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Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds

Both parties stated that the ceasefire is in order to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr over the coming days.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.
Pedestrians pass in front of a billboard featuring an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 4, 2026 in Tehran, Iran; illustrative.

Who are the most senior Iranian officials left alive after weeks of Israeli-US strikes? - explainer

In the wake of the devastation on the political and military echelons of the Islamic Republic, who are some of the most significant figures remaining in Iran?

|ByJAMES GENN
Plumes of smoke rise over the oil depot tanks hit by joint Israel-U.S. over night in a station north west of the capital on March 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran; illustrative.

Iran's IRGC Navy chief threatens retaliatory strikes on oil facilities across Gulf

Later, after Iran threatened Gulf states with retaliatory strikes, Qatar and Saudi Arabia reportedly intercepted multiple incoming missile barrages targeting oil and industrial sites.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
An illustration of a man in handcuffs with a Kuwaiti flag in the background.

Kuwait arrests 16-member Hezbollah terror cell, seizes weapons, drones, Morse code transmitters

Kuwaiti authorities arrested 14 Kuwaiti citizens and two Lebanese nationals belonging to a Hezbollah cell, seizing weapons, narcotics, and terror paraphernalia.

|ByJAMES GENN

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

The Burtele Foot showed that this species was bipedal but still had an opposable big toe, a feature useful for tree climbing - evidence that it walked upright.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS
The 3.4 million-year-old bones of the "Burtele foot", which belonged to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda and were discovered in the Afar Rift region of Ethiopia, in their anatomical position and with the foot bones embedded in an outline of a gorilla foot; illustration.

Want a personal trash panda? Raccoons may be evolving for domestication

Beyond evolving features cuter to humans, the mammal has also become less fearful of humans, according to the study.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Raccoon Paul eats at the home of veterinarian Mathilde Laininger in Berlin, Germany, January 27, 2022. She cares for four raccoons that can no longer be released into the wild.

Jilted lover releases erotic poetry allegedly written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied having an affair with former New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

'Puncturing holes in reality': AI masterminds clone Gmail of Jeffrey Epstein

Launched on Friday, the website amassed 18.4 million views as of Tuesday.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.

Woman spared cremation after officials hear her knocking on coffin door

The woman was bedridden for two years prior to the incident and had reportedly been unresponsive for days.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple provides funds for a woman nearly cremated alive.

One in four Israeli youths has iron-deficiency anemia, these vegetables can help

Israel reports high rates of iron-deficiency anemia among children and teens; spinach leads five iron-rich vegetables, with vitamin C recommended to improve absorption.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
Anemia in the blood where some of the red blood cells are crescent-shaped.

Archaeologists uncover 15,000 unexpected artifacts beneath Tulsa cemetery

A routine search for unmarked graves at Oaklawn Cemetery has instead uncovered 15,000 artifacts that reveal a vivid, unexpected picture of early Tulsa.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByRANDY KREHBIEL/TULSA WORLD, OKLA./TNS)
The Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Are mummies responsible for NJ Devils' string of injuries? Archaeologists, players weigh in

The strange tale of two mummies discovered beneath the Prudential Center collides with the Devils’ run of bad injury luck this season.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByRYAN NOVOZINSKY/NJ.COM/TNS
A cameraman films the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, displayed at an exhibition in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021

Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery

The Superman comic, found in excellent condition with a nine out of ten rating by the company CGC, was released in 1939 by Detective Comics Inc. and is one in only a handful which still exist.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A rare first edition copy of a Superman comic, forgotten for many years in an attic, sold for more than $9 million at a Texas auction house, making it reportedly the most expensive comic ever sold.