A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped
A possibility of agreement between the prosecution and the defense attorneys for Ari Rosenfeld, one of the defendants in the “leaked documents” case, regarding his release is emerging after Shin
The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Motzei Shabbos that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had ordered a senior delegation to travel to Qatar to advance negotiations for the release of the
In a display of ideological fervor that would make even the most biased activist blush, the American Historical Association (AHA) has decided to dip its toes into international politics—by accusing Israel of “scholasticide” in Gaza. This farcical resolution, passed at the AHA’s annual meeting, managed to omit any mention of Hamas or the countless Israeli […]
The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. In “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025,” U.N. economists wrote that their positive prediction was driven by the strong although slowing growth forecast for China and the United States […]
As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump’s first term or Barack Obama’s second, a new poll finds. Around one-quarter of U.S. adults said Biden was a “good” or “great” president, with less than 1 in 10 saying he was “great,” according to […]
Former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to unconditional discharge in the high-profile “hush money” case, effectively bringing the matter to a close without imposing jail time or restrictions. The
A devastating five-alarm fire broke out early Friday at a Bronx apartment building, leaving at least seven people injured. Firefighters rushed to the scene at 2910 Wallace Avenue, a six-story
President Nicolás Maduro extended his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he was sworn in Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where Maduro was sworn in, was heavily guarded by police, military and […]
A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders mobilized the National Guard to help stranded motorists. School was canceled for millions of […]
An IDF investigation has determined that Dikla Arava, 51, and her son, Tomer Arava Eliaz, 17, were likely killed by Israeli fire during Hamas’s brutal attack on Kibbutz Nachal Oz
The Southern Sydney Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox shul, has become the latest target of vile antisemitic vandalism, as swastikas, hate-filled phrases, and pro-Palestine slogans defaced the sacred space in the
Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest
Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom launched a coordinated series of airstrikes on Friday targeting Houthi military and economic infrastructure in Yemen. The strikes, confirmed by the IDF, mark the largest joint operation against the Iran-backed terror group since the war began. Israel struck the Hezyaz power station near Sana’a, a critical energy […]
U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added a strong 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates. Job growth rose 212,000 last month from November, the Labor Department reported Friday. For all of 2024, the economy added 2.2 million jobs, a solid number but down […]
In a decision that highlights Amnesty International’s growing disconnect from impartiality, the organization’s international board has suspended its Israel branch for two years – not for misconduct or human rights violations, but for refusing to mislabel Israel’s actions as genocide. The Tel Aviv-based chapter, founded in 1964 and one of Amnesty’s oldest, is being punished […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom, known for his flair for political theatrics, found himself in a cringe-worthy viral moment Thursday when he appeared to fake a phone call with President Joe
South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last week. The acting leader, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, also expressed regret over the clashes […]
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year’s global average temperature easily passed 2023’s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit ) since the late […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration not to give up on Kyiv’s fight, with Austin warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.” “We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly […]
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