President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp
As tensions continue to rise with Iran and the region remains on edge following a massive U.S. military buildup near Iranian territory, the IDF moved to reassure the Israeli public ahead of Shabbos. IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said there is currently no change to Home Front Command guidelines. “This Shabbos as well, like […]
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer docked Friday at the Red Sea port of Eilat, the Israel Defense Forces said. The military said the docking was “routine and pre-planned,” part of
In accordance with the ceasefire agreement, Israel will reopen the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt for pedestrian traffic in both directions on Sunday, according to the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). “Exit from and entry into the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Crossing will be permitted in […]
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for British firms in the world’s second-largest economy,
The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week. Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a request not to target Kyiv and other places […]
South Africa declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata on Friday and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours. The South African Foreign Ministry said that it was expelling Ariel Seidman, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, because of repeated official Israeli social media posts that insulted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]
New York City’s Jewish Council Speaker Julie Menin is set to announce a new City Council task force to combat antisemitism, creating a separate effort from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pending Office to Combat Antisemitism. The council task force will consist of seven council members and staff, with Jewish Caucus members Inna Vernikov (R-48) and Eric […]
A radical political campaign in Italy’s Tuscany region against Israel’s honorary consul Marco Carrai has sparked outrage. The controversy erupted after posters appeared across the town of Sesto Fiorentino and on social media on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The posters featured Carrai, Israel’s honorary consul in Tuscany, alongside inflammatory captions such as “Wanted,” “War Criminal,” […]
Israel Police issued a harsh statement on Thursday against former Tel Aviv District commander, retired Superintendent Ami Eshed, who was reassigned from his position by National Security Minister Ben Gvir
A heated confrontation erupted overnight Wednesday in the Knesset after Labor MK Naama Lazimi demanded that coalition members condemn right-wing activist Mordechai David, who blocked the car of former Supreme
President Trump said Thursday that it appears Hamas is preparing to disarm, despite Hamas officials continuing to publicly reject the idea. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting, Trump said, “It looks like Hamas is going to disarm,” without providing details or citing any agreements. Hamas officials as recently as several hours earlier had insisted they would […]
A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said. Mark Anderson, a 36-year-old Minnesota native who has a history of drug and other arrests and disclosed last year in court […]
Iranian authorities are converting metro stations and underground parking facilities across Tehran into public war shelters, signaling growing concern among Iranian leaders over the possibility of a major military confrontation
Israel’s top intelligence officials have made separate visits to Washington in recent weeks to consult with U.S. counterparts on strategy toward Iran, as regional tensions rise and the United States increases its military presence in the Middle East. According to foreign sources, Israeli officials used the meetings to share intelligence on potential targets inside Iran. […]
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades. Lawmakers in the country’s National Assembly approved the overhaul of the energy industry law earlier in the day, less than a month […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Thursday it assisted in the transfer of the remains of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip following the return of the
For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies ashore. And there was the suddenness: people seconds from landing, gone. Families of those on […]
Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. As the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, the two sides have agreed to […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has spent months leading a Trump administration effort to re-examine the results of the 2020 presidential election, a role that has taken her beyond the traditional scope of the intelligence chief’s portfolio and into politically charged territory, the Wall Street Journal reports. Gabbard’s work came into public view this […]
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