Vienna

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting

Artist Gottfried Helnwein donated the painting to IKG.Kultur, the cultural arm of Vienna’s Jewish community, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Vienna City Temple.

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.
AUSTRIAN DEFENDENT Beran A, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack on US singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom during the last day of his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026.

Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15 years in prison

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism

Russia’s Jewish community marks 81 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender in World War II, May 2026.

Jewish communities worldwide mark Liberation and Rescue Day amid rising antisemitism


Russia exploiting Iran talks to ease sanctions - analysis

In Iran’s view, Russia has supposedly been on its side at the negotiations in Vienna • Now Moscow may be exploiting the hold it has over Iran to squeeze more things out of the deal for itself.

 RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian during a meeting in Moscow last month.

If the West can stand up to Russia, it can stand up to Iran - analysis

With war raging in Ukraine and Iran apparently in no rush to reach a nuclear agreement as it advances its nuclear program, Israel's allied need to make a choice.

 On-again, off-again talks on Iran: International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna

Bennett on Iran talks: There is no sunset clause on Israel’s security

“The great, monumental mission on the shoulders [of the Mossad] is to prevent a nuclear Iran," Bennett said.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Mossad, March 1, 2021

What will the aftermath of an Iran nuke deal look like? - analysis

Iran nuclear deal talks are dying down in Vienna, and a deal is expected in the coming days or weeks.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021.

Iranian Americans welcome support from US lawmakers - opinion

Despite nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in Vienna, Iranian Americans have called for a US approach that takes its cue from Iranian people and addresses the regime’s malign behaviors.

 US REP. Brad Sherman (D-CA) speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last year. Last week, he said, “For too long, the Iranian people have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms.”

Iran's top diplomat says 2015 nuclear deal revival depends on US political decision

Iran made it clear that if a deal was to fail, it would be the fault of Western powers.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian meets with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow

Iran nuclear deal draft puts prisoners, enrichment, cash first, oil comes later - diplomats

Envoys from countries involved are still negotiating details of the draft accord amid Western warnings that time is running out before the original deal becomes obsolete.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021

Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, needs atomic energy, says Khamenei

Khamenei said Iran has never sought nuclear weapons despite such allegations from the Islamic Republic's "enemies."

 Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi receives the endorsement decree for his presidency from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran August 3, 2021.

Israel sends diplomats to Vienna for Iran nuclear talks

Jerusalem is concerned a restored JCPOA deal will fail to keep Iran away from a nuclear breakout.

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, December 3, 2021.

Iran 'is in a hurry' to revive nuclear deal if its interests secured -foreign minister

Talks between world powers have been held in Vienna since April amid growing Western fears about Tehran’s accelerating nuclear advances

A meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna last week