TOI staff

Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, as they depart en route to Turkey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

October 17, 2019, 5:48 am

Pompeo to meet Netanyahu in bid to reassure Israel on Syria pullout

US Secretary of State will arrive in Israel on Friday after talks in Ankara aimed at achieving ceasefire in Turkish invasion of northern Syria; talks to also focus on Iran

By TOI staff and AFP

IAEA inspectors at Iran's nuclear power plant in Natanz on January 20, 2014. (IRNA/AFP Kazem Ghane)

October 17, 2019, 3:08 am

Iran said planning to limit international inspector access to nuclear sites

Tehran says measure aimed at pressuring European powers to find way around crippling US sanctions imposed after Trump pulled out of nuke deal

By TOI staff and Agencies

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves as he speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

October 16, 2019, 9:06 pm

Pompeo to visit Israel Thursday for talks on Syria — report

Israeli TV says US secretary of state will meet with Netanyahu after Turkey trip to brief him on American withdrawal

By TOI staff

October 16, 2019, 6:00 pm

14-year-old struck by lightning at beach dies of injuries

Asher Hazut had been rushed to hospital in critical condition after Tuesday incident; other family members remain hospitalized

By TOI staff

In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, and released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, allege to show the scene of damage by two missiles that allegedly struck the Iranian oil tanker Sabiti, in the Red Sea. (SHANA via AP)

October 16, 2019, 4:51 pm

Iran blames alleged tanker attack on Israel, US and Saudis

Senior MP says Tehran will present UN with ‘abundant documents’ showing ‘certain governments’ were behind last week’s explosions on ship in Red Sea

By TOI staff and Agencies

Driver's License photo of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers. (Pennsylvania DOT)

October 16, 2019, 3:56 pm

Prosecutors criticized for nixing plea offer from Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

Lawyers for suspect Robert Bowers say trial could have been avoided in exchange for life-without-parole sentence, but Attorney’s Office committed to seeking death penalty

By AP and TOI staff

Conservative academic Kais Saied, center, flanked by his wife Ichraf Chebil, right, celebrates his victory in the Tunisian presidential election in the capital Tunis on October 13, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/AFP)

October 16, 2019, 2:47 pm

Tunisia’s new president regards any ties with Israel as ‘high treason’

Kais Saied, a political newcomer who scored a landslide election victory this week, says Jews without Israeli passports are welcome in his country

By TOI staff and AFP

US President Donald Trump meets with Italian President Sergio Mattarella (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

October 16, 2019, 2:29 pm

Trump official vows Syria pullout won’t impact Iran

White House adviser Brian Hook defends president’s decision to abandon Kurdish allies amid growing GOP criticism

By TOI staff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an extended meeting with provincial heads of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Ankara, Turkey, on October 10, 2019. (Adem ALTAN/AFP)

October 16, 2019, 2:02 pm

Erdogan says he won’t meet Pence, Pompeo on Ankara visit

Turkish leader says he is ‘standing tall’ on Syria operation, will only confer with Trump; warns Kurdish forces to ‘get out by tonight’

By Agencies and TOI staff

Education Minister Naftali Bennett (L), Azriel Shilat (2nd-L), Oriah Cohen (2nd-R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) at the International Bible Quiz, which is held annually on Independence Day, in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2018. Shilat was the winner of the contest and Cohen was the runner-up. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)

October 16, 2019, 1:50 pm

Bible quiz winner gets engaged to runner-up

Azriel Shilat, who narrowly beat Oriah Cohen in last year’s contest, pops the question to her

By TOI staff

A fire in an apartment on Ben Yehuda Street in central Jerusalem, October 16, 2019. (Screenshot: YouTube)

October 16, 2019, 12:26 pm

Man critically injured in apartment fire in central Jerusalem

Firefighters contain blaze on Ben Yehuda Street after 2 hours; several people hurt, two suspects taken for questioning

By TOI staff

Screen capture from video of the Tzofar area of land between Israel and Jordan. (YouTube)

October 16, 2019, 12:26 pm

Jordan denies it agreed to extend Israeli access to border lands it wants back

Israeli officials say King Abdullah to allow farmers to raise crops for one more season before enclave is returned to Hashemite Kingdom following expiration of lease

By TOI staff

In this undated photo provided on October 16, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse to climb Mount Paektu, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

October 16, 2019, 11:50 am

North Korea’s Kim rides white horse, says nay to US sanctions

State media publish propaganda footage that in the past preceded significant policy decisions by the leader

By AP and TOI staff

The Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, outside Tel Aviv, December 18, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

October 16, 2019, 11:22 am

Global economic tensions slam Israel’s diamond industry

Exports of the precious stones drop 22% since last year, likely due to the US-China trade war and Hong Kong protests, official says

By TOI staff

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat-Massachusetts, speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times at Otterbein University, October 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)

October 16, 2019, 10:14 am

Warren urges US to ‘get out’ of Mideast, clarifies she only meant combat troops

Spokesperson for presidential contender elaborates that her ‘get out’ of the region remark during Democratic debate did not refer to support forces

By AP and TOI staff