On August 15, the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), widely known as the Shanghai Ranking, was published.

On Monday, November 13, another public demonstration took place in Rio de Janeiro to demand the return of the 239 kidnapped Israeli citizens, with a special focus on children and babies.

Recently, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced the acquisition of the Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $32 billion.