The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is opening registration for the next round of its exams. For the first time, women will be able to register for them. The Times of Israel writes about this with reference to a representative of the rabbinate. The Chief Rabbinate conducts examinations in the core areas of halakha, Jewish religious law. Candidates seeking recognition as rabbis must pass a minimum of six examinations. Exams usually take place three times a year.

US Congress building (Capitol) in Washington In a month, the first primaries will be held , which means that the election campaign for the US Congress (the elections themselves are in November) is in full swing. Republicans now control both houses, but the party in power usually loses. President Donald Trump described the stakes of this election: “If we don’t win, I’ll be impeached.” Trump: "You gotta win the midterms.

Switzerland will hold a referendum this summer on limiting its population to 10 million by 2050. The national vote, the government announced this week, is scheduled for June 14. Reuters notes that plans to organize a referendum reflect widespread concerns about high levels of immigration. At the same time, there is a risk of depriving the country of the necessary labor force and undermining relations with the European Union.

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The International Olympic Committee has disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich and did not allow him to take part in the Winter Olympics, which takes place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy. The reason for this was reportedly the athlete’s refusal to comply with the IOC’s decision to ban the use of a helmet with photographs of Ukrainian athletes who died during the war with Russia during training and competitions.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at a meeting at the White House, February 11, 2026 US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended nearly three hours of closed-door talks at the White House on February 11 without reaching a clear agreement on how to proceed with Iran. “Nothing definite was reached except that I insisted on continuing negotiations with Iran to see if a deal could be made,” Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after the meeting.

Activists of the unregistered party "Eduard Limonov's Other Russia" (National Bolsheviks) on Thursday hung a bicycle lock on the door of the Moscow office of Roskomnadzor and pasted a poster on the door: "You give the Internet without supervision - Russia without Roskompozor." This is reported on the organization's website. In a video published on a telegram channel, you can see three people hanging a padlock, sticking a poster, and then running away.

The Russian Embassy in Havana announced plans of the Russian authorities to supply oil to Cuba, which is experiencing a fuel shortage, reports Current Time. “As far as we know, oil and petroleum products are expected to be supplied from Russia to Cuba in the near future as humanitarian aid,” the Russian diplomatic mission told Izvestia.

Andrey Zhuravlev Estonia deported Russian citizen Andrei Zhuravlev. As the press service of the Estonian Security Police reported, Russia planned to use it “to collect intelligence information.” “Such actions are part of the preparation of a hybrid attack,” the message says. No other details are provided. This is not the first Russian citizen deported from Estonia. In 2025, Estonian authorities deported at least three Russians: nationalist Konstantin Gorlov, Sergei Filatov and Denis Ten.

Supreme Court of the Russian Federation The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the decision to recognize the American legal entity founded by Alexei Navalny, the Anti-Corruption Foundation, as a terrorist organization. Interfax reports this. The meeting was held behind closed doors. The appeal was not satisfied, the decision to recognize ACF as a terrorist organization came into force. FBK lawyer Vyacheslav Gimadi confirmed the reports.

Illustrative photo Governor of the Volgograd region Andrei Bocharov reported a fire on the territory of the Ministry of Defense facility near the village of Kotluban after a missile attack on the night of February 12. According to him, the fire occurred as a result of “falling debris.” “There were no injured residents or damage to civilian objects.

It's a frosty day in Kyiv. But Yuriy Lyshenko is well prepared for the cold in a bright red jacket designed for winters in Antarctica. 52-year-old Yuri is one of the Ukrainian “fighting penguins”. This is the name given to a small but growing contingent of those who served at the Ukrainian Antarctic research base and returned home to fight.