Yishai Raz lives in a Rio favela under the dictatorial rule of a gang, but to him it's paradise. 'It's safe here, because anyone who misbehaves could find themselves locked in a water tank for a night'

Trump had previously lifted the so-called Ceaser Act sanctions temporarily by executive order, and signed off on the final repeal late Thursday. The sanctions were repealed with a requirement for periodic reports to Congress on Syria's progress on minority rights and terrorism

In a pitch to Arab countries, U.S. officials have proposed 'Project Sunrise,' a 20-year, $112.1 billion plan for Gaza's postwar reconstruction, with a commitment to fund 20 percent of the cost, the Wall Street Journal reported

The strikes, which included 70 sites and will likely continue, followed an attack by a suspected ISIS-affiliated gunman who killed the American soldiers and wounded others. Syria's Foreign Ministry called for international cooperation against terrorism after the U.S. launched the attack

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A digital nomad from a religious family defies society's expectations, and a family with four young daughters takes its first trip abroad together – and chaos ensues