Canada to Allow Vaccine Mixing for Second Doses

An advisory body approved following up AstraZeneca shots with either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.


Your Thursday Briefing

Netanyahu’s rivals strike a deal.


Israeli Opposition Makes Deal to Topple Netanyahu: Live Updates

A broad alliance led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid says it has the votes to form a government and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.


New Government Would Need the Support of an Arab Party

The opposition coalition could form the first government in decades to rely on an Arab party’s votes, and Raam wants policy changes in return.


New Israeli Government Might Not Mean Major Policy Changes

With a shaky coalition that disagrees on basic issues, analysts are skeptical that major policy changes will occur.


Netanyahu Supporters Are Pouring Pressure on Lawmakers

Parliament members are being called traitors and receiving an array of threats, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters lean hard on them not to support a new government.


Israeli Lawmakers Elect New President, Isaac Herzog

The former leader of the Labor party was chosen by parliamentary vote on Wednesday, in an unusual display of consensus, and will take office in July.


Iran’s Largest Navy Ship Catches Fire and Sinks

Iran’s largest Navy ship sank on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman near a major shipping lane. This is the latest in a series of explosions, fires and other mishaps at Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure in recent months.


'At Night All Blood Is Black' Wins International Booker Prize

“At Night All Blood Is Black,” a novel written by David Diop and translated by Anna Moschovakis, had already received rave reviews.


A See-Through Pool Opens 10 Stories Above London

Even if you don’t have a fear of heights, you probably won’t be able to try it out: The swimming is limited to select residents at a luxury apartment complex in the British capital.