Yeshiva World News

Warner Bros. Discovery Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Bid, Backs Netflix Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery has urged shareholders to reject Paramount’s latest takeover offer, stating that the proposal carries significantly higher financial risk despite a personal $40 billion equity guarantee from Larry Ellison. The company said its $83 billion deal with Netflix, agreed to last month, remains the stronger and safer option. Paramount has been pursuing a […]

Federal Scrutiny on Keith Ellison After Meeting with Convicted Somali Fraudsters

Federal attention is increasing on Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison after video surfaced of him meeting with Somali community members later convicted in a major fraud case. Ellison says he “did nothing for them and took nothing from them,” though records show the group donated thousands to his campaign before their arrests.

TENSION AT SEA: U.S. Forces Seize Two Oil Tankers In North Atlantic Amid Sanctions Enforcement

U.S. forces have seized two sanctioned oil tankers with ties to both Russia and Venezuela in the North Atlantic, officials and news outlets reported Wednesday morning. One vessel, now sailing under the Russian flag as the Marinera and formerly known as Bella-1, was intercepted after eluding a U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil shipments near Venezuela […]

Hamas Resumes Search With Red Cross For Body Of Fallen Officer Ran Gvili In Gaza City

The al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, has reportedly resumed coordinated searches alongside the International Committee of the Red Cross for the body of Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili HY”D in eastern Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, according to Palestinian media reports. Footage circulating from the area shows armed Hamas operatives operating in the vicinity, with Red […]

Snowstorm Paralyzes Europe, Stranding Travelers and Grounding Flights

More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam’s international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights and choked highways and railroads Wednesday. In Paris, a skier slid along the snowy bank of the Seine river and roads and parks around the Eiffel Tower and Louvre […]

US Forces Seize Second Sanctioned Tanker, M/T Sophia, in Caribbean

U.S. SOUTHCOM says U.S. forces have boarded and seized a second sanctioned tanker today — the M/T Sophia — in the Caribbean. The vessel, described as part of the “dark fleet,” was intercepted in international waters and is now being escorted to the United States, according to a SOUTHCOM statement.

Trump Admin Withholding Child and Family Aid Funds From NY, 4 Other States Amid Fraud Concerns

President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the funds. “Families who rely on […]

TEHILLIM: Former Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupolianski In Critical Condition

Former Jerusalem mayor and ba’al chessed Rabbi Uri Lupolianski is currently in critical condition after being hospitalized about two weeks ago at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. His family and Yad Sarah released a statement saying, “Rav Uri Lupolianski is in critical condition and needs our tefillos. The name for tefillah is Uri ben […]

Netanyahu Calls For Restraint Following Murder Of Yeshiva Bochur

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement Wednesday morning following the tragic petirah of a yeshiva bochur who was R”L killed during disturbances in Jerusalem, an incident that has sent shockwaves through the Torah world. “I feel deep pain over the death of the dear Yeshiva student, Yosef Eisenthal, of blessed memory, who was struck […]

Police Backtracks: Bus Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide Instead Of Aggravated Murder

New details emerged on Wednesday about the ramming incident that occurred last night during a Chareidi demonstration in Jerusalem, in which Yosef Eisenthal, z’l, 14, was killed. Footage shows dozens of Chareidi youth surrounding the bus and preventing the driver from moving, including banging on his windshield. The bus driver called the police to report […]

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