Iranian diplomat reportedly seeks asylum in Switzerland Iran International reports that a senior Iranian diplomat stationed in Geneva has left his post and requested asylum in Switzerland. The diplomat, Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad, served as a senior official at Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva and reportedly sought asylum together with his family. […]
U.S. expands air-defense presence in Israel The United States has expanded its air-defense deployments in Israel, adding to systems already in place amid heightened regional tensions. The presence includes THAAD missile-defense systems, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at high altitude, as well as additional U.S. air-defense assets, including Patriot systems. The deployment is described as […]
A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and fears the number could be significantly higher. The Human Rights Activists News Agency posted the revised figure, up from the previous toll of 3,308. The death toll […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused his chief political rivals, former prime ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, of planning to form a future government with the Islamist United Arab List, escalating an already volatile pre-election battle over legitimacy, security and the role of Arab parties in Israeli politics. “The cat is out of […]
President Donald Trump is proposing a steep price of entry for countries seeking a permanent role in a new U.S.-backed body aimed at rebuilding Gaza after Israel’s war with Hamas — at least $1 billion in cash, according to a Bloomberg report published Saturday. A draft charter obtained by Bloomberg outlines plans for what it […]
Reports in Iran – State television broadcasts were reportedly disrupted by a cyberattack, with footage aired showing the Shah alongside scenes from anti-regime protests.
Several members of Israel’s security cabinet have privately placed blame on Jared Kushner for the controversial composition of the Executive Board of the Gaza Board of Peace, which includes representatives from Turkey and Qatar — countries Israel strongly opposes having any role in Gaza’s future governance. According to remarks made during a closed cabinet discussion […]
Three Wedding Invitations – One Overwhelmed Father. In a small, old 40-square-meter apartment in Yerushalayim, lives R’ Yosef Kornblit – a true Yirei Shamayim, a father of 15 children, raising each one with love, simplicity, and deep Emunah. Eight are already married. Now – three more children got engaged, one after the other. […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that any attack on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be considered a declaration of war against the entire country. “An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation,” Pezeshkian wrote in a post on X. The statement came […]
Guatemalan security forces worked to regain control of three prisons after rioting inmates took at least 46 people hostage in an incident authorities attributed to gang members demanding greater privileges.
Indonesian authorities located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and recovered the body of one of 10 people on board.
Three additional F-35I “Adir” fighter jets touched down earlier today at Nevatim Airbase, the military announced. The aircraft will be assigned to the 166th and 140th Squadrons, increasing the Israeli Air Force’s F-35 fleet to 48 jets. The newly delivered fighters are part of Israel’s original purchase of 50 F-35 aircraft. An additional order for […]
Jacqui Heinrich: If the E.U. Sanctions American firms like banks or tech firms, what kind of an impact could that have on the U.S. Economy? Hassett: The president is the person who wrote “The art of the deal” because he’s so good at deal making…
The IDF has revealed new details about a covert operation in the Gaza Strip carried out about a year ago, during which the body of fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul HY”D was recovered. Shaul was killed and abducted by Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. His remains were returned to Israel on January 19, […]
Rick Scott: I grew up in a family that didn’t have health care. I remember when my mom couldn’t get health care for my little brother who had a disease. I want people to get health care. Let people buy their own health care.
Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said. A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 2,200 meters (7,200 feet), around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pongau mountain rescue service. Roughly 90 minutes later, an avalanche in nearby Gastein […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu met today in Jerusalem with Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The meeting focused on the possibility of advancing a mutual recognition framework for securities registration, similar to the U.S. Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System (MJDS). The proposed move is aimed at easing the process for Israeli companies listed on […]
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a ceasefire and integration agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), allowing Syrian state institutions to enter Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor, and Raqqa and assume control. Under the agreement, the Syrian government will also take responsibility for border crossings in northeastern Syria.
