South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced Tuesday it will ban breeding and possession of bears and extraction of their bile beginning Jan. 1. The […]
A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader issued a defiant warning Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he would greenlight an Israeli strike on Iran if Tehran moves to rebuild its nuclear or missile programs. Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Ali Khamenei, responded on social media hours after Trump’s remarks, declaring that Iran’s military […]
Israel’s President Yitzchak Herzog denied a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “on its way,” pushing back against suggestions of behind-the-scenes coordination between the two leaders. Trump made the assertion publicly, saying Herzog had recently told him that a pardon for Netanyahu was forthcoming. Within hours, […]
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he remains undecided about attending the swearing-in of his successor, Zohran Mamdani, suggesting that the mayor-elect’s base of supporters is giving him pause. Speaking to reporters at an unrelated City Hall event, Adams said he does not want to distract from Mamdani’s inauguration on Jan. […]
A wild winter storm was expected to bring strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreled across the northern U.S. and left tens of thousands of customers without power. The storm that hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on […]
Opposition leader Yair Lapid and Yesh Atid MKs filed an urgent petition to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking to block the transfer of NIS 1.09 billion to Chareidi educational institutions. The petition claims that the allocation, approved by the Knesset Finance Committee, is illegal because it funds schools that “do not prepare Chareidi children […]
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich delivered a frightening warning at a meeting of his Religious Zionist party on Monday about Israel’s enemy within. “After remarkable successes on external war fronts, the biggest threat today comes from within,” he declared. “The images and incidents from the Negev in recent days must trigger every alarm bell, reminding us […]
A stormy discussion took place on Sunday in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee regarding the emerging draft law Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth lashed out at representatives of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara after being forced to grant them speaking time, saying, “I’m giving you 15 minutes. This committee will not serve as a platform for […]
TEHILLIM: Hagaon HaRav Reuven Feinstein, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Staten Island, has been hospitalized is in need of a refuah. All are asked to daven for the complete refuah of Shalom Reuven ben Shima.
A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings. State District Judge Tony Graf said the transcript must be posted on the court docket by the end of the day. Attorneys for […]
A conservative watchdog group is scrutinizing the finances of Ilhan Omar as outrage intensifies over a massive fraud scandal in Minnesota and questions mount about the congresswoman’s rapid rise in personal wealth. The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) confirmed it is reviewing Omar’s financial disclosures, according to a report by the New York Post. […]
The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The strike, which was announced by U.S. Southern Command on social media, has brought the total number of known boat strikes to 30 and the number of people killed […]
MK Simcha Rothman, the chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, sharply attacked the Supreme Court and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, saying they want to run the country without public accountability. Speaking in an interview with Kol Chai on Monday, Rothman said, “There is no doubt that the Supreme Court and the Attorney […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing chemical and biological warheads for ballistic missiles, according to military sources cited by Iran International. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the IRGC’s Aerospace Force is pursuing the development of the unconventional warheads while simultaneously relocating missile launchers to eastern Iran. In addition to […]
As Israel confronts intensifying threats on multiple fronts and the Trump administration presses forward with regional agreements, the decisions now being made on borders and security control may determine the country’s future for generations. Israel’s next moves could either open the door to a genuine era of peace — or repeat the deadly missteps that […]
In Israel, some dismissed the move announced on Friday by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, when he announced Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. In reality, the move was set in motion by outgoing Mossad chief Dedi Barnea—driven by clear and deliberate strategic considerations. Anyone who has tracked Israeli Air Force operations against the Houthis in Yemen over […]
A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people, officials said Monday. The deployment in New Orleans follows high-profile National Guard missions the Trump administration […]
Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services held a professional conference last week for marriage registrars from across the country at the Givat Shmuel Religious Council. At the conference, an extraordinary case was presented to the participants, illustrating the heavy responsibility borne by the marriage registrars. A couple arrived to register for marriage according to halacha at […]
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan. 3 and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for […]
On December 29, under the orders of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in international waters linked to Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence indicated the vessel was traveling along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and actively involved in drug-smuggling operations. Two male […]
