Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani once again revealed his deep hostility toward Israel on Wednesday, refusing multiple times to say that Hamas should lay down its weapons — even as he reaffirmed his vow to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit New York City. The far-left Democrat appeared on Fox News’ The Story […]
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership called the new rules “common sense” to help regulate a “very disruptive” press. News outlets were […]
Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden and tragic Petira of Rabbi Moshe Hauer zt”l, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union (OU), who suffered a massive heart attack on Shmini Atzeres at his home in Baltimore. Rabbi Hauer joined the OU as its Executive Vice President in 2020. He served as the organization’s […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons, a day after U.S. President
A person living in New York has tested positive for the chikungunya virus in what state health officials say is the first reported transmission of the mosquito-borne illness within the
Yaron Or, the father of released hostage Avinatan, told Kan Bet that his son attempted to escape the tunnel he was being held in following a bombing over a year
Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months. Detaining residents outside courthouses has been a common tactic for federal agents, who have been stationed outside county courthouses for weeks, making arrests and drawing crowds of […]
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
We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Tonight/Tomorrow is the yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l – he supported our
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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