JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure, as tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his government’s judicial overhaul plan held rival rallies ahead of a key vote. Mr. Netanyahu’s sudden hospitalization for the implant of a pacemaker added another dizzying twist to an…

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undergoing medical assessments in an Israeli hospital on Saturday but was in good condition, his office said, with local media seeing no grounds for a handover of power. Mr. Netanyahu, 73, was fully conscious en route to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, and walked into the emergency room, Israel’s Channel…

A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona’s child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month. The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. 9 after his father, Richard…

ROME—Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy’s foreign minister said. The 86-year-old three-time premier was in the ICU at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, the clinic where he routinely receives care, said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who…

Fourteen school children are in a hospital in Australia after they and eight of their classmates ate an “unknown substance” on a morning school bus. Police and the education department are investigating how 22 students, aged between eight and 12, ingested the substance, reportedly in lollies, before feeling unwell upon arrival at Bluewater State School…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, his spokesperson confirmed on March 8. The 81-year-old Senator was attending a private dinner at a local hotel when he tripped, spokesman David Popp said in a statement. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, his spokesperson confirmed on March 8. The 81-year-old Senator was attending a private dinner at a local hotel when he tripped, spokesman David Popp said in a statement. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during…

Actor Richard Gere was reportedly hospitalized overnight on Feb. 18, after he fell ill with pneumonia, whilst on vacation with his family in Mexico. The 73-year-old was on vacation with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their children near Nuevo Vallarta to celebrate his wife’s 40th birthday, as reported by TMZ. The outlet reported that the actor…

Actor Richard Gere was reportedly hospitalized overnight on Feb. 18, after he fell ill with pneumonia, whilst on vacation with his family in Mexico. The 73-year-old was on vacation with his wife, Alejandra Silva, and their children near Nuevo Vallarta to celebrate his wife’s 40th birthday, as reported by TMZ. The outlet reported that the actor…

SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer legend Pele is in a stable condition after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to reevaluate his cancer treatment, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday. “After medical evaluation, the patient was taken to a common room, with no need for admission in a semi-intensive care unit,” the Albert Einstein…