Director of international health body says all hypotheses are on the table; Washington voices concerns about probe in tug-of-war with Beijing

Advocacy groups from France, Russia, and Syria accuse Wagner Group fighters over torture of a Syrian detainee, but powerfully connected Russian firm unlikely to face convictions

Expert says Massachusetts study found 'no substantial difference' in COVID-19 cases between schools that had a 2-meter rule and those that kept 1 meter

Knesset hopeful Ofer Berkovitch accosted as he walks through capital's Mahane Yehuda market; party leader Sa'ar vows not to be intimidated after 2nd incident in as many days

Israel's bitter enemy is no more, argue two Israeli authors, but Assad's reconstructed regime, backed by Russia and Iran, poses new challenges

Swift becomes first woman to win album of the year three times; Beyoncé becomes most decorated female act in Grammy history, while her daughter and husband win awards too

Haddish became only sixth woman to win best comedy award for album in which she explores her Jewish identity

Investigation centers on whether Syrian dictator's wife's support of army implicates her in its crimes, including the use of chemical weapons

5 nations have now suspended rollouts of the vaccine over concerns about blood clots; company says no evidence of danger

From 1977 to 2019, real estate agent John J. Brown bought leavened bread products from the congregants of dozens of synagogues in and around New York City

Coworkers tell FBI that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, employed as a security contractor at a Navy base, was a known Nazi sympathizer who also made derogatory remarks about Black people

Report says PM, who was forced to cancel his own trip to Abu Dhabi last week, does not want foreign minister to visit before he does

Government also considering expanding international flights; top official says indoor and outdoor gathering size limits could be increased before Passover

Vienna-born Lily Renee Phillips fled Austria after the 1938 Anschluss, escaped to England on a Kindertransport and reunited with her parents in New York in 1940

Survey has Likud at 28 seats, Yesh Atid at 20, New Hope again in single digits; Meretz, Ra'am, Blue and White manage to cross threshold