Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 76, has announced that he is retiring from politics and will not run in next year's elections, BBC reported.Last month, Rodrigo said he would run for vice president in the 2022 elections.

Army Radio reports that a training accident in Iran led a combat helicopter to fire In its own soldiers, killing three.

UNRWA, the UN agency supporting "Palestinian refugees" announced In Friday it would be seeking $800 million at a donor conference scheduled for November in Brussels.UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters at UN headquarters in New York that the organization needed "predictability" for its operations, according to the AFP news agency.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

IDF forces arrested two Gazans attempting to illegally cross the border from Gaza into Israel, an IDF statement said Saturday.Upon examination, the Gazans were found to be armed with hand grenades. They were taken for interrogation.

David Eliach, beloved educator who led Yeshivah of Flatbush for decades, dies at 99.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said in a press conference that "lines have been crossed in the prime minister's speech. It is the political echelon that decides, there is no debate about this, but professionals must be allowed their say as well."

Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to paint over swastikas in Argentinian Jewish cemetery.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a meeting with Abu Mazen that he "wants to be the new Rabin" and added "I believe in a two-state solution but in this government there are restrictions."