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Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.
People walk along the beach in hazy conditions in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

FILE PHOTO:  Satellite view of Tropical Cyclone Zelia, a powerful Category 5 cyclone impacting the coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland, disrupting major iron ore exports. Imaged 13 February 2025.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as it nears northwest Australia


Thousands of Australians without power after tropical cyclone hits Northern Territory

Tropical Cyclone Fina swept through Australia’s Northern Territory, leaving thousands without power in Darwin and causing property damage as authorities assess the impact.

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology posts a infographic of the expected route of Cyclone Fina, November 23, 2025.

In October weather balloon strike, United pilots were showered with glass, probe shows

WindBorne Systems last month said it believes one of its balloons struck United Flight 1093, a Boeing 737 MAX.

 United Airlines plane at gate A1 at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, May 20, 2024.

Landslide kills 6 bus passengers in central Vietnam

The bus carrying 32 people was en route from Da Lat to Nha Trang when the incident happened, online newspaper VnExpress reported.

Landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam have killed at least six people and injured more than a dozen, disaster agency officials said on November 17, as the country's flood-hit central belt endured relentless precipitation.

Jerusalem heat reaches November record, center weather station reports

The next two days could see Israel's capital city set a historical record, last reached in 1941.

People cool down in spring water during a heatwave near Jerusalem on July 23, 2023.

Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

Dozens confirmed as killed across the Caribbean as the Category 5 hurricane sweeps across the region.

A man wearing a protective suit cycles on a street, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, October 27, 2025.

Waking up tired in the past few mornings? You’re not alone, and the reason is simple

The weather outside is perfect, but these are the last days of the season, and the body is already responding to the weather changes and the autumn cooling. So what is going to happen to your body in

A tired man

Dozens killed as powerful quake strikes central Philippines

The death toll was 69 as of late Wednesday morning, said Jane Abapo of the regional Civil Defense office, citing data from the provincial disaster agency that was subject to validation.

Rescue personnel stand in front of a damaged structure following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, in Daanbantayan, Cebu Province, Philippines, October 1, 2025.

Corals in Gulf of Eilat survive record heatwaves, offering new hope to Israel's only reef

The findings provide a rare glimmer of hope amid a global coral crisis, as reefs worldwide collapse under rising ocean temperatures.

The reef in Eilat, southern Israel, February 19, 2021

Storm Gabrielle gains hurricane strength, approaching Bermuda, NHC says

"The center of Gabrielle is expected to pass east of Bermuda on Monday evening," NHC added in its latest advisory.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle pictured approaching the Caribbean, before being upgraded to a hurricane, September 17, 2025.

Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment

 'It needs a break from time to time so it doesn’t break down,' I’d explain to my kids as they sat sweating in the mid-summer heat while the aircon system was taking a rest.

 THE IDEA of surviving a summer in Tel Aviv without aircon was not appealing