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Footage from a short time ago shows a 7 star hotel in Dubai on fire following the latest wave of reported Iranian drone attacks in the region.

WATCH: New US footage from ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in Iran

BORO PARK: A manhole fire erupted beneath a van at 17th Avenue and 45th Street, causing the vehicle to become fully engulfed in flames. FDNY firefighters are on the scene working to extinguish the blaze.

Iran has not allowed the United Nations nuclear agency access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Iran and the United States during a 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the watchdog circulated to member states and seen Friday by The Associated Press. The report from the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed that it “cannot verify […]

A nine-vehicle collision occurred on the Long Island Expressway on Friday morning, leaving four people injured, including one in critical condition.

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in a new funding round that values the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion, its largest capital raise to date, strengthening its efforts to secure the computing power and talent needed to accelerate AI development.

Shimon Tubul, deputy mayor of Be’er Sheva, announced that all public shelters across the city have been opened.

Amid rising tensions surrounding Iran, several governments have issued urgent security measures: Britain announced the temporary withdrawal of its embassy staff from Tehran due to the security situation, Kazakhstan called on its citizens in Iran to leave the country, and the Chinese Embassy in Israel warned that security risks in the Middle East have increased, […]

Border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are continuing, with the Pakistani Air Force conducting strikes on Taliban positions. Pakistani troops have also recaptured most of the border posts that fell to the Taliban overnight.

Talmidim of Talmud Torah “Chadrei Torah” merited a special opportunity to be tested by leading Gedolei Yisroel, who expressed deep admiration for the students’ impressive breadth of knowledge. The students were examined by HaGaon HaRav Shraga Shteinman and HaGaon HaRav Baruch Dov Diskin. Following the bechinah, both Gedolim voiced strong appreciation for the talmidim’s clarity, […]

As tensions continue to simmer between Israel and Iran, the IDF is stressing that there are currently no changes to safety instructions for the Israeli public. In a video statement, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin sought to calm public concern, acknowledging the atmosphere of uncertainty following recent regional developments. “I am aware of the […]

At least nine U.S. aerial refueling tankers landed overnight at Ben Gurion Airport amid Washington’s expanding military presence in the Middle East. Altogether, 14 American refueling aircraft have arrived in Israel over the past week.

Amid the ongoing tensions with Iran, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin reiterates that there are no still changes to the military’s guidelines for the Israeli public. “I am aware of the sense of uncertainty and the tension prevailing among the public in light of the regional developments”. “The IDF is closely monitoring the situation […]

The IDF said it carried out overnight airstrikes in Gaza after several Hamas terrorists emerged from a tunnel on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line in Rafah. In response to the violation, the IDF struck additional armed Hamas terrorists. Palestinian media reported five killed, including three in a strike on a Hamas police station […]

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Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that a medieval antisemitic carving affixed to a German cathedral may remain in place, rejecting a petition filed by a Jewish retiree who argued the relief violates the rights of Jews in Germany. According to a report Friday in the German magazine Der Spiegel, the European Court of […]

Sweden’s military has intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the south of the country as a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, officials said. The armed forces said Thursday that a Swedish naval ship observed the suspected drone during a patrol in the Öresund, the strait that divides Sweden from Denmark. […]

Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense minister said Friday means they are now in “open war.” Tensions have been high between the neighbors for months, with border clashes in October killing dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected militants. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring militant groups that then stage […]

For more than two decades, one number barely moved. In survey after survey, Americans said they sympathized more with Israel than with the Palestinians in the long-running conflict. That pattern has now broken. For the first time since Gallup began asking the question more than 20 years ago, more Americans say they sympathize with the […]