Ahead of maiden trip to the region, Heiko Maas reiterates commitment to Jewish state’s security, notes 70th anniversary of independence. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas takes the oath of office after the new government was appointed after German Chancellor Angela … Read More
The latest quake comes as Papua New Guinea struggles to get aid to desperate survivors of the 26 February quake, which flattened whole villages and spoiled water supplies. A seismograph measures seismic activity. Picture: AFP SYDNEY – A 6.3 magnitude … Read More
How Christian is Germany? Judging by a sharp decline in church attendance, not very. But a look at tax revenue, board memberships and land holdings suggest that its two biggest churches still have a wealth of influence. Barbara Sukowa (left) … Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump, hours after threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill and throwing the capital into turmoil, signed it into law on Friday, yielding to advisers and Republican leaders who urged him against manufacturing a government shutdown … Read More
‘If a trade war were initiated by the US, China would fight to the end to defend its own legitimate interests with all necessary measures’ The following is the full text of China’s response to US President Donald Trump’s plan … Read More
Netanyahu’s ‘realpolitik’ weakens European Jewry, Ariel Muzicant argues, vowing to fight any attempt by Jerusalem to normalize ties with Freedom Party. Austrian Jews are worried Israel may warm up to the country’s far-right Freedom Party, a prominent local community leader … Read More
The Jerusalem Post obtained full copies of the letters sent from the White House. The White House is pictured in Washington D.C.. (photo credit: REUTERS) ASHINGTON – Senior Trump administration officials reached out to the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister Rami … Read More
© Pascal Pavani, AFP French security and police gather outside the Super U supermarket in the town of Trèbes, where a man took hostages before he was killed by security forces on March 23. A 26-year-old Moroccan national was fatally … Read More
Vladimir Putin may have been re-elected president of Russia on March 18, but he’s far from the grand master of geopolitical chess portrayed in the Western media. Whether bragging about Russia’s “invincible” new missile, playing coy over accusations that his hackers play games … Read More