India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest handset markets in the world. The Ministry of Communications’ order issued Monday asked smartphone makers to pre-install the government’s “Sanchar […]
Cyber Monday may have passed, but Hazorfim has extended their biggest sale of the year for a final 24–48 hours – and this is the absolute last chance to grab these prices before they disappear until next year. Over 100 items are still marked down to 50% OFF, with additional 35–50% discounts sitewide across every […]
A major siyum on Seder Moed marking the completion of Seder Moed by the Oraysa learning program was held last week at Cure Arena, drawing leading Gedolei Yisroel and thousands
Soldiers in the “Adi” security unit, established less than a year ago for Chareidi soldiers, revealed a disturbing violation of Chareidi norms and unit regulations, including public Chillul Shabbos and a female fitness training instructor. Kol Barama military correspondent Mendy Rizel spoke with four soldiers in the unit who said that most of the soldiers […]
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to provide 25 million American children under 10 an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation. The historic gift has little precedent, with few single charitable commitments in the past 25 years exceeding […]
A former commander of the Israeli Air Force delivered a stark warning Monday, asserting that Israel is on the brink of security challenges “orders of magnitude” more severe than anything seen since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre, and urging immediate national mobilization to confront a rapidly evolving battlefield. Speaking at Tel Aviv University’s DefenseTech Summit, […]
Israel has dispatched a high-level defense delegation to Germany for a ceremony marking the official transfer of the Arrow 3 missile defense system to the German Air Force, a milestone that represents both Israel’s largest-ever defense export deal and a major shift in European air-defense capabilities. The delegation is led by Defense Ministry Director General […]
A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Experts warn that the drop doesn’t necessarily mean safer days are here to stay and […]
In a decision that has ignited immediate outrage, Stonnington Council in Melbourne, Australia, has voted to delay approval of a Chanukah Menorah at Malvern Town Hall until after the Yom Tov ends, effectively canceling the city’s public celebration. The vote, which split the council 4–4, forced Mayor Melina Sehl to cast the deciding ballot. She […]
A week after the body of slain hostage Dror Or was returned from Gaza, Israel on Tuesday received materials (“findings”) transferred from the Gaza Strip via the Red Cross, though
Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with nearly 900 people missing. Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands stranded and many clinging to rooftops and trees waiting for help. […]
The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its outlook for global and U.S. economic growth this year. The 38-country OECD now forecasts that the world economy will grow 3.2% this year, down a tick from 3.3% […]
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, his wife announced Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate website showed that […]
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Coinciding with Witkoff’s trip, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to Ireland, continuing his visits to European countries […]
Haiti’s transitional presidential council has backed an electoral law in the latest step toward holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade. The approval late Monday means that the government can finally publish an official and long-awaited electoral calendar, after fears that the council would try to push back the tentative […]
Visiting Bolivia became a little easier for certain travelers on Monday, when the South American nation’s first conservative government in nearly 20 years eliminated visa requirements for citizens from the United States and Israel, among several other countries, as part of a broader geopolitical and economic overhaul. Americans and Israelis, as well as citizens of […]
US special envoy Tom Barrack sent a message to the Iraqi government stating that Israel plans to carry out an imminent operation in Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah, the Saudi
The terrorist who committed a car ramming attack near Chevron on Monday night, lightly injuring a female soldier, was eliminated overnight Monday, hours after the attack. A manhunt was launched immediately after the attack, and with the assistance of the Shin Bet, the terrorist was found in Chevron, hiding inside the vehicle he used to carry […]
A terrorist stabbed two IDF soldiers on Tuesday morning near the yishuv of Ateret in Binyamin, lightly wounding them. Initial reports said that an Israeli civilian noted that a Palestinian
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