Saturday, April 27, 2024

World

Israeli President Gives Broad Speech To Germany’s Parliament

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BERLIN (AP) — Israel's president addressed Germany's parliament on Tuesday about atrocities committed during the Third Reich, while at the same time praising the close and friendly...

Putin Attends Joint Military Drills With China, Others

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country's far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military...

Russia’s Rabbis Call For Peace In Ukraine

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MOSCOW (AP) — An array of Russian rabbis has called for an end to the fighting in Ukraine and expressed concern about the conflict creating tension for Jews in Russia. The Monda...

Liz Truss Becomes Britain’s New Prime Minister

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LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor ...

Rabbi Mutzafi: Riders Of Electric Bikes And Scooters ‘Are Suicidal, May Lose Their World To Come’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Bentzion Mutzafi, one of the most prominent Sephardi poskim, spoke out sharply against riding on electric scooters and electric bicycles and termed such...

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Visits Ramat Migron, Decries Selective Enforcement Against Jewish Outposts

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Security forces in the Binyamin region recently razed the Ramat Migron outpost for the third time in weeks - at the same time as Arabs from the nearby village...

WATCH: 60,000 Gur Chasidim Celebrate Wedding Of Rebbe’s Grandson

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Gur chasidic court celebrated Monday the wedding of the granddaughter of the Rebbe, daughter of his son Rabbi Yisrael Menachem Alter, to the son of Rabbi ...

Typhoon Leaves 20,000 Homes Without Power In South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of people were forced to evacuate in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in the country’s southern regions on Tuesday, unleashing fie...

Canadian Police: 1 Suspect In Stabbings Has Been Found Dead

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WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) — One of the suspects in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been found dead, and his injuries are not self infl...

US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military said Monday it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the ...

7 Killed In Hungary After Train Collides With Vehicle

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A train collided with a vehicle on a railroad crossing in southern Hungary early Monday, killing seven people, authorities said. Police said the crash o...

China Locks Down 65 Million, Discourages Holiday Travel

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BEIJING (AP) — China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national holidays. Across t...

China Accuses Washington Of Cyberspying On University

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BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both government...

Israeli Army: ‘High Possibility’ Soldier Killed Reporter

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army said Monday there was a “high possibility” that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist in May, as it announced the results of its inv...

Southwest China Quake Leaves 21 Dead, Triggers Landslides

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BEIJING (AP) — At least 21 people were reported killed in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shakin...

Canadian Manhunt Continues For Deadly Stabbing Suspects

REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A manhunt continued Monday for two men suspected of stabbing to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mas...

Liz Truss Set To Become New UK Conservative Prime Minister

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LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party's new leader, the party announced Monday, and she will take office Tuesday as Britain's new prime minister to ste...

BDE: Two Chareidi Victims In Road Accidents In Bet Shemesh And Jerusalem-TA Road

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In two tragic road accidents which occurred Sunday, two chareidi victims were killed, leaving their families bereaved and disconsolate at their untimely death...

German President Admits It Was ‘Shameful’ It Took 50 Years To Agree On Munich Compensation

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — German head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier acknowledged Sunday that it was “shameful” that Germany took 50 years to strike a deal to compensate bereaved rela...

In Unprovoked Hate Attack, Tel Aviv Secularist Deliberately Pushes Chareidi To The Ground

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a sickening example of hateful behavior towards chareidim which occurred in Tel Aviv, a man walking down a street deliberately pushes a yeshiva student to ...