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Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has not stopped him from seeking another gift from a wealthy friend to pay for his multi million-dollar legal defense. The awkward arrangement opens a window into the very ties with...

UN nuclear watchdog meets as Iran row brews

The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body will meet on Monday as a row brews over Iran's refusal to allow access to two sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed "serious concern" in a report earlier this...

Israel OKs plan for new Golan settlement named after Trump

An Israeli cabinet minister said Sunday the government approved plans to build a new settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights named after President Donald Trump. Settlements Minister Tzipi Hotovely wrote on Facebook that her ministry will start preparations for Ramat Trump - Hebrew...