Month February 2023
Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south. After a somber and defiant… Continue Reading →
A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, piling up snow and swelling rivers with runoff. Blizzard warnings continued in the mountains and flood advisories… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Palestinian Arab terrorist opened fire this morning at around 7:30 towards a synagogue in the village of Havat Yair in Samaria, according to an Arutz Sheva report. The shots came from illegal buildings that were recently… Continue Reading →
Once again, Israelis on Motzei Shabbos protested against the government’s planned judicial reforms and the “end of democracy.” During the protest in Tel Aviv, protesters waved a huge banner with an image of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu next to Russian… Continue Reading →
Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to the batteries by this… Continue Reading →
Shmuel Boikaner z’l, a 30-year-old Israeli medical student, was killed on Friday after he was attacked by an elephant in a national park in southern Nepal. According to reports, Boikaner, z’l, entered the park alone on a bicycle and was… Continue Reading →
A massive fire broke out in the early morning hours of Shabbos in the Satmar Beis Medrash on Rechov Yonah in the Geulah neighborhood of Jerusalem. Nine firefighting crew worked for hours to quell the flames, which spread to the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A huge fire broke out at the Beirach Moshe-Satmar shul in Geulah on Shabbos morning at 4:30 AM. The entire Beis Midrash was gutted and significant damage was caused to the Talmud Torah situated on the upper… Continue Reading →
The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those… Continue Reading →
The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those… Continue Reading →
Attorneys for a man shot and injured by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 are asking a federal judge to give them more time to serve Rittenhouse with a civil lawsuit, alleging that he is purposefully trying to evade… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave qualified support Friday for China’s new pronouncements about the war in his country, saying Beijing’s interest is “not bad” and might be useful in isolating Russia. “Our task is to gather everyone to isolate the… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave qualified support Friday for China’s new pronouncements about the war in his country, saying Beijing’s interest is “not bad” and might be useful in isolating Russia. “Our task is to gather everyone to isolate the… Continue Reading →
It’s early yet, but next year’s presidential race may feature something the political world hasn’t seen in the last 50 years: no Texans. The Texas-size hole in the field will be on stark display Friday at a closed Republican donor… Continue Reading →
Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session on Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same… Continue Reading →
China called for a cease-fire and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, in a vaguely worded proposal released Friday that analysts said was unlikely to deliver results. Beijing claims to have a neutral stance in the war that began one… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates… Continue Reading →
FT LAUDARDALE (JNS) – As Southeast Florida’s Jewish population continues to grow, El Al Airlines announced that it will increase flights to and from the region, including new operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, the state’s second-largest… Continue Reading →
The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into… Continue Reading →
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on Friday. The man, identified as Halil Menci, was “neutralized” on Wednesday… Continue Reading →