Month October 2022
Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, three former Afghan generals told The Associated… Continue Reading →
Chedva Goldschmidt, a resident of the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood in Jerusalem, found an envelope in her mailbox before Yom Kippur from an unknown person, Chareidim10 reported. Inside the envelope was a letter and NIS 1,000. The letter stated: “Chedvah, with… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The San Francisco District Attorney is rejecting conspiracy theories about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, confirming the assailant was targeting the Democratic leader when he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and confronted… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israeli coastline is contaminated with over two million tons of microplastics, according to a new Tel Aviv University study. The most polluted Israeli beaches were found to be in Tel Aviv and Hadera. The main sources… Continue Reading →
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the controversial far-right lawmaker who’s become a political lightning rod in Israel’s elections, is demanding that he be named Public Security Minister in the event a right-wing government is formed. “I intend to demand the post of public… Continue Reading →
China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station and realize a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the U.S. grows increasingly fierce. Mengtian… Continue Reading →
The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told police he wanted to hold the House Speaker hostage and “break her kneecaps,” authorities said Monday. David DePape, 42, confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi in… Continue Reading →
(AP) – Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. A venture capitalist working with Musk tweeted a poll asking how much users would be willing… Continue Reading →
For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his most trusted senior executives, including apartments and luxury cars. Now Trump’s company, the… Continue Reading →
SAO PAULO (AP) — Four years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reputation and political future were in tatters. After an unlikely rise from poverty to union leader to Brazil’s presidency, the man universally known as Lula had landed in… Continue Reading →
By Dovid Grossman Rabbi Tzion Menachem, a world renowned Mekubal from Eretz Yisroel, will be arriving in New York to meet with people who are seeking guidance and assistance in numerous matters. He meets people facing all sorts of difficulties… Continue Reading →
A Chareidi prisoner in Israel isn’t receiving food with a Badatz hechsher because he purchased products at the canteen with an OU, which isn’t recognized as kosher l’mehadrin by Israel Prison Service (IPS), Army Radio reported. The prisoner, an oleh… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police investigated on Monday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country’s worst disaster in years, as President Yoon… Continue Reading →
Republican strategists believe former President Donald Trump will be indicted by Attorney General Merrick Garland within 2-3 months after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. With the 2024 presidential election season expected to ramp up within months of the midterms, most… Continue Reading →
Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk, who pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or “die trying!” He later cited bots as a reason to back out of buying the… Continue Reading →
A massive barrage of Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the country’s worst disasters in years was built using the latest technology available in Europe at the time…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts Monday morning. Some users reported seeing a message that they were locked out but were… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Tonight would be the shloshim of Dr. Steven Krauss zt”l, a remarkable individual who treated approximately 1/3rd of the Jewish children in the 5 Towns/Far Rockaway community. What follows is a letter that this… Continue Reading →
WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — New York Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin was presented with a Talis bag with his Hebrew name on it during a visit to Williamsburg. Zeldin received the gift while standing in front of Viznitz Shul on… Continue Reading →
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a news report said Monday, prompting China to accuse the U.S. of undermining regional peace and stability. The United States… Continue Reading →