catastrophe in Lebanon compels many to seek work in Europe, including chef Jihad Michlawi, who swam to Syrian coast after smuggler ship capsized