The IDF will begin mobilizing 60,000 reservists on Tuesday in one of the largest call-ups of the war, as the military shifts its weight toward Gaza ahead of a planned ground offensive on Gaza City. According to the IDF, the majority of the new reservists between 40,000 and 50,000 are scheduled to report […]
An unusual clash took place at the security cabinet meeting on Sunday night between Settlements Minister Orit Strock and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir during the discussion on the
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday that the war in Ukraine could still last for a long time and ending it quickly at the country’s expense was not an option. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF, Merz, when asked whether a ceasefire might be possible this year, said he hasnt lost hope but […]
This past week, Elul Zman began at Yeshivas Knesses Yisroel Slabodka in Bnei Brak, under the leadership of the Roshei Yeshiva and Gedolei HaDor, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch. Around 120 new bochurim were welcomed into Shiur Aleph, bringing the total number of talmidim in the yeshiva to over […]
President Donald Trump has plastered tariffs on products from almost every country on earth. Hes targeted specific imports including autos, steel and aluminum. But he isnt done yet. Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products hes 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 Unions nations in the east, said commission spokesperson Arianna Podest. 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 Irans 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 whenNew Delhis relations with Washington are strainedover the purchase of Russian oil. The two leaders held talks after attending the key session of theShanghai Cooperation Organizationgathering in […]
Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday it has arrested eight people accused of funneling sensitive information on military leaders and strategic sites to Israels 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 governments response to a sluggish economy and a heated political debate over immigration. Starmers 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 citys 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 ofEurope’s hopes for a spaceportthat 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 administrationsAmerica First policies,plus a commercial market thats 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 AH, wife of the Viznitzer Rebbe of Kiamesha (Gibbers) in the Catskills, HaRav Menachem Mendel Hager Shlita. She was 70 years old. The Rebbetzin AH was the eldest daughter of the Rachmistrivka Rebbe ZTL, 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 Assads 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 […]
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