Most U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following another topsy-turvy day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.4%, but only after jumping toward one of its biggest gains since the summer,
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco repeatedly pressed the assistant U.S. attorney to explain the administration’s rationale for the […]
Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his first visit to the country that gave asylum to the deposed autocrat. Welcoming interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised […]
A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted
Two days after being freed from two years of brutal captivity in Gaza, 22-year-old IDF tanker Matan Angrest shared his harrowing yet deeply inspiring story of survival and faith. Angrest,
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Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. The pause came
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Germany on Wednesday pledged more than $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine, as the government in Kyiv signaled that it would need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off
President Trump says Hamas has told his top aides that it will disarm, and that the terror group could be dealt with “violently” if it refuses do so. “I spoke to Hamas, and I said, ‘You’re going to disarm, right?’ ‘Yes, sir. We’re going to disarm.’ — That’s what they told me. They will disarm […]
Israel has confirmed the return and identification of two more hostages killed in Hamas captivity, as efforts intensify to locate the remains of 19 others still held in Gaza. Since
A Ukrainian government delegation has met with prominent American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit, a senior Kyiv official said Wednesday, before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week. A delegation led by the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andrii Yermak, and Prime Minister Yuliia […]
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President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey on Tuesday in signing a declaration aimed at cementing the Gaza ceasefire, as dozens of world leaders gathered for a summit in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. “The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things,” […]
Israel is accusing Hamas of deliberately delaying the return of the bodies of slain hostages, rejecting the terror group’s claim that it needs more time to collect all 28 remains promised under the ceasefire deal, Channel 12 reports. Hamas has so far released only four bodies, which are currently being transferred out of Gaza by […]
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In an extraordinary moment during his address to the Knesset on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “I have an idea, Mr. President,” Trump said, turning toward Herzog in the visitors’ gallery. “Why don’t you give him a pardon? Cigars and champagne — who […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned attendance at Tuesday’s high-profile Gaza summit in Cairo, following reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to walk out — or not land at all — if the Israeli leader participated. According to Yisrael Hayom, Erdogan phoned Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi while his plane was en route […]
Hamas announced it will transfer the bodies of just four slain hostages to the Red Cross on Monday. The hostages — Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and Capt. Daniel Perez — are among the 28 Israelis and foreign nationals confirmed to have been killed while in Hamas captivity. The terrorist group did not specify […]
President Donald Trump received a rapturous welcome in the Knesset on Monday as Israel celebrated the release of the last 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity — a moment he declared marked not only the end of a war, but the end of “an age of terror and death.” “After two harrowing years in darkness […]
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