North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as “one of the greatest successes this year.” DPR Korea Tour, a website run by North Korea’s tourism authorities, said in a notice Friday […]
The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships, the EU foreign policy chief said. “The message is clear: Europe will not back […]
Dear YWN Editors, I write in response to the recent letter from Z. Weiss, who argued that “America First” is not in the interest of Orthodox Jews. While I acknowledge the author’s sincerity and concern for Klal Yisrael, I believe his conclusions are misguided and ignore the practical realities that working, giving, and growth-minded frum […]
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Kherson, along with his wife and daughter, escaped unharmed after their vehicle was struck by a Russian suicide drone in a direct hit on their car. The harrowing incident occurred on Thursday evening local time, as the Wolffs—the rabbi, his wife Chaya and their 19-year-old daughter—approached their […]
A snappy tune by a blogger that mockingly laments his poor internet connection in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has gotten over a half-million views on Instagram in two weeks. “How to say you’re from Rostov without saying a word? Show one bar of cellphone service,” Pavel Osipyan raps while walking around the city, smartphone in […]
President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi Thursday to release “pertinent” grand jury testimony in the case of Jeffrey Epstein — so long as a court allows it. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, […]
Israel Police Chief Danny Levy has ordered an internal investigation following the circulation of a video showing undercover Border Police officers participating in a private bar mitzvah celebration. The footage
Socialist New York City mayor frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is drawing national attention — and cash — after his upset victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, with new campaign finance filings showing a surge of donations from outside the five boroughs. From June 25 to July 11, Mamdani raised more than $351,000 from over […]
A potential breakthrough in hostage negotiations could be reached as early as next week, following a significant Israeli shift in its military withdrawal plans from Gaza, according to Arab and
The House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees have detailed a sprawling web of U.S. taxpayer-funded grants—disbursed under the Biden-Harris Administration—that may have helped bankroll anti-government protests in Israel and even reached the hands of organizations with alleged ties to terrorism. The investigation, which began with March letters to six U.S. and Israeli nonprofits, has already […]
Former Missouri congressman Billy Long will be ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday, taking over a beleaguered agency that he once sought to abolish
Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people started Thursday at more than 1,600 locations around the country. The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action honors the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. Protests were being […]
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a
A record number of antisemitic incidents were reported on U.S. college campuses during the 2024-2025 academic year. According to new data released Wednesday by Hillel International, the Jewish campus organization, 2,334 incidents were recorded over the past year — a 26 percent increase from the 1,853 reported during the previous academic year. That figure is […]
A data leak that led thousands of Afghans to be resettled in the U.K. after their safety was jeopardized because they assisted forces against the Taliban also exposed the identities
A Maryland man was arrested Thursday on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Seth Jason, 64, repeatedly threatened to assault
Crews have begun demolishing a residential building in Bat Yam that was struck by an Iranian missile during last month’s war. The missile strike killed nine civilians and caused extensive structural damage. The building, located in the densely populated city just south of Tel Aviv, suffered a direct hit during a barrage launched from Iranian […]
Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week. Hun Manet issued the order authorising state action for “maintaining and protecting security, public order, […]
The NYPD uncovered a potentially explosive situation Tuesday night when officers responded to a traffic collision in the heart of Manhattan and discovered a van loaded with hazardous fuel containers.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist candidate who stunned New York’s political establishment with a primary victory in the city’s mayoral race, is facing a political firestorm after a video surfaced of him appearing to embrace the “abolition of private property.” The undated clip, shared Thursday by the right-wing social media account “End Wokeness,” quickly ignited […]
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