President Donald Trump has plastered tariffs on products from almost every country on earth. He’s targeted specific imports including autos, steel and aluminum. But he isn’t done yet. Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade war. For decades, in fact, imported medicine […]
For more than half a century, the Ivy League was filled with Jewish students. Jewish enrollment surged in the 1960s after decades of discriminatory quotas, and by the 1980s and
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport and von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of European Union’s nations in the east, said commission spokesperson Arianna Podestà. “We […]
The IDF and Shin Bet on Sunday evening confirmed the elimination of Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida in an IDF strike last week. “Hudayfa al-Kahlout, ‘Abu Obeida,’ was one of the
Transitioning from seminary to a fulfilling career can be complex. For women seeking to navigate the job market with confidence, the PCS Career Seminar offers a vital starting point. The
The financial toll of Iran’s missile strikes on Israel earlier this year has reached record levels, with damages now estimated at more than 4 billion shekels ($1.1 billion) in just the first wave of claims, the Israel Tax Authority said. Officials warned that the final cost, once indirect losses are included, will run into the […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Monday in a show of deepening ties when New Delhi’s relations with Washington are strained over the purchase of Russian oil. The two leaders held talks after attending the key session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering in […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday it has arrested eight people accused of funneling sensitive information on military leaders and strategic sites to Israel’s Mossad during the June war, Iranian state media reported. According to the IRGC, the suspects allegedly transmitted — or attempted to transmit — coordinates of critical facilities and details […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday appointed economist and former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik as his chief economic adviser. It’s part of a staff shakeup aimed at strengthening the government’s response to a sluggish economy and a heated political debate over immigration. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party government has struggled to boost economic growth […]
For the third time in less than three weeks, Israeli police have detained a 27-year-old Jerusalem resident accused of spray-painting inflammatory graffiti equating the war in Gaza to the Holocaust. Police said the suspect was arrested Sunday near the city’s central bus station after attempting to spray-paint the phrase “There is a holocaust in Gaza” […]
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures
Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies one of Europe’s hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia. For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security among the stars. But the Trump administration’s “America First” policies, plus a commercial market that’s growing […]
A flotilla headed to Gaza that had departed Barcelona under much fanfare was forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petirah of Rebbetzin Faiga Shifra Hager A”H, wife of the Viznitzer Rebbe of Kiamesha (Gibbers) in the Catskills, HaRav Menachem Mendel Hager Shlita. She was 70 years old. The Rebbetzin A”H was the eldest daughter of the Rachmistrivka Rebbe ZT”L, whose second Yahrtzeit was just recently marked. […]
For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: “Buffalo Loves Canada.” The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show Buffalo’s northern neighbors they were welcome, wanted and missed. At first, it […]
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks, a top official with the U.N. refugee agency said Monday. Deputy High Commissioner of UNHCR Kelly T. Clements told The Associated Press in Damascus that […]
The Houthis in Yemen held a mass funeral in Saana on Monday morning for Prime Minister Ahmed A-Rahawi and almost all the members of the Houthi cabinet who were eliminated
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir declared last week that Operation Gideon’s Chariots, which began in mid-May, had met its objectives. However, an internal document prepared in the IDF as
As thousands of Brelover chassidim prepare to travel to Uman, the IDF is planning to step up enforcement against Chareidi draft-dodgers. The enforcement will not only take place at Ben
Iran has carried out at least 841 executions so far this year, marking a sharp surge in state killings and cementing the Islamic Republic’s place among the world’s leading executioners, the United Nations said Friday. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that 100 executions took place in July alone — […]
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