Yeshiva World News

Hagaon HaRav Shaul Alter, the Pnei Menachem Rosh Yeshiva, with a short message about the timely Mitzvah of Michiyas Amalek.

Police in Kenya have arrested a man named in an alleged scheme that duped Kenyans with promises of skilled work in Russia, only for them to end up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine. Festus Omwamba was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, near the […]

After an hour and a half, the second round of negotiations today between the U.S. and Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, has concluded.

TRUMP: Great news for America, and our wonderful White House! The Judge on the case of what will be the most beautiful Ballroom anywhere in the World, has just thrown out, and completely erased, the effort to stop its construction.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has formally requested that the Trump administration refund $13.5 billion to New Yorkers, following a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of the tariffs.

VP JD Vance: The job of your government is not to open your borders, and allow fraudsters to come in and take advantage of you. The job of your government is to shut the border and shut off the fraud, and that’s exactly what we’re doing in the Trump Administration.

The IDF released footage showing the airstrikes carried out earlier today on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

VP JD Vance: If anything, the State of the Union should’ve showed us that we cannot give power back to Congressional Democrats.

A newly opened Gail’s Bakery in London’s Archway neighborhood was vandalized for the second time in less than a week, as pro-Palestinian protesters accused the company of supporting Israel’s military operations in Gaza. London’s Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the Junction Road branch early Wednesday after reports that several windows had been smashed […]

As the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, a new AP-NORC poll finds that many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat — but they also don’t have high trust in President Donald Trump’s judgment on the use of military force abroad. About half of […]

Official Iranian media has released a Hebrew-language propaganda video featuring members of Iran’s Jewish community expressing support for the Islamic Republic and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what appears to be a coordinated messaging effort aimed at Israeli and international audiences. The video highlights the participation of Jewish community members in Iran’s annual Revolution […]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an unannounced trip to Washington on Thursday to meet with President Trump, according to the NYT. •⁠ ⁠The meeting was not listed on the mayor’s public schedule, but a spokeswoman confirmed it after the article was published. The White House did not immediately comment. •⁠ ⁠Mamdani and several top advisers flew […]

New York City politician Brad Lander is taking direct aim at the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC in a new campaign video, underscoring the sharp ideological divide emerging in his Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.). In the brief, stylized clip for his congressional campaign, Lander appears walking alongside New York City Mayor […]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers in New York on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton. “I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein,” Hillary […]

BREAKING: For the first time since 2022, mortgage rates have fallen below 6%, with Freddie Mac reporting the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage at 5.98%, the lowest level since September 2022.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie denounced a blatantly antisemitic outburst at a political event Wednesday after attendees shifted from chanting “tax the rich” to “tax the Jews.” The incident occurred during an afternoon gathering in San Francisco that Lurie hosted alongside District Five Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, labor leaders and workers. The event was intended to […]

U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Thursday that she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health. The 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the WFP’s headquarters in Rome to resume her […]

Immigration officials from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia University residential building early Thursday morning and detained a student, the university said. •⁠ ⁠Acting President Claire Shipman stated that school officials believe the agents misrepresented themselves by claiming they were searching for a “missing person” to gain access. •⁠ ⁠The university said the […]

Doug Burgum on Greenland: This is of strategic importance. Think of it as a bookend, Alaska on one end, Greenland on the other, really providing the shield to protect North America and the United States. Absolutely critical.

Sen. Schumer: The administration should come clean, and tell the American people exactly what the goal is in Iran…The American people deserve answers.