STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Mokyr is from Northwestern University, Aghion from the College de France and the London School of Economics, and Howitt from Brown University. The Nobel committee said Mokyr “demonstrated that if innovations are … Read more
Donald Trump to get Israel Medal of Honor | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News US President Donald Trump will receive Israel’s highest civilian honor from President Isaac Herzog for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire and securing the release of hostages. President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, … Read more
Crisis has damaged more than 16,000 homes and caused widespread electricity cuts. Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Torrential flooding has continued to sweep parts of central and southeastern Mexico, raising the death toll to at least 44 people in less than a week. Heavy … Read more
Israel has agreed to release many Palestinian prisoners as the ceasefire holds. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are held in Israeli jails – most of them without charge. And as the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is centred on the release of detainees, about 2,000 of them are due to be released. Recommended Stories … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation hours ahead of hostage release | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News The prime minister’s address comes after Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza on Friday at noon. Prime Minister Netanyahu visits the memorial wall at the National Library,and lit a candle to commemorate the victims and the fallen of the … Read more
New Zealand’s foreign mininster discusses the decision not to recognise a Palestinian state, shifting geopolitical alliances, and diplomacy. In a shifting world order, New Zealand’s foreign policy faces new tests, from Gaza to the Pacific.Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks to Talk to Al Jazeera about why his government has stopped short of recognising a Palestinian … Read more
US national security expert Kori Schake warns that President Trump is asking the US military to fight his culture wars. Arguing that some places in the United States – primarily those governed by Democratic officials – are rampantly crime-infested, President Donald Trump has been deploying military forces to cities from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. … Read more
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff spoke at Saturday night’s rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, the largest crowd reported there since it became the gathering place for relatives of Israelis taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Alongside Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, Witkoff told the crowd President Trump would love … Read more
Palestinians are returning to their homes after refusing to leave Gaza during Israel’s war. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are streaming back to their land in northern Gaza – a right of return included in the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Multiple attempts to remove the population have failed. Many Palestinians say they have … Read more
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was found dead after being attacked in jail on Saturday, according to BBC. He was 48. Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison at HMP Wakefield after he was convicted of multiple sexual assault and exploitation offenses, including heinous crimes against children, babies and animals. West Yorkshire Police confirmed the … Read more