The United States and Saudi Arabia are expected to sign a sweeping 30-year civilian nuclear agreement. The deal is not tied to normalization with Israel and could eventually open the door to uranium enrichment inside the kingdom.
A week after dismissing his defense minister in a move that sparked protests, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made another major change at the top of the security establishment. Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi will replace Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander of the army.
After more than a year of covert investigation, authorities revealed the "Payment Voucher" affair. According to the suspicions, an extensive network carried out money laundering, tax offenses, and cash smuggling on a scale of nearly half a billion shekels.
The island nation of Nauru has approved plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem in the coming months. The move strengthens its ties with Israel and adds to its consistent support for the country on the international stage and at U.N. institutions.
Dozens of activists from a civilian right-wing movement have crossed the border into Syria in recent months and were brought back by the IDF. Security officials warn of a serious operational danger, but so far no indictments have been filed in the case.
