Yeshiva World News

A large fire broke out tonight at the Right-Bank Market building in St. Petersburg, Russia. Local reports say at least two people have been injured.

Ukrainian SBU sea drones (USVs) struck the Comoros-flagged Russian shadow fleet tanker “Dashan,” in the Black Sea, marking the third tanker hit in two weeks.

Security video shows the moment a 10-year-old boy jumps out of a stolen SUV in Kenner, Louisiana.

Video captures the shocking moment a car zoomed by several airplanes on a busy taxiway at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue, released the following statement after meeting with Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior & Foreign Affairs Committee of the UAE: I had the privilege of meeting with Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, whose leadership, vision, and courage continue to bring light to […]

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs. In a statement released after a two-day meeting, the […]

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has cut rates by 0.25% to 3.5-3.75%, citing elevated uncertainty and rising employment risks. “Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated.”

Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region in coming years under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. The sale came after President Donald Trump’s administration recently announced plans to allow new drilling off Florida […]

Israeli officials issued a sharply worded demand Wednesday after determining that Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives know the location of the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage whose body has not been recovered from Gaza. The revelation has injected renewed tension into ongoing negotiations and threatens to halt the next phase of the […]

Republican lawmakers are exploring three different health care proposals to navigate the fallout of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.

Jewish leaders across New York are pressing the City University of New York for a stronger response after a Muslim campus leader staged a walkout targeting a Jewish representative during an interfaith event. In a letter sent Tuesday to CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, a coalition of Jewish community officials and elected leaders accused […]

Sec. Scott Bessent on how President Trumps tax cut helps Americans in 2026: “They’re going to be getting very large refunds in the First Quarter… which could be between $1,000-$2,000 per household. Then, they’ll change their withholding, and they’ll get a real increase in their wages.”

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of yidden from across the Tri-State area are attending the 14th annual OJBA Business Expo at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ.

UPDATE: After a full day of searches, contact has been restored with the Israeli yacht that disappeared in the Cyprus area. The vessel, which left Ashdod on December 2 en route to Greece, and may have turned back due to weather conditions, was located and is now on its way to Israel.

Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors accused of using her position to get kickbacks for her family in a PPE fraud scheme and acting as a foreign agent.

A Jewish delegation visited two historic synagogues yesterday in Aleppo’s Al-Jamiliya and Bab al-Nasr neighborhoods, the first such visit in decades. The sites, including the old Jewish school, had been locked for many years and were opened under heavy security, with streets closed during the visit. The delegation recently received permission from the Syrian government, […]

The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials, but also put the decision on hold until […]

The rockets manufactured in an Arab city near central Israel by a terror cell busted by the Shin Bet in recent months could have been used in terror attacks on Israeli communities along the seam line, in the Sharon, and even in central Israel, Maariv reported. Meanwhile, terror militias operating in southeastern Syria—funded and assisted […]

Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in the Moroccan city of Fez, killing 19 people in the second fatal collapse there this year, authorities said on Wednesday. Morocco’s state news agency reported the two residential buildings housed eight families. Sixteen people were injured in the collapse and sent for treatment at a nearby hospital. Authorities said […]

The inaugural Agudah National Action Summit, held December 1–2, brought together over 1,500 participants from across the broad spectrum of Torah Jewry under the banner of Agudath Israel of America. The enthusiasm and unity that filled the two-day event underscored the community’s drive to strengthen themselves and the broader Klal. The Summit featured eight specialized […]