Multiple NASA missions captured images as an interstellar comet zoomed by Mars in October.

Astonishing interstellar comet captured in new images by NASA Mars missions

NASA released new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — just the third cosmic visitor from elsewhere in the galaxy ever confirmed — on Wednesday.

NASA releases new photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system.  Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object to visit our corner of the cosmos from another star.  Three NASA spacecraft on and near the red planet zoomed in on the comet as it passed just 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) away, revealing a fuzzy white blob.

NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star

Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.  The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday that archaeologists have mapped the location of 16 canoes submerged in the lake bed of Lake Mendota in Madison.

Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake 'parking lot'

Ape ancestors and early humans likely kissed their friends and sexual partners, according to a new study.

Kissing is an ‘evolutionary conundrum.’ Scientists just mapped its unexpected origins

According to the Mossad, coordinated raids in Austria and Germany resulted in arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives intended for use “on command. ” A network of Hamas terror-affiliated infrastructure across Europe was exposed by the Mossad, the spy agency said on Wednesday, as it revealed the prolonged investigation it had conducted with European intelligence and law enforcement to thwart planned attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets.

Mossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons

Italy’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany more than three years ago.  The defense lawyer for 49-year-old Serhii Kuznietsov said that his client would be turned over to German authorities within the next few days, after the Cassation Court rejected a final defense appeal.  Defense lawyer Nicola Canestrini expressed confidence that his client would be ac

Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

A total of 25 people have been killed in new attacks by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip despite the current ceasefire, the Hamas-controlled health authority said on Wednesday. The announcement came after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted Hamas positions across Gaza in response to several "terrorists" opening fire on an area in Khan Younis where Israeli soldiers were deployed.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 people, Hamas health authority says

Greece is looking to set up repatriation centres for irregular migrants outside the EU and sees Germany as a potential partner, Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday. Speaking on state broadcaster ERTnews, Plevris said the centres would accommodate migrants who cannot be returned to their home countries.

Greece eyes migrant repatriation centres outside the EU

Israel's haredi draft crisis intensifies as court ruling forces action, while political divisions and protests make it difficult to see a path forward. For months, the coalition’s showdown over haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment unfolded like a drama with no final act – all buildup, no climax, and plenty of stalling.

Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point

When a severe G4 geomagnetic storm hit, this Dreamliner pilot had the perfect front-row seat.

Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)

A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan’s paramilitary group, Nadra Mohamed Ahmed, seven months pregnant at the time, trekked for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) across unsafe roads, along with her two children, until she found safe transportation to a shelter across the country.  Ahmed arrived in the camp two months before el-Fasher in West Darfur was seized by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, which have been battling Sudan’s army for more than two years.  The U.N. po

UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict

Venice has been charmed by a recent visitor: An acrobatic, wild dolphin.  The dolphin nicknamed Mimmo has been delighting tourists and Venetians for months with his acrobatic flips.  Experts are now eager to move him into open water, especially after verifying wounds indicating that the dolphin had been likely hit by a boat propeller.

Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in danger

"We are determined to complete the war in all arenas, including by disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government is "determined to complete the war in all arenas," while addressing the Gush Etzion junction terror attack on Tuesday.

Netanyahu on Gush Etzion terror attack: 'We will complete war on all fronts'

Brazilian authorities on Tuesday railed against comments by Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in which he appeared to look down on Belem, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest where the United Nations' Climate Summit is taking place.  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Para state Gov. Helder Barbalho, Belem Mayor Igor Normando, and several lawmakers have pushed back against Merz, who traveled to Brazil earlier in November to discuss climate measures with other leaders.

Germany's Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30

Eleven people were killed in the strike, the Lebanese Health Ministry stated. The IDF struck terrorists operating in a Hamas training compound in the Ain al-Hilweh area in southern Lebanon, the military said Tuesday.

IDF strikes Hamas terror base in Lebanon, Health Ministry says 11 killed

The American-made Merops system has already recorded over 1,000 kills against Russian Shahed-type drones in Ukraine.

Ukraine proved this drone-killer works. Now, the West is giving it a shot.

What do other countries think about Israeli tactics and security challenges? This week, Israel is hosting a range of around 130 officials from foreign militaries to present some of its lessons and latest warfare techniques from the 2023-2025 Middle East war. On Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post embedded with the foreign military officials as they heard IDF lectures, witnessed a full-on IDF war games exercise that included explosions, gunfire, drones, tanks, and dozens of soldiers, and visited IDF base

Reporter's Notebook: The Post embeds with foreign armies visiting the IDF

Polish investigators have identified two Ukrainian nationals suspected of carrying out an explosion on a strategically important railway line on behalf of Russia, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Tusk, speaking to parliament, said both men had a long relationship with Russian intelligence.

Poland identifies two Ukrainian suspects in railway sabotage blast

The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas members "operating in a training compound", which Hamas rejected as "fabrication and lies".

Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp

A major bridge linked to a hydropower plant in southwestern China crumbled on Tuesday, chunks of concrete and steel smashing into the river below—mere months after it had reopened. The Hongqi Bridge, a key stretch of the G317 national highway in Sichuan’s mountainous Maerkang area, gave way in dramatic fashion, Chinese state media revealed. Officials confirmed the disaster but stressed, luckily, no deaths or injuries. Truth is, they’d already spotted trouble brewing. Cracks had spiderwebbed acro

Newly Built Sichuan Hydropower Bridge Collapses Into River Months After Opening

Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”  In a video message played for religious leaders gathered in Belem, Leo said nations had made progress, “but not enough.”  “One in three people live in great vulnerability because of these c

Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

Officers reached the site by helicopter to collect the remains and personal effects from the Ober Gabelhorn glacier.

Ober Gabelhorn glacier reveals remains of man missing for over three decades

While Farghali noted that it is typical of the Muslim Brotherhood to “exploit Gaza and Palestine for money. ” The Muslim Brotherhood allegedly stole half a billion dollars in donations for the Gaza Strip in a single campaign, Egyptian researcher Maher Farghali reported on Sunday.

Muslim Brotherhood stole half a billion dollars in Gaza donations, Arab sources reveal

Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday. Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday finally condemned Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians, months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a "historic" deal aimed at boosting Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian air attacks.

Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets

Al-Majd’s operation to evacuate Palestinians from Gaza has sparked controversy, with claims of human trafficking and ties to a questionable Estonian-Israeli businessman. Al-Majd, the organization behind the mysterious evacuation of 153 Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa, is seemingly led by an Estonian-Israeli man based in London, raising questions over whether it may be an Israeli shell company.

Who is behind Al-Majd, the Israeli-linked evacuation group sending Gazans to South Africa?

Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied.  According to a statement by the Islamic State group-affiliated Al Amaq news agency, Brig. Gen. M. Uba was killed following his capture during a patrol near Wajiroko in Nigeria's Borno State.  The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied the capture of Gen. Uba, saying on social media that “The Army Headquarters also wishes to debunk the f

Islamic State group militants claim capture and execution of a Nigerian brigadier general

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has appealed to his country's supporters for funds to scale up drone production. He wrote on X on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would end the war only if two conditions were met.

Ukrainian foreign minister appeals for funds for drones

He emphasized that he relied exclusively on primary sources: Hamas’s official website, the organization’s official newspaper, and the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades’ website. Israel’s internal crises, including its internal conflicts within the military and the issue of judicial reform, influenced Hamas’s decision to launch the October 7 attack, Lt.

Hamas propaganda expert explains Israel's internal conflicts influenced Hamas's Oct. 7 assault

The delegation, organized by the European Division of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, aims to deepen future German leaders' understanding of the "Israeli story. " Establishing a Palestinian state would be the same as establishing a "Hamas terror state," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said in a speech welcoming a delegation of young German leaders on Sunday.

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

This conference was supposed to hyperfocus on “implementation” of past promises not yet kept.  The urgency of climate change is causing some negotiators to push for more big-picture action — on weak plans to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases, on too little money to help nations wracked by climate change, on putting teeth into phasing out coal, oil and gas.  Because of that pressure to do more — including from Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — the diplomat chairing the talks said Sa

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

South Africa initially refused the Gazans' entry because they were unable to indicate the duration of their stay or the address of their accommodation. The Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of “human trafficking” and “blood trading” after a plane of 153 Gazans landed in South Africa, allegedly without its knowledge.

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Mossad unveils network of Hamas terror infrastructure across Europe

‘It’s Israeli policy’: Report reveals abuse of Palestinians in prisons

Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 people, Hamas health authority says

Greece eyes migrant repatriation centres outside the EU

Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point

Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)

UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict

Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in danger

Netanyahu on Gush Etzion terror attack: 'We will complete war on all fronts'

Germany's Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30

IDF strikes Hamas terror base in Lebanon, Health Ministry says 11 killed

Ukraine proved this drone-killer works. Now, the West is giving it a shot.

Reporter's Notebook: The Post embeds with foreign armies visiting the IDF

Poland identifies two Ukrainian suspects in railway sabotage blast

Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp

Newly Built Sichuan Hydropower Bridge Collapses Into River Months After Opening

Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

Ober Gabelhorn glacier reveals remains of man missing for over three decades

Muslim Brotherhood stole half a billion dollars in Gaza donations, Arab sources reveal

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets

Who is behind Al-Majd, the Israeli-linked evacuation group sending Gazans to South Africa?

Islamic State group militants claim capture and execution of a Nigerian brigadier general

Ukrainian foreign minister appeals for funds for drones

Hamas propaganda expert explains Israel's internal conflicts influenced Hamas's Oct. 7 assault

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it

PA accuses Israel of 'human trafficking' after planeload of Gazans arrives in South Africa