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Who Decides Who Is Jewish? Israeli Conversion Bill Reopens Law of Return Debate  Religious coalition lawmakers frame the bill as a return to halachic conversion standards, while opponents say it would hand the religious establishment greater control over Jewish identity  By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line  A proposed amendment to Israel’s Law of Return has pushed one of the country’s oldest arguments back to the center of public debate: […]

By Anmol Choubey May 12 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday as negotiations to end the war between the United States and Iran appeared fragile, with Tehran’s response to a U.S. proposal highlighting stark differences that kept supply concerns alive. Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.29%, at $104.51 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained 31 cents, or 0.32%, to $98.38 […]

SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific’s ultra-rich, set to take part in a global transfer of $83 trillion in assets over the coming decades, are leaning more on wealth managers and family officers for succession planning than their European and North American peers, a UBS report found. With over 40% of Asia-Pacific’s families in the process of transferring wealth or actively planning to pass wealth on to the next generation, […]

Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks inch to more records NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 2.9% to top $104 Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was on life support after he rejected […]

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama won’t face further sanction for throwing an elbow, AP source says San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won’t face further discipline from the NBA for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in Game 4 of the teams’ Western Conference semifinal series, according to a person with knowledge of the league’s decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league didn’t publicly release any […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For all the superpowers Anthony Edwards possesses on the court, his pristine physical condition has proven to be the most valuable trait for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA playoffs this year. “Honestly, I think he would just now be coming back if he was like a normal human being, but he’s not,” teammate Mike Conley said after Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital. Workers were seen inspecting the site of the proposed arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery with tools and equipment. Part of the site was fenced off and pink flags typically used […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land. The 2024 rule adopted under former President Joe Biden was meant to refocus the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, which oversees about 10% of land in the U.S. It […]

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. state governor of Maryland Wes Moore on Monday pushed for reforms in PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. electricity market, including long-term power contracts and a requirement that data centers pay for the costly infrastructure needed to serve them. PJM Interconnection covers 13 states across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions and is home to the world’s largest concentration of data […]