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....
ABSURD: Terrorist Responsible For Murder Of 7 Israelis Got 150,000 NIS Cancer Treatments From Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — When Nasser Abu Hmeid, a terrorist responsible for the murder of seven Israelis including Meir Kahane's son Binyamin and his wife Talia, died in jail last wee...
Israel’s New Gvt. Sworn In Thursday, Netanyahu Completes Appointments Of Likud Ministers
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Nearly two months after the elections in Israel led to a resounding victory for the right-wing parties, Israel's new government was finally be sworn in Thursd...
Bidding Farewell To The Rabbi Who Defined Religious Zionism
JERUSALEM (JNS/Ariel Kahana ) - How can one summarize a life of Torah? With decades filled with work? With one’s influence on the entire nation? With the decisions made at the coun...
Transatlantic Dirshu Kinyan Halacha Siyumim Mark Transformative Impact on the World of Psak
Both Europe and America will be celebrating an incredible milestone this coming week with two major siyumim that promise to have a transformative impact on the future halachic obse...
US Will Require COVID-19 Testing For Travelers From China
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of inf...