Former PA minister Sufian Abu Zaida says Hamas leader dictated the message to him on Sept. 14, 2023, insisting it reach Israel verbatim; he says Israeli officials questioned him urgently the next morning about what Sinwar meant by an ‘earthquake’

Chinese leader says Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will arrive at Zoo Atlanta within days, reviving a 25-year loan program suspended in 2024 and underscoring the giant panda’s enduring role as a symbol of US-China friendship and diplomacy

In the 1990s, Tibet drew rock stars, Oscar speeches and blockbuster films; today the cause has largely vanished from Western pop culture even as rights groups report tighter controls over language, religion and access, with the Dalai Lama’s succession looming

Doha rejects PM’s claims over university funding and Hamas ties, Mamdani accuses him of ‘baseless lies’ and Ankara condemns attack on Erdogan

Michael Brodsky ends 5 turbulent years as Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine, reflecting on diplomacy under Russian fire, tensions with Zelensky over Israel’s refusal to supply weapons, Ukrainian resilience and the moment his son was seriously wounded fighting in Gaza

Fourteen of the 17 suspects are minors; investigators say the groups praised Hitler and the SS, spread antisemitic, racist and homophobic propaganda, shared mass killers’ manifestos, denied the Holocaust and recruited members through Telegram

Victim in his 60s killed south of Masua in the Jordan Valley; two men seriously hurt, another moderately injured

Former PM was unhurt; his party said a staffer was struck in the head as activists disrupted the restaurant event, while police arrested a suspect at the scene