Israel on Sunday marked a major milestone in modern warfare with the delivery of the world’s first operational high-power laser air defense system to the IDF. The Defense Ministry announced that Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has handed over the first operational “Iron Beam” laser interception system to the IDF, following extensive testing in which the […]

The venture capital firm led by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband has quietly removed his name from its website as questions mount over the congresswoman’s sudden rise from debt to tens of millions of dollars in declared assets—amid one of the largest alleged welfare fraud schemes in U.S. history unfolding in her own district. The firm, […]

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash after it emerged that members of his inaugural committee include activists who have publicly praised or promoted antisemitic and inflammatory rhetoric in the wake

Hamas is moving to select a new leader within days or weeks, a decision that could shape the terror group’s strategy toward Israel, Iran, and the Arab world as the war in Gaza grinds on, according to a report by the Saudi outlet Asharq citing sources close to Hamas’s leadership. The report says Hamas has […]

Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland as an independent state has triggered furious backlash across the Muslim world, exposing fresh geopolitical fault lines and underscoring the quiet but widening divide between Israel’s Abraham Accords partners and much of the region. A bloc of 21 mostly Muslim countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran, as […]

Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon (0500 GMT) and

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warned Saturday it would immediately respond to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine de-escalation efforts in the southern region of Yemen, as the United States urged diplomacy. “Any military movements that violate these efforts will be dealt with directly and immediately in order […]

An extraordinary and deeply moving story was revealed about one of the Bondi massacre victims—the story of a “hidden Jew” who rediscovered his identity just minutes before being murdered. Peter Meagher, H’yd—known to friends and family as “Marzo”—was a former New South Wales police detective and well-known community photographer, who until that moment had been […]

It’s the biggest mystery in Georgia politics right now: Who’s paying for the attacks on Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones? Someone operating under the name “Georgians for Integrity” has dumped around $5 million into television ads, mailers and texts. The attacks claim Jones, who already has President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his run for governor […]

As the Knesset’s National Security Committee debates advancing legislation to impose the death penalty on terrorists, it has emerged that even far more limited measures—such as deportation or revocation of residency—are not being implemented, Channel 14 reported. According to the report, the terrorists remain in Israel—posing serious security risks—due to objections raised by representatives from […]

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Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the

  What happens when a group of chareidi real estate professionals encounter a large-scale coastal development originally planned for a secular audience—and see the opportunity to rethink it entirely? That

Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There was still a risk of more flash flooding and mudslides Friday despite slackening rain around Los Angeles, the National Weather Service warned. “Still not quite out of the woods, but for […]

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The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician’s sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House announced that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the facility. “Your decision to withdraw at the last moment — explicitly in response to the Center’s […]

Baruch Dayan Emes: Rav Moshe Lieber Zt”l. The levaya is over, the shiva has passed, but sadly a tremendous financial burden looms large over Rav Moshe’s rebbetzin. Between the kvura,

Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed on Thursday night when he heard a loud noise that sounded like a plane crashing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to maintain a relatively light official schedule during his visit this week to Florida, according to an agenda released by his office to the

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that the Islamic Republic is engaged in a “total war” against the United States, Israel, and Europe, as Tehran works to rebuild its damaged nuclear infrastructure and deepen ties with terrorist groups including Hamas. In an interview published Saturday by Iranian state media and reported by Barron’s, Pezeshkian issued a […]

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