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JTA — The prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” will be going to Barbra Streisand later this year, in a return to its tradition of honoring Jewish celebrities for their lifetime of achievements. The iconic actor and singer is getting the Genesis Prize, which has been awarded since 2013, in recognition…

Updated May 2, 2023 at 7:35 p.m. EDT|Published May 2, 2023 at 1:56 a.m. EDT Ukrainian troops fire a howitzer at a front-line position near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 23. (Reuters)In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has not had…

TIRASPOL, Transnistria —  The hammer-and-sickle still flutters proudly over the park-lined thoroughfares in this capital of a country that doesn’t exist. The top of City Hall bears the Soviet star. And the street names — Strada Karl Marx, Strada Yuri Gagarin — hark back to bygone days of Soviet glory. When…

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop by an APC towards frontline positions near Vuhledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)Libkos KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the…

A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev,…

NEW YORK -- Hugh Evans highlighted a staggering new statistic to explain why this year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement. The CEO of Global Citizen, who has been fighting against extreme poverty since he was 14, told The Associated Press…

Surrogacy is not allowed in Mihaljevic’s native Montenegro; before Russia’s invasion in 2022, Ukraine was the most common option, but Mihaljevic is heading instead for Iran. While surrogacy is forbidden in much of the Middle East, it is allowed in Iran providing that the surrogate mother is married and the…

From left: Webuild head of commercial operations Francesco Falco, Ukrainian ambassador to Italy Yaroslav Melnyk, Italian minister of foreign affairs Antonio Tajani and Webuild chief executive Pietro SaliniThe agreement, with Ukrhydroenergo, is for the development of new hydroelectric infrastructure over the next three years. This will include the development of…

The airman accused of leaking classified information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other foreign policy topics researched mass shootings, was suspended from high school for remarks about weapons, and was denied a gun permit before joining the military, prosecutors said in a Wednesday court filing. The airman accused…