Israel’s president used the new Knesset’s first session to press for broader regional ties, a full term for lawmakers and a reckoning with Oct. 7.

Republican midterm losses could push the president to renew strikes on Iran before a Democratic Congress arrives, analysts say.

From Red Village to Baku, Azerbaijan’s Jews kept their identity through Soviet rule, a changing language and a close bond with Israel.

Read Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s complete remarks to world leaders in New York, from Iran and Oct. 7 to the fight against antisemitism.