Month June 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his harsh public comments on China, including calling President Xi Jinping a dictator, saying his words would have no negative impact on U.S.-China relations and that he still expects to meet… Continue Reading →
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating its doubtless awestruck passenger to privileged vistas of the Eiffel Tower and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Images circulated on social media of an injured Israel Defense Forces dog recovering alongside his handler, who was also wounded. Both came under fire in Jenin on June 19, with the dog, whose name is Dago, reportedly refusing to leave the soldier’s… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden has been sidelined for now, but the ability of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to force the issue to a House vote demonstrates the ever-escalating challenge… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – A huge mural, 50 meters long and five meters high and titled “Am Yisrael Chai,” celebrating 4,000 years of Jewish history, was unveiled at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. The mural tells the story of the Jewish people,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The leaders of Israel’s Druze community sent a letter on Thursday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a halt to the construction of a wind farm in the Golan Heights. The Druze community sees the project as… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – In a challenge to the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly, Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday paved the way for an alternative kashrut supervision of imported food products. In its decision, the court accepted a petition brought by… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — As an international search continued for a vessel that disappeared after setting out for the underwater wreckage of the Titanic, a man who was one of the submersible company’s first customers characterized a dive he made to… Continue Reading →
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said that because… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday night that it had begun turning over evidence to former President Donald Trump’s legal team as his lawyers prepare a defense to charges that he illegally retained classified documents. The evidence includes… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was… Continue Reading →
HONG KONG (AP) — Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations on the eve of a long holiday weekend, authorities said Thursday. The blast… Continue Reading →
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a relationship so they can “work together” on global challenges, coming just after President Joe Biden’s remarks calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today, the 3rd of Tammuz is the 41st Yartzeit of Maran Rav Schneur Kotler zt”l. Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l (1918-1982), was the second Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Gavoah in Lakewood, New Jersey. He… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a social media clip from a Palestinian source, IDF special forces can be seen leaving a car and eliminating the second terrorist from the brutal attack at the Eli gas station in which four Israelis were… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Today is the 3rd of Tammuz, the yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory. It is also the day that the previous Rebbe was released from prison – where he… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a clip released from the Knesset, Mk Yaakov Asher demonstrated why his proposed bill to make a special clause banning racism against chareidim should be implemented by the Knesset. Asher’s proposal, which passed its preliminary reading… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for some 400 guests invited to Thursday’s fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is a vegetarian and first lady Jill… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer’s neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. Daniel… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) – The last segment of a higher-speed rail line stretching from South Florida to the central part of the state has been completed, a milestone that was celebrated Wednesday by mayors from across the Sunshine State. A 170-mile… Continue Reading →