ROMAN MEITAV

Roman is a former breaking news editor and writer at The Jerusalem Post with extensive experience in military and government security. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he majored in criminology and Asia studies.

 Israeli chief of Police Kobi Shabtai attends Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2022.

Is Israel's police chief on his way out?

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Israel shared intelligence dossiers on Iranian arms exports to Russia

 MBDA Brimstone missile

UK arms Ukraine with advanced Brimstone 2 missiles


Russian nationalists blast 'General Armageddon,' demand he justify Kherson retreat

While nationalists initially supported General Sergei Surovikin's retreat from Kherson, he is now under pressure to prove that the withdrawal was right.

 Commander of Russia's Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin attends a meeting in Sochi

Iran, Russia sign deal to begin Iranian drone production on Russian soil

Moscow and Tehran finalized the deal during a meeting in early November, accelerating the exchange of key components and designs that would allow production to begin within months.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Turkish 'sex cult' leader sentenced to 8,658 years in prison

The court sentenced Oktar to 891 years for charges placed against him directly, but was also found responsible for crimes committed by his acolytes, wracking up his total sentence to 8,658 years.

 Religious Leaders Meeting Adnan Oktar

Are Israel-made armored vehicles being used in Ukraine?

The Gaia Amir MRAP, based on a commercial Ford F550 chassis with independent suspension, is a multi-purpose 4×4 mine-protected armored vehicle.

A soldier is seen on top of an armored vehicle believed to be made by Gaia Automotive Industres as he rolls through the streets of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 15, 2021.

Bankruptcy of crypto exchange FTX rocks cryptocurrency world

The 23-page bankruptcy filing indicates that FTX has more than 100,000 creditors, assets in the range of $10 billion to $50 billion, as well as liabilities in the range of $10 billion to $50 billion.

 Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed FTX logo and decreasing stock graph

Russia to introduce return of Soviet-era military training for teens

Teachers will start undergoing training which is expected to be completed by January 1, 2023. The program will initially be launched as a pilot.

 High school students, who are potential conscripts, walk under the portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during an open army day at a military base in Stavropol

In major retreat, Russia orders troop withdrawal from Kherson

The retreat of Russian troops will occur sometime "In the near future," according to Shoigu, although a specific date was not yet set.

 Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position on a frontline in Kherson region

Russian marines complain of 'incomprehensible' losses in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that the Donetsk region remained the "epicenter" of fighting in the war.

 Members of the people's militia of the Donetsk and Lugansk (Luhansk) regions, which is part of the Russian armed forces, take part in a ceremony to receive UAZ off-road vehicles in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Rostov region

13 dead after drunk soldier shoots flare gun inside Russian club

After a conflict broke out between some of the partygoers it quickly escalated to a mass brawl, during which a man reached for a flare gun and fired it several times inside the club.

 Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a cafe in Kostroma, Russia

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, Japanese citizens called to seek shelter

The North is seen as demonstrating its firepower in protest against this week's combined air drills of South Korea and the United States.

A South Korean soldiers walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 25, 2022.