Israeli lawmakers advanced a bill to establish a politically appointed probe into the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, replacing a formal state commission of inquiry. * The bill, sponsored by Likud MK Ariel Kallner, was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation and is scheduled to go to the Knesset plenum for a […]
A former Hong Kong reporter at the Wall Street Journal began testifying Monday against the newspaper she accuses of terminating her due to her union activities in a trial — a closely watched case that has raised concerns about press freedom in the city. Former WSJ reporter Selina Cheng, also chairperson of the trade union Hong Kong Journalists Association, […]
There are seforim you open to learn from, and there are seforim you hold and feel. Machon Yerushalayim has spent more than fifty years bringing those two worlds together. In batei midrashim across the globe, their volumes sit quietly on the shelves: carefully restored texts, clarified manuscripts, editions that make demanding Torah accessible without flattening […]
Israel’s cabinet unanimously voted to shut down Army Radio by March, according to the decision approved at Monday’s cabinet meeting. Legal challenges to the move are expected. Prime Minister Netanyahu said a military-run radio station broadcasting to the general public is highly unusual in democratic countries. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the move is meant […]
Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach budget targets. The survey, which was conducted in early December by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, […]
The Trump administration is recalling 48 U.S. ambassadors from diplomatic posts in multiple countries, according to U.S. officials. A senior State Department official said the move is a routine step taken by administrations, with ambassadors expected to support and carry out the administration’s policies. The countries affected include Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and […]
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s training department, was killed early Monday morning after an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to his car detonated in southern Moscow, Russian investigators said. Authorities said the investigation is examining a possible Ukrainian connection.
Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) claims it sabotaged a Russian airbase near Lipetsk, disabling two fighter jets, an Su-30 and an Su-27, by setting them on fire inside a hangar.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Damascus, along with a delegation that included Defense Minister Yasar Guler and intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin.
The IDF has released footage of one of the two separate drone strikes yesterday in the southern Lebanon town of Yater, targeting Hezbollah terrorists. According to the IDF, one strike killed a Hezbollah terrorist involved in restoring the group’s infrastructure. Lebanese authorities report the second strike wounded one person.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted a series of ballistic missile tests across multiple locations in Iran today, including Mashhad, Khorramabad, Kermanshah, Mahabad, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tehran. Iran’s Fars News Agency confirmed that the launches are part of a large-scale missile exercise. Israeli officials have warned their U.S. counterparts that Tehran could use the drills […]
SCARY SIGHT: Two men were left dangling at the peak of a 130-foot drop after a roller coaster malfunctioned in Texas, suspended at a terrifying 90-degree angle facing straight toward the ground. A frantic relative called 911 as the riders hung there for nearly an hour before they were safely brought down.
At least five people were injured after a four-alarm fire tore through a home on Humboldt Street in Brooklyn early Monday morning. Fire officials say the blaze erupted around 2 a.m. on the first floor and escalated to four alarms within an hour. Nearly 200 FDNY firefighters and EMS personnel responded. Two civilians were transported […]
The Venezuelan military has begun distributing rifles to civilians in working-class neighborhoods The official purpose is to organize local militias capable of “forming an armed resistance in the event of a foreign invasion.”
