Gary Shteyngart on the rodent winning hearts. Plus: putting a skeptic in charge of science; Michael Crichton’s lessons in tech; and a short documentary about a rebellious Iranian girl.

How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the ...

El-Al eventually took initiative and brought them safely to Israel. The excitement for their arrival was great. It is not every day that such impressive predators come to the zoo, especially such ...

It’s only three weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and Israel and Hamas are each ratcheting up allegations that the other party has violated the deal. So far, 16 out of 33 hostages scheduled for ...

This is presently the only place in Israel where the public can visit the rare species. “Havat Ephraim Bet El’s Children’s Zoo is thrilled to grow a family of now six beautiful Jacob Sheep ...

When three Israeli hostages emerged at the weekend, emaciated and gaunt after 16 months in Hamas captivity, Israelis were shocked by the images. But inside the Israeli government, top officials ...

On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hamas says it will stop releasing hostages, while accusing Israel of ceasefire violations. Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement.

JERUSALEM/GENEVA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israel has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is disengaging from the body, alleging it was biased, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday.

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. By Edward Wong ...