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The Satmar Rebbe issued a dramatic and unprecedented directive on Motzei Shabbos to all his chassidim in Israel—banning them from protests following the recent killings of two young bochurim, Yosef Eisenthal, z’l, and Naftali Tzvi Kramer, z’l, by Israeli bus drivers during or after protests. During a chizzuk talk by the Rebbe at his vacation […]
Over 30,000 people were killed on the streets of Iran in just two days—January 8 and 9, two officials from Iran’s Ministry of Health told TIME magazine. TIME spoke with researchers who estimated that the closest precedent to so many people slaughtered in 48 hours may be the Babi Yar massacre near Kyiv on September […]
Israeli officials are fuming at U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s pressure on Israel to reopen the Rafah crossing before the return of Ran Gvili, H’yd, the last remaining hostage in Gaza, accusing him of promoting Qatari interests at Israel’s expense, Ynet reported. An Israeli official slammed Witkoff in a conversation with Ynet, saying, “Witkoff has become […]
Heavy snow and rainfall over the past three days have killed more than 60 people and injured over 100 across Afghanistan, the country’s disaster management authority said Saturday, as authorities in the impoverished country struggled to open roads and gain access to cut-off villages. National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Yousaf Hammad said 61 people had […]
Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry about is losing money if your flight is canceled: U.S. airlines are required to provide
Tragedy struck without warning and destroyed an entire family. A loving father was taken suddenly, leaving behind a broken wife and five innocent children. These children will grow up without
U.S. President Donald Trump heaped praise Saturday on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, in a post on social media that represented a partial reversal of comments he made this
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Olena Janchuk spends another day of freezing isolation in her high-rise apartment. The former kindergarten teacher has severe rheumatoid arthritis, and has been trapped for weeks on the 19th floor of her Kyiv tower block, 650 steps from the ground. Long daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants and transmission lines have made […]
The Chinese military’s top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law the Defense Ministry said Saturday, Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs
The IDF said it identified several operatives crossing the ceasefire demarcation line — known as the Yellow Line — in Gaza and placing an explosive device in the ground before approaching soldiers from the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade “in a way that posed an immediate threat” earlier today. “The terrorists were eliminated to remove the […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal, intensifying a feud
President Donald Trump says a previously undisclosed U.S. weapon system he calls “The Discombobulator” played a decisive role in the daring American raid that led to the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. In an interview with The New York Post, Trump confirmed that the mysterious weapon was deployed during the Jan. […]
Federal authorities said a Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex J. Pretti on Saturday, after he allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security operation
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for New York City and the Tri-State as a powerful winter storm gets set to spread snow, heavy at times, and dangerous ice
Two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States wrapped up Saturday with “constructive” discussions on “possible parameters” for ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Negotiators will return to the United Arab Emirates for the next round on Feb. 1, according to a U.S. official who described the meetings […]
Amid the turmoil in the Islamic Republic and mounting concerns that the US may launch a military strike, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a “special underground
Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days. The defense ministry said in a statement that the extension was in support of an operation by U.S. forces to transfer accused Islamic State militants who […]
Around 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and
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