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Only 22% of Israeli 9th graders met English requirements in latest tests, sparking alarm
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (28+ words) Only 9% of 9th-graders at Arabic-speaking schools met English standards, compared to 27% in Hebrew-speaking system; English taught less overall, with schools facing teacher shortage...
Deadline approaches for Trump to secure Congressional approval for Iran war
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (473+ words) US president required under law to seek lawmakers' okay for military action lasting over 60 days, which ends May 1, but White House could argue current truce reset the clock...
Lebanon's internal splits over talks with Israel trip up Saudi mediation efforts
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (418+ words) Riyadh's envoy visits Beirut to bridge differences on approach to Jerusalem, but can't overcome tension between pro-diplomacy president and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker...
Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns after demanding Israel, Russia be excluded
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (180+ words) Largest international art exhibition spurns 5-judge panel that had pledged not to consider works by nations whose leaders face arrest warrants from International Criminal Court...
Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians
1+ week, 5+ day ago (267+ words) Jews say use of term by US defense secretary has antisemitic connotations, while Christians and conservatives say the phrase likens Trump, Hegseth and US military to Jesus...
Lufthansa airline group extends cancellation of Israel flights through June
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (29+ words) Some flights could start up again at beginning of June depending on security situation, group says, after EU agency warned of risks to planes amid uncertainty about Iran truce...
Iran's economy under palpable stress, but prepared to hold out amid US blockade
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (624+ words) Islamic Republic's stockpiling of imports ahead of war hasn't yet curbed bank withdrawals or rationed necessities; still, spiraling joblessness may fuel regime's fear of protests...
In defiant message, Mojtaba Khamenei signals "new chapter" for Iran"s control of Hormuz
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (231+ words) Marking 'Persian Gulf Day,' written statement from still unseen new supreme leader says Iran will protect missile, nuclear programs as 'national assets,' bucking US effort to curb them...
Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (1086+ words) Anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are UK's 'biggest national security emergency' after terror stabbing wounds two; government adds $33 million for community's security...
On Mount of Olives, monks and nuns harvest olives as a form of prayer
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1009+ words) Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden " where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other side of the valley into Jerusalem…...