Amid ongoing tensions with Iran, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin reassured the Israeli public on Friday that there are currently no changes to the Home Front Command’s safety guidelines. In a statement issued ahead of Shabbos, Defrin emphasized that the IDF remains fully prepared on all fronts. “Towards Shabbos, I want to say to […]
Syrian government forces took control Friday of a prison housing members of the Islamic State group in the north of the country, after hundreds of Kurdish fighters evacuated from the area as part of a recent deal. Syria’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the government’s prisons authority is now in charge of al-Aqtan […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion. The three-way talks come hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. […]
The recovery of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul’s remains from the Gaza Strip in January 2025 was, on its face, a rare moment of closure in a war defined by uncertainty, hostage diplomacy and incomplete answers. But newly disclosed details show that the operation unfolded less like a standard military retrieval and more like a layered […]
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans. The social video platform company signs agreements with major investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake, and […]
The luxury Boeing 747 aircraft donated by Qatar is expected to be delivered for use as the new Air Force One by the summer of 2026, according to a report citing a US Air Force spokesperson. The aircraft, provided by the Qatari royal family, must first undergo extensive and highly classified modifications before US President […]
Iran’s top prosecutor is rejecting a claim by US President Donald Trump that American pressure prevented the execution of 800 people arrested during nationwide protests, calling the assertion “completely false.” According to Iran’s judiciary-linked news agency Mizan, prosecutor Mohammad Movahedi dismissed Trump’s remarks and denied that any such mass executions were ever planned. “This claim […]
Turkey is celebrating the latest developments in Syria, where the new government has effectively defeated a major Kurdish-led force with an abrupt offensive. Ankara has long viewed armed groups led by Kurds — an ethnic minority with large populations in eastern Turkey, Iraq and northern Syria — as a threat as Turkey as fought to quell the […]
A long-shot challenger seeking to unseat Rep. Ritchie Torres is drawing fire after releasing a campaign video alleging that “Zionists” have “bought and controlled” the Bronx Democrat. Jose Vega, who is running as a Democrat/Independent in New York’s 15th Congressional District, made the comments in a video posted on X in which he claimed wealthy […]
Children’s YouTube star Ms. Rachel is facing intense backlash after her verified Instagram account was shown liking a comment that read “Free America from the Jews.” The influencer, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, claims the like was accidental and insisted she was trying to delete the comment when she mistakenly hit a function […]
The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical crisis. During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what reason. It was NASA’s first medical […]
Argentine President Javier Milei capped a fiery defense of free-market capitalism at the World Economic Forum on Thursday with an unexpected turn to the Torah, invoking this week’s parshah to describe a civilizational struggle between freedom and state power. In a clip shared by his office, Milei concluded his remarks by referencing Parshas Bo, which […]
As Syrian government forces advance against the Kurdish-led SDF, The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. is weighing a full troop withdrawal from Syria and the closure of its remaining bases, a move that would effectively end the American military presence in the country.
TRUMP: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is worth over $30 million dollars. There is no way such wealth could have been accumulated, legally, while being paid the salary of a politician. She should be investigated for a financial and political crimes, and that investigation should start, NOW!
A Jewish cemetery in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has been demolished during construction work, drawing condemnation from Jewish heritage advocates and raising fresh concerns about the fate of historic minority sites in a country long scarred by conflict and weak central authority. The destruction, which occurred over the past several weeks, wiped out […]
Google must face a consumer antitrust class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally maintaining dominance in online search, after a U.S. judge refused to dismiss the case. * U.S. District Judge Rita Lin ruled plaintiffs showed enough evidence to move forward on core claims, though claims tied to Google’s conduct before 2017 were barred for now. […]
