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President Trump is on the ground, a few hours late due to the plane change, in Davos, Switzerland.

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier admitted to killing Abe in July 2022 as the former prime minister was giving a […]

President Donald Trump made a delayed landing in Switzerland for his speech to the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, after a minor electrical issue aboard Air Force One forced a return to Washington to switch aircraft. The White House said arriving late wouldn’t push back his scheduled address at the forum in the Swiss Alps — where his ambitions […]

House Republicans are starting a push Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time. The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued his starkest warning yet to Iran, vowing overwhelming retaliation if Tehran follows through on assassination threats against him. “They shouldn’t be doing it, but I’ve left notification,” Trump said in an interview with NewsNation, responding to a question about ongoing threats attributed to Iran’s leadership. “Anything ever happens, we’re […]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday morning that he has accepted the invitation of US President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace, which will be composed of world leaders and will oversee the administration of the Gaza Strip The decision comes against the backdrop of unusual tension between Jerusalem and Washington […]

Commuter rail service in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescue effort. The train hit a retaining wall that fell onto the […]

The Association of Community Rabbis (איגוד רבני קהילות) slammed the shocking remarks about harming Israel’s Chief Rabbanut made by Ayelet Hashachar Seidof, the chairwoman of the leftist “Mothers at the Front” group. Channel 14 on Tuesday evening revealed shocking remarks Seidof made about the Rabbanut in a recent Zoom conversation with members of her group. […]

A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo became the first Yoon administration official convicted of rebellion charges in relation to the martial law […]

New and disturbing footage filmed inside the bus in the moments that the driver struck and killed Naftali Kramer, z’l, near Komemiyut on Tuesday raises serious questions about the background of the deadly incident. The footage from the bus camera, published by Yisrael Hayom on Wednesday morning, shows that the driver was driving erratically before […]

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump’s effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook based on allegations she committed mortgage […]

Americans are expressing their strongest support for religious freedom in at least seven years, according to new data released by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Becket’s latest Religious Freedom Index scored public support at 71 out of 100 — the highest level recorded since the nonprofit began publishing the index in 2019. The findings […]

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The losses were widespread, with nearly every sector losing ground. Major indexes in the U.S. extended losses from last week in what has been […]

At least five vehicles were reported stolen overnight in Boro Park, according to Boro Park Shomrim, as part of what appears to be a coordinated auto theft operation. Sources tell YWN that the vehicles were not taken due to owners leaving keys inside. Instead, suspects are believed to be using electronic devices capable of quickly […]

Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said. The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney […]

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump is pressing advisers for what he calls “decisive” military options against Iran, even after pulling back from ordering strikes last week. * The U.S. has moved additional military assets into the Middle East, including fighter jets, an aircraft carrier, and air-defense systems, officials said. […]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: We said that this administration would not tolerate local officials doing what they were doing and have been doing, impeding federal officers and doing everything they could to encourage rioters…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders came out to support nurses on the ninth day of their strike.

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is floating a major political gambit: a broad opposition merger that would unite his Yashar! party with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and a new political vehicle being formed by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, according to a report aired by Channel 12. The report says both Lapid and […]

Several good samaritans rushed to rescue a woman who drove her SUV into freezing water in Virginia Beach.