A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hours-long swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday with his mother […]
The IDF announced on Tuesday that it has finalized the drafting of a new General Staff order regulating the service of Chareidi soldiers in designated IDF frameworks. Until now, the policy governing the service of Chareidi soldiers was an internal policy of the IDF Personnel Directorate. From now on, the policy is anchored in a […]
Israel Police announced on Tuesday that the investigative team that examined the leak of the doctored Sdei Teiman video by the disgraced military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi has completed its main investigative activities. However, Police Chief Danny Levy has decided that the findings will not be transferred to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, despite the police […]
Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday. The barrage came as NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Kyiv in a show of support and a day before Russia and Ukraine were due to attend U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, United […]
Iran’s president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President […]
Maj. Ella Waweya, known in the Arab world as “Captain Ella,” has been appointed as the IDF’s spokesperson in Arabic. She will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and will replace Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, who is retiring from the IDF after 20 years of service. She currently serves as Adraee’s deputy. Waweya, […]
The two Sydney nurses who threatened to kill Israeli patients in a video that went viral last year pleaded not guilty in a court hearing on Monday. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, nurses at Bankstown Hospital, told Israeli influencer Maz Veifer last February that they had harmed Israeli patients and would […]
Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents. Noem said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding […]
Military police officers carried out the raid overnight Monday at the home of a ben yeshivah classified as a “deserter” after he failed to report to the draft office despite receiving call-up notices. The dramatic arrest attempt took place on Yefe Rom Street in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. Dozens of protesters quickly arrived at […]
IDF forces of the 7th Brigade, under the command of the Gaza Division, continue to operate in the southern Gaza Strip, east of the Yellow Line, in order to clear the area of terror infrastructure and weapons. During the searches, the forces located approximately 110 mortar shells, several rockets, and additional combat equipment, which had […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. She also acknowledged that she “facilitated” what she described as a brief phone call between Trump and […]
This remarkable and well-known Iggeres Kodesh is one of the most famous of the Rebbe’s letters, in which he sets forth clear guidance regarding the essential mission of the Chabad yeshivos. It was written at the very beginning of his nesius, and in it he outlined the goals and path of the yeshivos of […]
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for two Franco-Israeli activists on suspicion of “complicity in genocide,” a move that could set a legal precedent by treating the obstruction of humanitarian aid as a potential international crime. The warrants — issued in July last year — target Nili Kupfer-Naouri, associated with the group Israel Is […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas has ordered elections for the Palestinian National Council — the parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organization — setting a Nov. 1 vote that would, for the first time, select members by direct popular ballot. The decree, reported by the PA’s official news agency Wafa, marks a rare attempt to inject […]
Trump plans to create a strategic stockpile of critical minerals with $12 billion in funding, aiming to reduce U.S. reliance on China for materials such as lithium, nickel, and rare earths.
Nebraska state troopers narrowly avoided injury after an out-of-control vehicle slid off a slick stretch of Interstate 80 and crashed into a car they were assisting on the roadside.
New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have taken effect for many recipients under changes enacted last year. The updated rules, included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law in July 2025, expand eligibility requirements, particularly for able-bodied adults without young dependents, and adjust how long benefits can be […]
Monday marked the fourth week of the nurses’ strike, as hundreds marched through Midtown to Governor Hochul’s office, blasting the governor and urging her to step in and help end the labor dispute.
