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Rabbinic diplomacy between Israel and US explored in new exhibition

A new exhibition celebrates 100 years of rabbinic diplomacy between Israel and the US, showcasing key meetings, letters, and diplomatic exchanges between Chief Rabbis and US Presidents.

People walk past a projection depicting Israeli and US flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 22, 2025.
Agents stand guard after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Family of Correspondants' Dinner shooting suspect alerted police before attempted attack - report

OpenAI Headquarters.

OpenAI offers a new cyber weapon to U.S. Intelligence and its allies

Missouri's Capitol Building in Jefferson City.

Missouri adopts IHRA’s antisemitism definition, boosts student protections


Did this tiny island’s Jewish community help win the Revolutionary War?

The Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius had become one of the busiest free ports in the Atlantic world, and Sephardic Jewish merchants played an active role.

Historian Jonathan Sarna views a facsimile of a letter from Jonas Phillips, an 18th-century German-Jewish trader, in the exhibit "The First Salute" at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, April 22, 2026.

Trump turns time into a weapon as Iran war shifts to economic pressure phase

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: By extending the truce while tightening the blockade, the US shifts from military force to economic attrition in a bid to shape Iran’s choices.

A billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, April 13, 2026

Polish PM questions US loyalty in case of Russian attack, warns EU must be 'real alliance' - FT

Tusk spoke on the occasion of an informal EU summit in Cyprus where EU leaders will also discuss the war in the Middle East, energy measures in response and the Union's next long-term budget.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026.

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, 'punishing' other allies over Iran war conduct

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the reports, saying that "we [Spain] do not work off of emails, we work from official documents and positions."

US President Donald Trump against the backdrop of the NATO flag, April 24, 2026; illustrative.

At least 10 injured after tornadoes hit northern Oklahoma, local media reports

Enid Mayor David Mason told KOCO that Vance Air Force Base sustained minor damage, and Garfield County Sheriff Cory Rink added that officials told him no one on the base had been injured.

Screengrab of tornado aftermath in Enid, Oklahoma, April 24, 2026.

Amazon-backed nuclear reactor developer X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO

The IPO comes as the market regains traction after a brief slowdown in March, when volatility linked to Middle East tensions and a broader technology selloff sidelined several issuers.

J. Clay Sell, Chief Executive Officer, X-energy, in Rockville, Maryland, March 4, 2026.

US planning renewed military action against Iranian infrastructure should talks fail - CNN

The option to strike Iranian energy infrastructure, as Trump had previously threatened, remains on the table as a way to pressure Tehran into agreeing to a deal.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.

North Carolina woman arrested for plotting 'mass casualty event' at Houston synagogue

The Houston congregation had shut down, alongside a Jewish day school, following undisclosed threats.

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.

Iran says no talks planned with US as American envoys to head to Pakistan

US will not renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, Bessent tells AP • War justified by Iran’s 'aggression', says top US lawyer • 'Historic peace' underway with Lebanon, says Netanyahu

Commuters wait at a traffic signal beside a digital screen in Islamabad on April 24, 2026.

US soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces, was charged for making wagers on Polymarket based on confidential government information.

Protesters supporting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hold a banner with his image, outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, in New York City, US, March 26, 2026