The Pentagon intends to load up on advanced missiles, space defense and modern jets in its largest defense request in decades in order to meet the threat it perceives from China. The spending path would put military’s annual budget over the $1 trillion threshold in just a matter of years, its chief financial officer said […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Dr Dr Julian (Yehuda) Mirman Z”L, a well-known doctor in Los Angeles. He was approximately 63 years old. As YWN

A 21-year-old man from an Arab village in northern Israel was seriously injured on Monday morning by an explosion caused by a device that was placed on the side of

The Biden administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer, the administration said Monday. The

1) As his birthdate is uncertain, R’ Elimelech was either 69 or 70 years old when he passed away.  2) He was born in Tykocin (Tiktin) Poland, a small town

Signature Bank, which was closed by US regulators two days after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the third-largest bank failure in US history – was established by an Israeli bank, Globes reported on Monday. Signature Bank was established by Israel’s Bank Hapoalim in 2000 as part of its strategy to expand its private […]

Thanks to an update by WhatApp on Monday, thousands of YWN users will once again be able to view the YWN status in a timely fashion. The issue started around

Former prime minister Ehud Barak and former justice minister Tzipi Livni, both leaders of the current protests against Israel’s government, excoriated the Israeli government, especially the Chareidi and Dati Leumi

The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years Monday, as North Korea said it conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests in apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal. North Korea’s missile tests Sunday signal the country likely will conduct provocative weapons testing activities during the U.S.-South […]

The Paley family on Monday marked the sheloshim of their children Asher and Yaakov, h’yd, who were murdered in the Ramot terror attack. Reb Avraham Paley left the hospital for

Western sanctions have hit Russian banks, wealthy individuals and technology imports. But after a year of far-reaching restrictions aimed at degrading Moscow’s war chest, economic life for ordinary Russians doesn’t look all that different than it did before the invasion of Ukraine. There’s no mass unemployment, no plunging currency, no lines in front of failing […]

To all of k’lal yisroel, my brothers and sisters. A family in Yerushalayim had their entire life go up in flames. Their children are left homeless and hungry, and they

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.’s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. Junior doctors — who are qualified but in the earlier years of their career — make up 45% of all doctors in the […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Chaim Meir Weinberg zt”l, Magid Shiur at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas for over 50 years. He was 88. The Niftar was

President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift and stunning collapse of two banks that prompted fears of a broader upheaval. “Your deposits will be there when you need them,” he said. U.S. regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it […]

President Joe Biden is set to meet with two of America’s closest allies to announce that Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, amid growing concerns about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Biden is traveling Monday to San Diego, where he will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. […]

Governments in the U.S. and Britain are taking extraordinary steps to prevent a potential banking crisis after the failure of California-based Silicon Valley Bank prompted fears of a broader upheaval.

An article by the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board on Monday accused Israel’s opposition of sowing chaos by making false claims about the government’s plan for judicial reform and then shouting, “Look how chaotic Israel has become.” In the article entitled: Israel Needs Judicial Reform—but How? the author states: “Opposition to Israeli judicial reform has […]

To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. But for Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign, they represented a missed opportunity. A month before Iowa’s 2016 presidential caucuses, mountains of so-called pledge cards sat in the corner of Trump’s suburban Des Moines state headquarters. They contained the names and contact information of roughly 10,000 Iowans […]

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