But report says justices may still deny the Shas chief a ministerial post after his recent conviction for tax offenses; AG said unlikely to rule override clause unconstitutional

Bureau says River William Smith was amassing arsenal of automatic weapons: gun store owner: We'd have banned him if we knew he was interested in neo-Nazism

Mohammad Ali Kamfirouzi represented Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, two female reporters for reformist newspapers

Citing private conversations, Channel 12 says incoming national security minister angry at Kobi Shabtai for speaking against his proposed bill to expand his powers

William Burns says start of 'full-fledged defense partnership' between Tehran and Moscow already has effect in Ukraine, could have 'an even more dangerous impact on Middle East'

Ban on exports of drone engines to Russia, any third country that could supply UAVs to Moscow; bloc adds almost 200 people and entities to asset freeze and visa ban blacklist

Kyiv-born Alexey Brayman said to have used his New Hampshire home for the shipment of sensitive components, including semiconductors used in ballistic missiles; 6 others indicted

Aid granted in exchange for financial reforms; nation hit hard by pandemic is also world’s largest importer of wheat, most of which came from Russia and Ukraine