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British pop star Boy George at a special event, holding the shofar ahead of the Jewish New Year at Temple Sholom in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 9, 2026. (Rhonda Dent Photography via Temple Sholom)

September 12, 2026, 1:36 am

Boy George performs ‘We Will Dance Again’ in public for first time at Vancouver shul

Ahead of the Jewish New Year, some 800 congregants gather to honor the British pop star for his support of Jews and Israel since Oct. 7: ‘It’s like I love Israel, you know’

By ToI Staff

Journalist and director Rachel Szor and Israeli journalist and filmmaker Yuval Abraham attend the photocall of “Naza” presented in competition at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido on September 10, 2026. (Stefano Rellandini/AFP)

September 11, 2026, 10:44 pm

IDF rejects testimonies in Israeli-made documentary about AI-powered killing in Gaza

Army denies allegations made in ‘NAZA,’ which debuted to an ovation in Venice, says selection and approval of Gaza strikes done ‘by human personnel only… not by artificial intelligence’

By AFP and ToI Staff

A New York City police officer plays Taps at the end of a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, September 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)

September 11, 2026, 10:04 pm

Defending Iran war, Trump says US will never forget 9/11: ‘That’s why we fight today’

US president chooses to skip New York ceremony, instead marking 25th anniversary of the deadly attacks at Pentagon; relatives of victims slam Saudi Arabia, say there has been no justice

By Gregory WALTON

A media owner and political activist, Sondhi Limthongkul speaks to a crowd of followers, demanding an end to alleged land-grabbing by foreigners, in front of Israeli Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

September 11, 2026, 9:11 pm

Chabad cancels Rosh Hashanah event in Phuket due to Israeli security officials’ concerns

500 Thais demonstrated at site of holiday dinner which was to be attended by Israelis, after days of protests on the island and in Bangkok, some of which carried antisemitic undertones

By ToI Staff

Mourners carry the coffins of those who were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike during their funeral procession in Kfar Rumman village, southern Lebanon, September 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

September 11, 2026, 9:10 pm

Lebanese official to ToI: ‘Indiscriminate’ IDF strikes hinder Hezbollah disarmament

In rare engagement with Israeli news outlet, official from Beirut says widescale destruction in south Lebanon delegitimizing country’s efforts to collaborate with Israel against Iran-backed group

By Jacob Magid

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on December 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

September 11, 2026, 8:27 pm

As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving

Five nations have left in the past year as the US sanctions the ICC, arguing that it threatens American sovereignty; several African nations have accused it of selective justice

By Molly Quell

Rachel Rabin, the sister of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, passed away on September 11, 2026 in an undated photo. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

September 11, 2026, 7:28 pm

Rachel Rabin, sister of slain PM Yitzhak Rabin and prominent Kibbutz educator, dies at 101

Rabin, who lived on Kibbutz Manara along Lebanon for decades, was close to her brother before his assassination in 1995; ‘Till his last day, I felt he was protecting me, even from afar’

By ToI Staff

A Jewish man blows a shofar in the northern Israeli city of Safed, a day before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)

September 11, 2026, 5:40 pm

Israel celebrates first Rosh Hashanah in three years without hostages in Gaza

Leaders push messages of unity as country ushers in Jewish New Year ahead of tense election and amid simmering conflicts on multiple fronts

By Leon Kraiem

A security personnel officer stands guard in front of a huge image depicting a missile with “Palestine” written on its side, during a rally by supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the Middle East war, in the capital Sanaa on April 17, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)

September 11, 2026, 4:52 pm

Anthropic says it foiled apparent Houthi effort to use its AI chatbot to develop guided missiles

Company says it detected and thwarted efforts to use Claude to create a biological weapon; flags hacking, surveillance and broader artificial intelligence risks

By Agencies

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, march during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)

September 11, 2026, 4:19 pm

Houthis seize key Red Sea islands, complete takeover of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane

Advance by Iran-backed rebels gives Tehran effective control of two of the Middle East’s most important waterways; Houthis insist no cause for concern to international shipping; US diesel prices top $6 for first time

By AFP

Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang takes his seat in court for the verdict of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

September 11, 2026, 4:19 pm

ICC interim chief prosecutor hopes Netanyahu, Putin will end up on dock: ‘Nothing’s impossible’

Mame Mandiaye Niang says US sanctions on International Criminal Court stem from ‘misunderstanding,’ Marco Rubio wrong to describe ICC as a threat to American sovereignty

By AFP

Britain’s leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, addresses supporters, one of whom is holding a Palestinian flag, during a rally in south London, on June 24, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS/AFP)

September 11, 2026, 2:25 pm

Anti-Israel Green leader Polanski will contest Starmer’s old seat in UK Parliament

Jewish head of party embroiled in antisemitism scandals will run in Holborn and St. Pancras by-election on Oct. 8; two years ago, an independent anti-Israel candidate got 19% of the vote there, and Greens got 10%

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a dinner in the East Room of the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

September 11, 2026, 1:30 pm

Trump said to reject Saudi request for strikes on Houthis, who are now reportedly completing Bab el-Mandeb takeover

MBS called US president twice as Iran-backed Yemeni group advanced on key coastal city of Mocha, report says; Iran-backed rebels widen their hold at waterway vital to global energy shipping

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Muhammad Abdul Salam al-Yazouri, slain commander of Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade, is seen in an undated photo shared to social media after his death in an IDF airstrike, September 11, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 11, 2026, 12:23 pm

IDF kills commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in southern Gaza airstrike

Muhammad Abdul Salam al-Yazouri, also known as Abu al-Haitham, advanced dozens of attacks on troops, was working to rebuild brigade’s capabilities, military says

By Emanuel Fabian

Shivi Drori and volunteers crushing wine on the threshing floor in a refurbished winepress, September 2026 (Noga Friedlin/Ariel University)

September 11, 2026, 12:10 pm

How did ancient Israelites make wine? Scientists are stomping grapes to find out

Researchers use reconstructed Hasmonean winepress, four tons of Merlot and modern sensors in attempt to recreate how residents of Holy Land prepared their libations

By Zev Stub