Israeli FM Praises MLK’s Vision For Mideast Peace
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a Twitter post highlighting the late civil rights leader’s desire for peace be...
Israel A World Leader In Volunteering, Ahead Of The US, Switzerland, Study Finds
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog was presented on Monday with the results of the annual survey on volunteerism in Israel, which showed that almost half of the popul...
A Loving Dad And His Injured Son Pay War’s Costs In Ukraine
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — In a Ukrainian hospital ward for wounded soldiers, where daylight barely penetrates, a father talks to his injured son for hours. Serhii Shumei, 64, never...
Incoming Chief Of General Staff And Outgoing Chief Of General Staff Pray At The Western Wall (PHOTOS)
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Incoming IDF Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen Herzi Halevi, and outgoing Chief of Staff, Lt-Gen Aviv Kohavi came to pray at the Western Wall. The rabbi of the W...
In Threat, Hamas Releases Video Said To Show Captive Israeli
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video Monday of an Israeli it said was being held captive in the Gaza Strip, rare footage it described as a warning...
Armenian Museum Reopens In Jerusalem’s Old City
JERUSALEM (AP) — A hundred years after taking in scores of children whose parents were killed in the Armenian genocide, a 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter has...
Italy Arrests No 1 Fugitive Mafia Boss, 30 Years On The Run
ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was captured on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after three decades on the run, Itali...
Man Dies After Crashing Limousine Into Brandenburg Gate
BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday that a man has died after crashing a car into Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.
Images from the scene show the mangled wreck of the dark-...
Germany’s Defense Minister Resigns Amid Ukraine Criticism
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday, as her department steers the massive project of modernizing the country’s military and ov...
Flight Data, Voice Recorders Retrieved From Nepal Crash Site
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a ...
WATCH: Video From Ill-Fated Nepal Flight Shows Passengers Moments Before Plane Crashes Into Gorge
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A number of videos documenting the tragic crash in Nepal have been released on social media, including one video taken by a passenger on the ill-fated plane fl...
Herzi Halevi, Great-Nephew Of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Kook, Takes Over As IDF Chief Of Staff
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi took over Tuesday as the 23rd commander in chief of the Israel Defense Forces, replacing Aviv Kohavi, who completed a four-year tenure ...
3 Ways to Handle Unexpected Expenses
One of the best ways to avoid stress in life is to prepare for the unexpected. This is particularly true when it comes to managing your finances. In an ideal world, everyone would ...
Netanyahu Moving Ahead On Legal Overhaul Despite Outcry
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country's judicial system, despite fierce...
UPDATE: 68 Dead, 4 Missing After Plane Crashes In Nepal Resort Town
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 ...
South Korean President Travels To UAE, Seeks Arms Sales
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand its m...
Deaths From Strike On Ukraine Apartment Building Rise To 25
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 25 Sunday, President Volodymyr Zel...
IDF Forces Thwart Two Terror Attacks, Three Terrorists Killed
JERUSALEM (JNS) — A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces after attacking them with a knife near Ofra in Samaria on Sunday morning.
The Israeli troops were being stoned b...
Israeli Protest Leaders Call For Strikes, Blocking Roads After Government Vows To Implement Judicial Reforms
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite a significant crowd - estimated at 80,000 by some news outlets - gathering in Tel Aviv Saturday night in driving rain to protest against judicial refo...
Plane Crashes During Landing In Nepal Resort Town, At Least 32 Dead
NEW YORK(AP) — A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, killing at least 32...