Government committee, not local councils, will approve construction of polluting industrial plants

Viral ads by two Never Trump groups, the Lincoln Project and Bill Kristol’s Republican Voters Against Trump, get rave reviews. But they're far less effective than they seem - not least among Jewish Trump voters

A look at how Trump's rhetoric from the past week compares with the facts on various fronts

Israel ranks third in highest daily coronavirus infection rate among European countries, WHO says ■ Palestinian death toll rising in the West Bank ■ Contact tracing reduced

The protest comes amid a wave of anti-annexation rallies throughout Israel as the government's July 1 annexation deadline approaches

Iran has been gradually relaxing its lockdown since mid-April, but has recently reported a sharp rise in the infection rate