The World Baseball Classic is the only international baseball tournament outside of Olympic competition; Kinsler says he wants to raise the sport’s profile in Israel

In emotional speech, outgoing prime minister lauds his government's achievements, calls for national unity, says he will 'remain a loyal soldier of this country'

Pro-Israel watchdog says some employees posted pro-Hamas propaganda, called to kill Jews; UN agency for Palestinian refugee welfare employs over 30,000 across the Middle East

Parnas, a prominent Jewish philanthropist, helped Trump officials connect with Ukrainian figures as part of a campaign to dig up dirt on Biden's son

US president applauds Turkey for dropping opposition to Finland and Sweden entering defense alliance, and official says Washington supports Ankara's 'modernization plans'

'Unless the president intervenes immediately, we are likely to languish in this abyss for the foreseeable future,' writes Siamak Namazi, Iranian-American detained since 2015

US State Department has not yet acknowledged end of talks; European mediator Enrique Mora vows to 'keep working with even greater urgency' to further deal

Salah Abdeslam, the chief suspect in the case, faces up to life in prison without parole, the toughest sentence possible under France's justice system