A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer docked Friday at the Red Sea port of Eilat, the Israel Defense Forces said. The military said the docking was “routine and pre-planned,” part of regular cooperation between the Israeli and U.S. forces. The ship, identified as the USS Delbert D. Black, belongs to the U.S. Central Command’s Fifth Fleet, […]
In accordance with the ceasefire agreement, Israel will reopen the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt for pedestrian traffic in both directions on Sunday, according to the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). “Exit from and entry into the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Crossing will be permitted in […]
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for British firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London. Starmer, the center-left Labour leader, has brought […]
The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week. Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a request not to target Kyiv and other places […]
South Africa declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata on Friday and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours. The South African Foreign Ministry said that it was expelling Ariel Seidman, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, because of repeated official Israeli social media posts that insulted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]
Sen. Chuck Schumer: “I don’t agree very much with Mr. Homan, and he’s certainly not my choice for someone to lower the temperature in Minneapolis, but he’s right in saying the epicenter for change has to be Congress, not the executive branch. And change is desperately needed.”
New York City’s Jewish Council Speaker Julie Menin is set to announce a new City Council task force to combat antisemitism, creating a separate effort from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pending Office to Combat Antisemitism. The council task force will consist of seven council members and staff, with Jewish Caucus members Inna Vernikov (R-48) and Eric […]
Britain and China signaled improved relations as Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Xi Jinping agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, and technology for shared economic gains.
US private equity firm Carlyle Group has agreed to buy most of Lukoil’s foreign assets, initially valued at $22 billion by analysts, which Russia’s second-largest oil company must sell because of US sanctions.
Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, according to the report. The discussions are ongoing, and no final agreement has been reached. The potential investment would deepen ties between Amazon and OpenAI as competition intensifies in artificial intelligence.
A radical political campaign in Italy’s Tuscany region against Israel’s honorary consul Marco Carrai has sparked outrage. The controversy erupted after posters appeared across the town of Sesto Fiorentino and on social media on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The posters featured Carrai, Israel’s honorary consul in Tuscany, alongside inflammatory captions such as “Wanted,” “War Criminal,” […]
Israel Police issued a harsh statement on Thursday against former Tel Aviv District commander, retired Superintendent Ami Eshed, who was reassigned from his position by National Security Minister Ben Gvir in July 2023 for refusing to heed orders to disperse the Kaplan protests in Tel Aviv. After being reassigned, Eshed resigned from his position, and […]
A heated confrontation erupted overnight Wednesday in the Knesset after Labor MK Naama Lazimi demanded that coalition members condemn right-wing activist Mordechai David, who blocked the car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak in Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred as Barak left the “First Liberal Congress” organized by the left-wing provocative […]
President Trump said Thursday that it appears Hamas is preparing to disarm, despite Hamas officials continuing to publicly reject the idea. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting, Trump said, “It looks like Hamas is going to disarm,” without providing details or citing any agreements. Hamas officials as recently as several hours earlier had insisted they would […]
A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said. Mark Anderson, a 36-year-old Minnesota native who has a history of drug and other arrests and disclosed last year in court […]
Iranian authorities are converting metro stations and underground parking facilities across Tehran into public war shelters, signaling growing concern among Iranian leaders over the possibility of a major military confrontation involving the United States and Israel. Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani announced Thursday that underground infrastructure would be repurposed as shelters, according to Open Source Intelligence […]
Venezuela is overhauling its long-standing nationalist oil policy in an effort to attract investment, with changes aimed at making the country’s vast oil reserves more appealing to outside capital and support the industry’s recovery. The reforms are part of broader moves by the government and reflect a shift toward easing restrictions that had limited foreign […]
President Trump filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS seeking at least $10 billion in damages. The lawsuit alleges an unauthorized disclosure of Trump’s tax returns during his first term in office. The case was filed in federal court in Miami.
