OP-ED: UN Calumny Regarding Jerusalem’s Demography Easily Exposed
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an egregious display of mendacity coupled with ignorance, the UN claimed in its latest anti-Israel resolution passed Friday night that Israel has "taken me...
UN Calls On International Court Of Justice To Investigate Israel, Netanyahu Slams ‘Disgraceful Resolution’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In yet another anti-Israel decision taken by the UN, the General Assembly approved Friday a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ...
Ukraine Conflict Casts Shadow On Russia As It Enters 2023
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with sold...
Huge Crowds Of Palestinians Mark Fatah Anniversary In Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians thronged a Gaza City park Saturday to mark the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah party, a rare show o...
Iran Holds Military Drill Near Strategic Strait Of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s military on Friday kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV r...
Israel Indicts Soldiers For Trying To Bomb Palestinian Home
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly hurled an explosive device at a Palestinian home in the occupied Wes...
Putin, Xi Vow Closer Ties As Russia Bombards Ukraine Again
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war...
Iranian Writer And Artist Sentenced To Death Over October Interview With Israeli Media
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Iranian writer and artist Mehdi Bahman was reportedly sentenced to death in Iran on charges of espionage for Israel. Bahman, a noted author whose artwork has b...
Why Yehuda Solomon Might Be The Most Unusual Singer In Jewish Music
NEW YORK (JNS) - Few singers can seamlessly shift from clean cantorial to meditative Middle Eastern, to greasy grunge.
Only a handful can, with equal ease, quote the Baal Shem T...
World Population Projected At 7.9 Billion On New Year’s Day
(AP) - The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Year's Day 2023, with 73.7 million people added since New Year's Day 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thur...
Lack Of Info On China’s COVID-19 Surge Stirs Global Concern
BEIJING (AP) — Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosiv...
Biden Welcomes ‘Friend’ Netanyahu’s New Government
WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the swearing-in of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government.
“I look forward to working with P...
Who’s Who In Netanyahu’s Government
JERUSAELM (JNS) - The following is the current list of ministers in Israel’s incoming government. It is the sixth Israeli government Benjamin Netanyahu will head.
1. Prime Minis...
2022: Israel’s Population Rises 2.2% To Over 9.5 Million
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israel’s population increased by 2.2% in 2022 to a total of 9,656,000, according to Central Bureau of Statistics figures released on Thursday.
Of the country’s...
WATCH: Fire After Highway Crash In South Korea Kills 5, Injures 37
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five people and inju...
Massive Fire At Cambodia Hotel Casino Kills At Least 19
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were a...
South Korea Stages Drills Simulating Downing Of North Drones
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness against North Korean provocati...
Israel Swears In Netanyahu As PM Of Hard-Line Government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday swore in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s history.
Netany...
Russia Launches Massive Missile Barrage Across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting power stati...
Netanyahu Launches 37th Israeli Government: ‘I Promise To Stop Iran, Expand Circle Of Peace’
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the Knesset on Thursday to launch his new government, announcing it would focus on three main goals....