Month July 2019
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary… Read more » The post Hundreds of Refugees Protest Outside… Continue Reading →
A shootout that left one man dead and 11 people wounded at a Brooklyn community festival over the weekend may have been gang related, the New York Police Department said Monday as the hunt continued for at least two gunmen…. Continue Reading →
Louisville, KY – Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he’d help pay for a minority congresswoman to return to the country she fled as a child, saying she might better appreciate the U.S. upon her return. The Courier Journal reports the… Continue Reading →
A suspicious package was received at the Young Israel shul of Bal Harbour, Florida, on Monday morning, containing anti-Semitic rhetoric and threatening photographs. The package was delivered by USPS, and… Read more » The post Anti-Semitic Package Sent to Young… Continue Reading →
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A Pakistani military plane on a training flight crashed into homes near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, most of them on the ground. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Angry Hong Kong commuters argued with protesters who blocked the doors on trains Tuesday morning, preventing them from leaving stations. Service was delayed and partially suspended on the Island and Kwun Tong lines, subway operator MTR said. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that the military grade weapon was located in the man’s checked luggage at Baltimore/Washington International… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – An ambitious plan for the new entrance to Jerusalem is underway, which will forever change the main entrance to the capital city of Israel. The new complex, expected to be completed by 2022, spans over 300,000 square meters… Continue Reading →
MK Uri Maklev responded immediately following the latest tragedy of a child left alone in a parked car. In this case, in Modi’in Illit, an infant R”L died as a result of being left in a parked vehicle for hours…. Continue Reading →
Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering Tuesday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the area, including security on the Korean Peninsula and China’s territorial… Read more » The post Top Diplomats Gather in Bangkok… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters blocked train services during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, causing commuter chaos in the latest anti-government campaign to roil the former British colony. What… Read more » The post Hong Kong: Protesters Disrupt Train… Continue Reading →
Gas prices in August are set to remain virtually unchanged from their level in August, with prices to rise by one agura beginning Wednesday night at midnight. That’s good news,… Read more » The post Gas Prices to Remain Virtually… Continue Reading →
Uber is laying off 400 employees in marketing, about a quarter of the marketing team’s global workforce of 1,200 people. The move, announced Monday, follows a leadership shake-up in June when CEO Dara Khosrowshahi combined the company’s marketing, communications and… Continue Reading →
It’s beginning to sink in. What a loss! Our beloved Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk ztz”l, was the most vibrant, lively, loving person that we ever encountered. His boundless energy, constant enthusiasm and perpetual positivity were incredible! Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand on Tuesday calling for an end to the practice of taking at-risk children away from their families, as tensions grow between the… Read more » The post New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori Protest… Continue Reading →
At least 52 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil on Monday, according to prison officials. Para state prison authorities said 16 of the victims were decapitated while… Continue Reading →
South Korea is bracing for Japan’s decision to drop it from a “white list” of countries that enjoy minimum trade restrictions, which could come as soon as Friday, Seoul’s foreign… Read more » The post South Korea Braces for Japan… Continue Reading →
The Treasury Department said Monday it expects to borrow $433 billion in the current July-September quarter. That would be the largest quarterly borrowing total since early 2018, as the government replenishes its cash reserves following the expected resolution over raising… Continue Reading →
Police announced Tuesday that they had solved a case in which thieves were able to steal information from customers at ATMs, creating new credit cards that allowed them to withdraw… Read more » The post Police Arrest Two in Long-Running… Continue Reading →
A once-obscure Ukrainian regional pundit who gained national attention for predicting the unlikely rise of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is now predicting the new leader’s popularity will swiftly evaporate. Zelenskiy, a… Read more » The post Ukraine Pundit Who Predicted Pres…. Continue Reading →
Masked persons entered the community of Elad during the predawn hours of Shabbos morning and they succeeded in removing the ATM from its place in the commercial center and stealing the money stored inside. Read more on Yeshiva World News