Russia’s Defense Ministry has announced the establishment of a hotline with Israel in order to ensure the two countries’ air forces will not clash in Syria, The Times of Israel reported today. “Mutual information-sharing on the actions of aircraft has been established through a hotline between the Russian aviation command center...

The government of Iran spent months brushing off inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency tasked with investigating Iran’s past nuclear work, and only began fully cooperating with them this week, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) Wednesday. Iran’s behavior changed when “the IAEA and some Western governments directly warned Tehran that it must increase...

The United States will send surveillance drones and up to 300 troops to Cameroon to assist the West African nation’s fight against the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) today. The U.S. deployed 90 military personnel to Cameroon and plans to send surveillance drones to amass intelligence...

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said he was “disturbed” by the recent wave of violence in Israel, as he met with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin Wednesday. “India attaches high importance to its relationship with Israel; we are disturbed by the recent violence,” Mukherjee, who is the first Indian president to visit Israel, told Rivlin....

Palestinian leaders are responsible for inciting teenagers into perpetrating the current wave of violence against Israelis, a leading Palestinian human rights activist has said. Acting Israeli Police Chief Bentzi Sau told the Knesset this week that more than half of those arrested on terror charges in recent weeks have been teenagers. Bassem Eid, the former director...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “executing” a teenage Palestinian terrorist who attacked two people on Monday and is currently convalescing in a Jerusalem hospital, The Times of Israel reported. Ahmed Mansara is recovering from injuries he received from being hit by a car as he attempted to flee from authorities....

Iran’s test-firing of ballistic missiles on Sunday likely violated United Nations Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said today. Politico reported more: “If the facts are as we believe them to be, it would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Samantha Power said, speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit...

Using Russian airstrikes as protection, Iran has moved hundreds of troops into Syria, the Associated Press reported today. It is the first time Iran has openly deployed soldiers from its army into Syria’s four-year-old civil war, though it has previously sent armed forces “advisers,” as well as members of its Islamic...

NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) signed a cooperation agreement during this year’s International Astronautical Congress, which is being held in Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported today. The deal was signed by NASA administrator Charles Bolden and ISA director Menachem Kidron on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem....

Settlement construction has grown at a slower rate under the current tenure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu than at any other time in the last twenty years, Ha’aretz reported today. The report explained that while the population of settlements has grown significantly over the past six years (largely due to high birth rates), new...