Iranians have taken to the streets in large numbers to protest the country’s severe economic crisis, as soaring inflation and a collapsing currency weigh heavily on citizens. Earlier today, students at Amirkabir University joined demonstrations against the government.
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday refused to back down on the harsh remarks he made about Supreme Court justice Yitzchak Amit on Monday. During a party meeting, Smotrich called Amit “a violent, trampling megalomaniac who is stealing Israeli democracy. The result will be that we will trample him—there will be no choice.” Smotrich’s words […]
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections. President Donald Trump, whose loss of the House halfway through his first term led to […]
Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims, denied by Ukraine, of a mass drone attack on a lakeside residence used by President Vladimir Putin. The virtual meeting included European leaders as well […]
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and allied forces in Syria killed at least seven ISIS members and captured the rest during 11 missions from Dec. 20–29, also destroying four ISIS weapons caches. These operations followed the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike on Dec. 19, when U.S. and Jordanian forces hit over 70 targets with more than […]
China’s PLA Eastern Theater Command announced and released footage of a long-range live-fire drill conducted this morning, showing PCL-191 multiple-launch rocket systems firing into international waters north of Taiwan.
Amazon has launched drone deliveries in the Dallas area. The drones deliver packages up to 5 pounds within about 8 miles in roughly 30 minutes for $4.99 per Prime delivery.
The High Court of Justice has ordered the state to respond immediately (by tomorrow at 8:00) to the petition of Yair Lapid and the Knesset members of Yesh Atid and to explain why there is urgency in transferring more than 1,090,000,000 NIS to the Charedi educational institutions that were transferred in the Finance Committee
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Monday against Virginia, aiming to block a policy that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition at the University of Virginia, court records show.
A hay-laden truck overturned onto a Bolero SUV on the Delhi–Nainital Highway in Rampur, killing the 54-year-old driver. The crash, caught on CCTV, disrupted traffic for nearly three hours as the truck driver fled and police launched a search.
Smoke billows from Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla after Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted an Emirati weapons shipment bound for separatist forces.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iran does not need anyone’s permission to defend itself, warning that the Iranian people’s response to any major aggression would be unapologetic and potentially unexpected.
CHASDEI HASHEM: 20-year-old Leibel Lazaroff, an American bochur who was critically injured after being shot in the stomach and thigh during the Chanukah massacre at Bondi Beach, has taken his first steps since the attack.
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, and warned that it viewed Emirati actions as “extremely dangerous.” The bombing followed tensions over the advance of Emirates-backed separatist forces known as the Southern Transitional Council. The council and […]
New Yorkers will ring in the new year with another minimum wage hike, as hourly pay rises to $17 in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and $16 across the rest of the state beginning Jan. 1. The increase marks the third minimum-wage hike in three years, part of a deal struck by Gov. […]
Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes. Many have a hometown flair. There’s the giant cheese wedge in Plymouth, Wisconsin, […]
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 […]
