A senior Houthi official said the group assured Washington it would not target U.S. vessels in the Red Sea, as rebels consolidate gains along Yemen's western coast

From the U.S. to Sweden, from Germany to Ethiopia – and in Israel too: Hundreds of thousands of Eritrean refugees have joined forces to return to the homeland they fled and free it from dictatorship. The revolution, they promise, is coming soon

Expunging the former IDF soldier's criminal record less than 40 days before Israelis vote paves the way for his possible political future. It also gives ammunition to the far right against Gadi Eisenkot

Tehran says it has information Washington is preparing a major attack; warning comes after Houthi strikes targeted Saudi Arabia amid renewed fighting in Yemen

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi describes how Iranians are suffocating under intensifying repression and economic hardship, yet she sees a growing wave of resistance inspired by the 2022 protests over Mahsa Amini's death

For centuries, Christians gave up meat, eggs and dairy products during Lent and other periods of abstinence. Here's how those restrictions left a mark on Italian cuisine – and on traditions that survive to this day

Activities Productions, owned by Likud activist Eran Shechter, has held election panels at more than 20 schools with public funding; the ministry says it does not examine providers' political affiliations