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Iran hanged two men Monday convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the Islamic Republic following months of unrest. Iran

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A heartbreaking look back at the 45 victims of the horrific tragedy at Meron on Lag Baomer. YWN mourns their loss along with Klal Yisroel as we mark the second

Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a pro-government radio station reported. The rare attack came days

Belzer chassidim in Yerushalayim rejoiced on Sunday evening when the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash for the vach nacht of his great-grandson. It was the Rebbe’s first public appearance since

China’s foreign minister told the U.S. ambassador on Monday that Washington is responsible for the downturn in relations between the two countries and must “reflect deeply” before ties can return

A car accident on Avenue M, send a car onto the sidewalk and smashing through a fence. It happened on Monday afternoon just before 1:30PM at the intersection of Avenue

United Hatzalah welcomes the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs’ unanimous approval of the bill unifying emergency phone numbers and dispatch centers. The bill, which aims to create a single, unified

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Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman on Monday morning called on the representatives of the Yesh Atid and National Unity parties to abandon the judicial reform negotiations at the President’s Residence.

Thousands have gathered in Yerushalayim to join the Pnei Menachem Rosh yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Shaul Alter in celebrating Lag baomer. The Rosh Yeshiva is first giving out candy to thousands

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