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FAA Lifts El Paso Airspace Shutdown After Brief Counter-Drone Test

UPDATE: The FAA lifted the temporary airspace closure over El Paso on Wednesday morning, reversing a decision issued only hours earlier that had halted flights for 10 days. The restriction, which took effect late Tuesday night, had suspended all commercial, cargo, and general aviation traffic to and from El Paso International Airport. According to reports, […]

13-Year-Old Jewish Boy Attacked in Paris; One Suspect Arrested

A 13-year-old Jewish boy was brutally attacked on Monday evening in Paris’s 18th arrondissement while on his way to shul. Five thugs assaulted him, beat him, threatened him with a knife, and robbed him while shouting antisemitic slurs. It happened at around 7:20 p.m. on Boulevard de la Chapelle. The boy told the police that […]

Russia Says It Will Honor Nuclear Limits if U.S. Does After New START Expires

Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington is doing the same, Russia’s top diplomat said Wednesday. The New START treaty expired Feb. 5, leaving no restrictions on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more […]

Antisemitism in Paris: Jewish Boy Brutally Assaulted On Way To Shul

A 13-year-old Jewish boy was brutally attacked on Monday evening in Paris’s 18th arrondissement while on his way to shul. Five thugs assaulted him, beat him, threatened him with a knife, and robbed him while shouting antisemitic slurs. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the incident took place at around 7:20 p.m. on Boulevard de […]

FDA Refuses to Consider Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine Application

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday. The news is the latest sign of the FDA’s heightened scrutiny of vaccines under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., particularly those using mRNA technology, which he has […]

“DEATH TO AMERICA!”: Iran Marks 47th Anniversary Of 1979 Revolution Amid U.S. Pressure and Protest Anger

Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from U.S. President Donald Trump who suggested sending another aircraft carrier group to the Middle East and a public angrily denouncing Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. The commemoration represented a spit-screen view of life in […]

Wave Of Arrests Continue: 4 Yeshiva Bochurim Arrested In Past 24 Hours

The Notnim Gav organization on Wednesday announced the arrests of four yeshivah bochurim in the past day. One bochur was arrested at his home by the military police in Hod HaSharon. Overnight, Israel Police officers arrested two yeshivah bochurim, one in Givat Ze’ev and one in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, and handed them over […]

FAA Mysteriously Closes Airspace Around El Paso, Texas, Citing “Special Security Reasons”

The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. A notice posted on the FAA’s website said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not provide additional details. The closure does not include Mexican […]

DEAD END: Man Detained In 84-Year-Old Nancy Guthrie’s Vanishing Has Been Released

A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home. News outlets later interviewed a man who said he was questioned and released. Authorities have […]

Tragedy At Ashdod Oil Refinery: 2 Employees Die Due To Safety Malfunction

Two 50-year-old female workers at the Ashdod oil refinery were pronounced dead on Wednesday morning as a result of oxygen deprivation. The two women were wearing hazmat suits, and it is believed that their deaths may have been caused by a malfunction in the suits that exposed them to hazardous materials. The incident is still […]

Tropical Cyclone Gezani Batters Madagascar, Leaves Nine Dead

Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar’s main port city, unleashing winds that collapsed houses and left at least nine people dead on the Indian Ocean island, authorities said Wednesday. Wind speeds exceeded 195 kph (121 mph) and Madagascar’s weather service issued red alerts for several regions, warning of possible floods and landslides as Gezani […]

Chareidi MKs Capitulated But Legal Advisor Demands New Sanctions On Lomdei Torah

The legal advisor to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Miri Frenkel Shor, is now demanding even harsher sanctions against Lomdei Torah—even after the Chareidi MKs raised the possibility of accepting her previous demands. Chareidi MKs have long accused Frenkel Shor of doing everything she can to thwart the advancement of a viable Chareidi […]

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Netanyahu Meets Witkoff, Kushner in Washington for Iran Talks

Prime Minister Netanyahu met at Blair House in Washington with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. During their meeting, they discussed regional issues, and Witkoff and Kushner provided Netanyahu with updates on their first round of talks with Iran held last Friday in Oman.

Shin Bet Escorts Reporter Off Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Plane in Last-Minute Security Move

An Israeli-Russian freelance journalist was abruptly removed from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official aircraft on Monday morning. According to Channel 12, journalist Nick Kolyohin was escorted off the Wing of Zion plane by agents of the Shin Bet shortly after boarding. Kolyohin said he had previously received authorization from the Prime Minister’s Office to join […]

Retail Sales Unchanged In December From November, Closing Out Year On A Lackluster Tone

Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other economic headwinds. […]

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