Israel's Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry dealt a huge blow as host Graham Norton called out the 'fake' crowd reaction

The rape trial of an ex-Israeli hostage caught worldwide attention on social media, with comments saying, “it was safer for her when she was with Hamas,” Israeli media said on Thursday.

As tensions remain high, the international community continues to watch closely, hoping both nuclear-armed nations step back from the brink.

On Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel.

All in all, the Trump administration has been in direct talks with three of Israel’s main adversaries — Hamas, Iran, and the Houthis — to cut deals without Israel’s input, a nearly unprecedented situation according to longtime observers of relations between the two countries.

For decades, Israel has leveraged its special relationship with the United States to serve as a gatekeeper to Washington.

The university said the student “lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”