Ruth Lawrence was 5 when her father began cultivating her for academic stardom. She is a math professor, but much of her life has played out most unexpectedly

At national convention, Democratic candidate made no mention of two-state solution or restarting peace talks — to mild applause

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At interfaith event in Normandy, imam says jihadists are not real Muslims and ‘not part of civilization’

Police investigate severely damaged buildings; in Tel Aviv, celebrity chefs home goes up in smoke too

UN urges Russia not to interfere with creation of humanitarian corridors around besieged city

Street artist calls demands to remove provocative image ‘pathetic,’ says ‘offense-wise’ it’s not any worse than a deodorant ad

After Clinton campaign blames Russian hackers for first hack, party says incident similar to previous ones and under investigation