The world, in perspective.

Cherries destined for locals ahead of Christmas are nearing the harvest stage with picking set to start in just a few weeks.

As an intense El Niño threatens the summer grain belt, farmers are shifting from maize to faster-growing, drought-tolerant sunflower amid mounting economic pressure.

Lebanon's olive harvesters are facing dangerous conditions, with potential attacks and fear of cluster munitions.

An international group of MPs and campaigners say they have been prevented from entering the occupied West Bank by the Israeli military, as they travelled to support Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest. Three British MPs and one member of the Spanish Senate were among those refused entry as they tried to enter the West Bank from the Allenby/King Hus

Tater lovers, rejoice — supermarkets across the country will soon be awash in superior potatoes thanks to favorable weather in Hokkaido.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2960,w_4432/742599' alt='JEWISH EXTREMISTS stand next to a fire amid clashes with Palestinians during olive harvest in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the West Bank, on October 16, 2026. (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)' title='JEWISH EXTREMISTS stand ne

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, an American human rights organizer, says she was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank while observing and supporting the Palestinian olive harvest.

Spike in violence and widespread theft by terrorist settlers have plagued the West Bank olive harvest this year, a trend Palestinian residents, Israeli human rights groups and the...

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1205,w_2160/743010' alt='President Isaac Herzog meets with Hungarian President Andras Baka to hold bilateral talks during a state visit in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 2026. (photo credit: Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images)' title='Pre

Mana whenua is using it to fund its own removal.

Palestinian farmers are still being blocked from accessing their olive groves by Israeli settlers and the military

A candidate in the US midterm elections was briefly detained by Israeli troops during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. Brad Lander, a Democrat seeking election to Congress in New York, said he was one of dozens of detainees, who also included a group of rabbis. Mr Lander and others had been taking part in the harvest in a show of supp

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1536,w_2048/742899' alt='IDF forces detain volunteers with Rabbis for Human Rights in the West Bank village of Nehalim on October 21, 2026. (photo credit: Courtesy Rabbis for Human Rights)' title='IDF forces detain volunteers with Rabbis for Human Rig

State-level and district-level coordination committees chaired by the Chief Secretary and District Collectors will monitor enforcement.

Israeli digital advertising firm Discover-Tech exploited a vast commercial ad network to collect personal data and deliver mercenary spyware to targeted devices worldwide, accordin...