The Rabbinate's argument rested on what it presented as firm halachic noncompliance with women taking the exams, as certain topics covered therein are prohibited by nature. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel on Monday requested from the High Court of Justice a retrial for broader legal consideration on a July judgement by Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg allowing women to sit Rabbinate exams. The Rabbinate’s argument rested on what it presented as firm halachic noncompliance with women taking the exams, as certain topics covered therein are prohibited by nature. It also requested a delay in execu...

Gary Lineker claims Thomas Frank is using Mathys Tel all wrong at Tottenham Hotspur, with the French forward once again struggling as they lost to Aston Villa in the Premier League. Despite being a goal to the good after an early Rodrigo Bentancur strike, it was Unai Emery’s side who prevailed on Sunday afternoon, with Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia goals inspiring a comeback. The loss meant Spurs dropped down to sixth in the Premier League table under Thomas Frank, with the initial honeymoon period for the new manager seemingly over. A few cracks are starting to show in the Spurs side, particu...

Financial markets again saw a wobbly week that started well and ended on shaky trading. US markets rebounded on Monday from the prior Friday's sell-off, only to be pegged back on Tuesday amid President Trump's escalation with China over rare earth export controls. Midweek, sentiment steadied as investors sifted through megabank earnings, but Thursday brought renewed stress as regional banks disclosed issues with bad loans. Currency markets mirrored the shifting macro narrative. The US dollar initially caught a bid on risk-off impulses, before softening following dovish signals from the Federal...

Spain will push the European Union to abolish the twice yearly switch to summer time and back again, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a video published on X on Monday. "Frankly, I no longer see any reason for this," he said. Sánchez noted that a majority of EU citizens had come out against the time switch in all surveys. He said that no energy was saved through the measure, but human biological rhythms were disrupted twice a year. Spain would seek to abolish the time change in 2026, he said. Clocks go back an hour during the night on October 26, ending Central European Summer Time (CEST). ...

Krieg in der Ukraine Trumps Schreie übertönen Putins SchwächeUS-Präsident Donald Trump will die Ukraine offenbar zu Gebietsabtretungen drängen. Davon würde vor allem Russland profitieren. Denn für Wladimir Putin läuft es militärisch aktuell alles andere als gut. Es war am Ende ein herber Rückschlag für die Ukraine. Je mehr über das Treffen zwischen dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj und seinem amerikanischen Amtskollegen Donald Trump am Freitag im Weißen Haus öffentlich bekannt wurde, desto klarer ist: Kremlchef Wladimir Putin konnte Trump in einem Telefonat am Donnerstag offenba...