Month January 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight Monday with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel. This comes as carriers worldwide try to lessen their carbon footprint…. Continue Reading →

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — India’s Adani Group, run by Asia’s richest man, has hit back at a report from U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg Research, calling it “malicious,” “baseless” and full of “selective misinformation.” Shares in the conglomerate have suffered massive… Continue Reading →

LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that President Vladimir Putin didn’t seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine — and at one point told the British leader it would be easy… Continue Reading →

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives during crowded prayers at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to cave in. At least 34 people were killed and 150 wounded, officials said…. Continue Reading →

GENEVA (AP) — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths…. Continue Reading →

BLOOMFIELD, NJ (JTA) – A New Jersey synagogue is crediting recent safety improvements after a Molotov cocktail thrown at its door overnight caused little damage. Still, Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield canceled activities on Sunday as the police investigated, marking… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VIN Podcast) — This past Shabbos, an unspeakable tragedy took place, a horrific terror attack which deeply impacted the entire frum community. How can we cope with this? What should our response be? PLUS: A… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Footage from surveillance cameras in Kedumim, a community in Samaria which is the home of Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, show an armed Palestinian terrorist who tried to infiltrate the community. The terrorist was identified by an alert… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One of the steps proposed by the Israeli cabinet during a meeting to discuss the response to the current terror wave is to revoke the citizenship of terrorists, which would enable their deportation from Israel. A bill… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A report by the New York Times quoted US intelligence sources as saying that the attack in Isfahan on Saturday night was carried out by Israel. The report added that Israel’s attack was unrelated to Iranian weapon… Continue Reading →

(Jerusalem) – A shuttle vehicle carrying Israelis to the Ohel of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav collided with a private vehicle this morning. Unnfortunately the local driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Ichud Hatzla volunteers provided aid to a 50-year-old… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to achieve visa-free travel to the US. A statement from the US Embassy in Israel said Monday that the annual rejection rate of Israeli visa applications during the… Continue Reading →

(Jerusalem) –  There is another aspect to supporting the judicial reform other than ensuring a US-like check and balance system over Israel’s supreme court, and that is – initiating reduction of terrorism. To this end, a  bill has just been… Continue Reading →

(Jerusalem) – It seems that there are a number of US travellers that are headed to Israel this week.  Some of them are travelling through Istanbul. However, the US embassy in Turkey warned Americans today of possible attacks against synagogues,… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews Podcast) — In this exclusive VIN Podcast interview, Rav Aaron Lankry goes through the timeline of events on Thursday, when an alarmed mother called the police to report what she believed was an attempted abduction. This was… Continue Reading →

(Jerusalem) – Today, Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Jerusalem, where he will meet the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where he is scheduled to duscuss various US concerns over the policies of Netanyahu’s new right-wing government. … Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews) — On Thursday, the New York Post published a story based on false information, accusing an orthodox Jew in Brooklyn of attempting to abduct a boy from a shul. Though the story has been mostly debunked, and… Continue Reading →