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לוחמים אוקראינים אוקראינה מסמנים לשקט לפני מתקפת נגד מתקפה נגד רוסיה מלחמה

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Kremlin says forces killed 250 Ukrainian troops as well as destroyed 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored combat vehicles in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk

Reuters | 12:02 | 06.05.23

Drones hit buildings in Moscow, several downed on approach to capital - officials

Several of Russia's Telegram messaging channels reported that four to 10 drones were shot on the outskirts of Moscow and in its immediate region; some residents evacuated

Reuters | 08:54 | 05.30.23

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham meets Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky

Russia puts U.S. Senator Graham on wanted list - Russian media

Russian media claimed Graham says Russians dying is best U.S. dollars ever spent while video released by the office of Ukraine president Zelensky shows senator said no such thing

Reuters | 11:34 | 05.29.23

הודו מקדשי מקדש ויזה אשרת כניסה לארה"ב צ'נאי

Difficulties on the way to US visa exemption - 'Israel does not yet meet the requirements'

An official at the US State Department told Al-Arabiya in English that Israel has not yet reached an agreement with the US on the most sensitive issue on the way to obtaining the long-awaited exemption: freedom of entry and movement even for Palestinians who hold an American passport. 'Work is being done on the issue,' an American official told Ynet

Itamar Eichner | 08:59 | 05.28.23

נשיא טורקיה רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן מועמד האופוזיציה לנשיאות כמאל קיליצ'דראולו בחירות

Erdogan's moment of truth: Turkey heads to decisive presidential election runoff

While sitting Turkish president heads to vote with clear advantage, opposition rival Kılıçdaroğlu will try to mobilize supporters at the death in bid to secure historic upset

Smadar Perry | 08:39 | 05.28.23

נשיא רוסיה פוטין משתתף מרחוק בטקס לחתימה על הסכם בניית קו רכבת ראשת-אסטרה עם איראן

Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

U.S. State Department denounces the deployment plan but says Washington has no intention of altering its position on strategic nuclear weapons or sees any signs Russia was preparing to use a nuclear weapon.

Reuters | 23:09 | 05.25.23

משאית שהתנגשה במחסום ליד הבית הלבן וושינגטון די.סי ארה"ב

Truck with Nazi swastika flag crashes into White House barrier

Investigators believe driver may have intentionally struck security barrier at Lafayette Square after Nazi swastika flag apparently found inside truck

Ynet, news agencies | 12:53 | 05.23.23

U.S. bunker buster briefly reappears amid Iran nuclear tensions

As tensions with Tehran escalate over nuclear program, U.S. military posts pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium

Associated Press | 11:56 | 05.23.23

שכירי חרב לוחמים של קבוצת וגנר עם דגל רוסיה ב בחמוט אוקראינה

Russia says captured Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Zelensky appears to confirm

Leader of Russia's Wagner mercenaries says troops pushed Ukrainians out of last built-up area inside city; Ukrainian leader says it appears city no longer under Kyiv's control

News agencies | 10:15 | 05.21.23

Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit by Epstein accusers

Bank accused of missing red flags in Epstein's accounts that he was engaged in wrongdoing, now says invested billions in better controls, processes and training; similar cases against JPMorgan Chase & Co still pending

Reuters | 23:52 | 05.18.23

קניה זירת ה טבח של כת ה הרעבה של ה כומר פול מקנזי

Kenya's 'starvation cult' shocks world with over 200 victims dead

International reports say the cult's actions, led by pastor Paul Mackenzie, are the most horrifying event of cult killing in the modern era; the victims believed they would meet Jesus

Ynet | 22:01 | 05.17.23

Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat, in rare address

The author receives British "Freedom to Publish" award speaks on Twitter, nine months after stabbing attack by Muslim zealot, that leaves him blind in one eye, after years under threat by Iranian mullahs, for his writing

Associated Press | 14:50 | 05.16.23

UAE invites Syria's Assad to climate summit

COP28 is being held in Dubai at the end of the year; The Arab League readmitted Syria after more than a decade of suspension

Reuters | 16:38 | 05.15.23

Turkey faces runoff election with Erdogan leading

Erdogan performed better than pre-election polls had predicted, and he appeared in a confident and combative mood as he addressed his supporters

Reuters | 09:22 | 05.15.23

Turkey election rivals both claim early lead but runoff likely

Early results put Erdogan comfortably ahead, but as the count continued his advantage eroded, with a runoff on May 28 beckoning in one of the most consequential elections in the country's 100-year history

Reuters | 22:34 | 05.14.23

רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן וכמאל קיליצ'דראולו מצביעים בקלפיות

Winds of change: Will Erdogan lose the elections in Turkey?

Recent opinion polls suggest sitting president trailing behind moderate rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, bringing a potential end to his two-decade reign

ynet correspondents | 16:47 | 05.14.23

A banner of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections

Turkish elections unlikely to change Israel-Turkey relations

Today Turkey decides the fate of the country, but what will this historic election mean for Israel-Turkey relations? Ynet speaks to experts and members of the Jewish community about the state of democracy and what they expect in the aftermath of elections.

Emily Schrader | 09:04 | 05.14.23

Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections nearing end

Erdogan dismisses speculation that he wouldn’t cede power if he lost by calling the question “very ridiculous” w

Associated Press | 16:21 | 05.13.23

U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib to hold Nakba Day event in Congress building

Congress Capitol Visitor Center auditorium to host multiple anti-Israel NGOs at the Capitol building for event calling Israel's establishment a 'catastrophe'

Emily Schrader | 00:20 | 05.10.23

ולדימיר פוטין נואם ב רוסיה מוסקבה יום הניצחון

Putin tells WWII event West is waging a 'real war' on Russia

In relatively limited affair compared with previous years, Putin praised soldiers taking part in the war in Ukraine and urged Russians to stand together

Associated Press | 13:52 | 05.09.23

All eyes on the throne: King Charles III takes the crown

King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years

Ynet, Agencies | 18:17 | 05.06.23

UK republicans want coronation to be the last

Republican activists seek to build momentum to dislodge Britain's 1,000-year-old monarchy. and see the coronation as a moment of opportunity while others lament the cost of coronation to UK's ecomony

Associated Press | 21:32 | 05.04.23

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to kill Putin with Kremlin drone strike

Senior Ukrainian presidential official says Kyiv had nothing to do with any drone attack on the Kremlin and that such actions would achieve nothing on the battlefield and would only provoke Russia to take more radical actions

Reuters | 17:16 | 05.03.23

סרביה בלגרד אירוע ירי בית ספר תלמיד כיתה ז' בן 14 פתח באש רצח מאבטח ו פצע תלמידים

Boy shoots dead nine people in Belgrade classroom

Police said a seventh-grade student in custody after opening fire on other students and security guards; authorities say at least six hospitalized in incident rare in Serbia

Reuters | 13:14 | 05.03.23

בריטניה לונדון תיירים ליד ארמון בקינגהאם יום שלישי לפני הכתרת המלך צ'רלס

Attempted break-in at Buckingham Palace days before coronation

Arrest, controlled explosion after knife-carrying man throws shotgun cartridges on palace grounds and shouts that he is going to 'kill the king'

Ynet and agencies | 12:52 | 05.03.23

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as king reaches out

Rabbi Nicky Liss, rabbi at Highgate Synagogue in north London, says Jews appreciated Charles' pledge to promote the co-existence of all faiths; 'our history hasn't always been so simple and we haven't always lived freely' he says

Associated Press | 14:56 | 05.02.23

Controversial TV host Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News

With no reason given for abrupt exit, conservative network says star host - who has been its biggest draw for years - leaving just days after Dominion saga had concluded

Gilad Meiri | 21:49 | 04.24.23

UK's Labour suspends Diane Abbott for saying Jews experience prejudice, not racism

Abbott formerly a close ally of ousted Labour leader Corbyn blocked from leadership over his antisemitism, apologizes in a Tweet claiming published comments to the Observer were from a draft

Reuters | 20:03 | 04.23.23

Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 85

Large crowds gathered to collect donations when armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control, causing Yemen’s deadliest incident in years not related to the country’s long-running war; videos posted on social media shows dozens of bodies, some motionless, and others screaming as people try to help

Associated Press | 09:48 | 04.20.23

The grim fate of critics and dissidents in Vladimir Putin's Russia

Politicians, journalists and even comedians have either paid with their lives under suspicious circumstances or have fled Putin's grasp for fear of reprisal

Ynet, AFP | 18:42 | 04.19.23

Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over U.S. election lies

Settlement, which legal experts say is the largest struck by an American media company, announced by the two sides while second voting technology company suit still pending

Reuters | 12:10 | 04.19.23

Nikki Fried, who chairs Florida’s Democratic Party, was arrested at a protest for abortion rights

Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

Nikki Fried was amongst the 10 arrested demonstrators in the protest in opposition to a proposed six-week abortion ban - 'I’m out. And not ever backing down,' she tweeted

Ben Sales / JTA | 11:21 | 04.05.23

Following indictment, Trump arraignment to be held in NY State Court

Planning to plead 'not guilty', former U.S. president called to answer for charges related to alleged hush money payment and cover-up involving porn star Stormy Daniels; 'Donald Trump is defiant and focused,' close adviser says

Gilad Meiri | 17:51 | 04.04.23

Kremlin threatens action as Finland joins NATO

Dmitry Peskov says expansion of NATO is an 'encroachment on our security and on Russia's national interests' and that Moscow to watch closely for any NATO military deployments in Finland.

Reuters | 14:30 | 04.04.23

The damaged remains of the Walnut Ridge neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas.

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake U.S. Midwest, South

More than 530,000 homes and businesses without power as of midday Saturday, over 200,000 of them in Ohio, according to PowerOutage.us. in sprawling storm system also brought wildfires to the southern Plains

Associated Press | 08:37 | 04.02.23

נשיא ארה"ב לשעבר דונלד טראמפ משוחח עם עיתונאים ב מטוס פרטי שלו אחרי עצרת בחירות ב טקסס

Trump indicted in New York, a first for a US ex-president -New York Times

charges, arising from an investigation led by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, could reshape the 2024 presidential race although Trump says will not drop out

Reuters | 00:55 | 03.31.23

Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in downtown Baghdad, in this April 9, 2003

Twenty years after U.S. invasion, post-Saddam Iraq still waiting for democracy

Commentary: With dictator gone and ISIS defeated, troubled Arab nation still struggling to implement true democracy after hasty U.S. withdrawal, leaving citizens with more questions than answers

Smadar Perry, Gilad Meiri | 21:22 | 03.20.23

BDS targets South African students for student charity

Jewish students at the University of Pretoria were targeted and harassed for raising funds for students in need on campus due to the fact they are "zionsts" in latest antisemitic campaign: "They are using zionism as a mask, because they are attacking me as a Jew"

Emily Schrader, Johannesburg | 17:24 | 03.17.23

אוסטריה וינה אבטחה חשש ל מתקפת טרור קתדרלת סטפנוס הקדוש

Austrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship

Police in Vienna says that they had heightened security in front of certain buildings and increased the presence of officers in locations considered under threat

Associated Press | 23:27 | 03.15.23

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces new pro-Israel group

After resigning from his position due to sexual harassment allegations, Cuomo says new organization: Progressives For Israel, to address support for the Mideast nation in the Democrat Party

Jacob Henry/JTA | 16:57 | 03.15.23

At least 7 dead after shooting in Hamburg, Focus Online reports

German police are searching for the attackers, who are still at large, according to local media reports

News agencies | 00:20 | 03.10.23

Sampling of propaganda distributed by FRM in 2022

White supremacist propaganda soars to all-time high in U.S., report says

Hate monitor ADL reports 6,751 incidents of white supremacist propaganda distribution and events were recorded in 2022, a 38% increase over the previous year

Daniel Edelson, New York | 13:57 | 03.09.23

A hidden corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Giza that was discovered by researches from the the Scan Pyramids project by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry of Antiquities is seen in Giza, Egypt March 2, 2023

Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza

Using non-invasive technology to peer inside the pyramids, the Scan Pyramids project discovers corridor likely created to redistribute the pyramid's weight around the main entrance now used by tourists

Reuters | 19:21 | 03.02.23

Nuclear symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration

Iran can make fissile material for a bomb 'in about 12 days,' U.S. official says

Washington's projection down from the estimated one year it would have taken Islamic Republic while 2015 nuclear deal was in effect

Reuters | 23:32 | 02.28.23

Alleged Nazi war criminal dies, ending case against him

Man allegedly worked at Ravensbrueck concentration camp between 1943-1945 and was suspected of being an accessory to murder, he was close to being charged and a trial was planned for next year

AFP | 22:40 | 02.28.23

UN Human Rights Council to host Iranian foreign minister

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian invited despite Iran facing intense scrutiny in recent months over its human rights violations against women; Israel's envoy to UN calls Iran 'world’s worst women’s rights abuser'

Emily Schrader | 12:11 | 02.27.23

Biden yanks human rights candidate over anti-Israel comments

State Department says the candidacy of James Cavallaro was pulled after an article that reveales a history of posts critical of Israel and U.S. policy to support it

Associated Press | 08:51 | 02.15.23

Turkey starts legal action against builders as quake death toll tops 33,000

Death toll hits 29,695 in Turkey, more than 3,500 in Syria; hundreds of thousands homeless in middle of winter; UN aid chief says world has failed people of northwest Syria

Reuters | 10:13 | 02.13.23

Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000

International rescue teams work through the night to locate and save survivors as the survival window for those trapped under the rubble or was closing rapidly

Associated Press | 08:59 | 02.09.23

Turkey, Syria quake death toll nears 10,000; deadliest in decade

International rescue teams in Turkey and Syria continue to work tirelessly to locate and rescue people trapped in collapsed buildings as the number of deaths continues to climb

Associated Press | 13:27 | 02.08.23

British clergyman accused of antisemitism is barred from Church of England through 2030

Stephen Sizer claims Israel behind U.S. 9/11 attack British Jewish community welcomed the church tribunal’s decision saying adding this behavior undermines Christian-Jewish relations, giving encouragement to conspiracy theories and tropes

David I. Klein/JTA | 10:02 | 02.01.23

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington

Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

Vote to oust outspoken Israel opponent could come as early as Wednesday; Omar says some people do not believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress let alone serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee

Associated Press | 09:15 | 02.01.23

Muslim man postpones Torah burning protest outside of Israeli embassy in Sweden

The man says he is trying to spark debate and expose a double standard in the treatment of Muslims and Jews in Sweden; adds that provocative protest outside Israeli embassy may shed further light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JTA/ David I. Klein | 19:22 | 01.31.23

Members of the Syrian regime forces in the city of Al-Bukamal

Truck convoy carrying Iranian arms destroyed in eastern Syria attack, war monitor says

Watchdog says six trucks transporting Iranian-made weapons came under aerial assault in Al-Bukamal area minutes after crossing border from Iraq

Daniel Salami | 18:25 | 01.30.23

שוטרים מחוץ ל קונסוליה של שבדיה ב איסטנבול טורקיה

U.S. warns of possible terror attacks in Turkey after Quran burning

Americans issue second warning in matter of days about 'imminent retaliatory attacks by terrorists' against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions; Turkey warned its citizens against 'Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks' in the U.S. and Europe

Reuters, i24NEWS | 15:11 | 01.30.23

Russia not invited to ceremony marking Auschwitz liberation

As Ukraine war nears one-year mark, spokesman for museum at site of former Nazi death camp says Russian representatives excluded from event

i24NEWS | 09:37 | 01.26.23

President Biden announcing military package for Ukraine, along with Secretary of State Blinken (left) and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

Biden: 'The U.S will be sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine'

Praising Ukraine's 'indomitable determination to live free', U.S. president announces further military assistance to help Kyiv fend off Russian aggression

Gilad Meiri | 21:18 | 01.25.23

שבעה הרוגים מירי באזור סן פרנסיסקו קליפורניה

California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings

The suspects in both shooting were men of retirement age, much older than is typical for perpetrators of deadly mass shootings; investigators looking into unconfirmed reports that the violence may have been sparked by jealousy or relationship issues

Reuters | 13:45 | 01.24.23

Ten killed in mass shooting in Los Angeles Lunar New Year celebration

Police say suspect managed to escape the scene with manhunt still underway; motive behind attack still unknown

Reuters | 14:23 | 01.22.23

Human Rights Watch executive director Ken Roth

Harvard extends fellowship offer to leading Israel critic Ken Roth

School dean Douglas Elmendorf says his previous decision not to offer the fellowship to HRW head Roth was a mistake; says change based on evaluation of his potential contributions to the School

JTA/Andrew Lapin | 22:41 | 01.19.23

World News

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Reuters

Drones hit buildings in Moscow, several downed on approach to capital - officials

Reuters

Russia puts U.S. Senator Graham on wanted list - Russian media

Reuters

Difficulties on the way to US visa exemption - 'Israel does not yet meet the requirements'

Itamar Eichner

Erdogan's moment of truth: Turkey heads to decisive presidential election runoff

Smadar Perry

Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Reuters

Truck with Nazi swastika flag crashes into White House barrier

Ynet, news agencies

U.S. bunker buster briefly reappears amid Iran nuclear tensions

Associated Press

Russia says captured Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Zelensky appears to confirm

News agencies

Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit by Epstein accusers

Reuters

Kenya's 'starvation cult' shocks world with over 200 victims dead

Ynet

Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat, in rare address

Associated Press

UAE invites Syria's Assad to climate summit

Reuters

Turkey faces runoff election with Erdogan leading

Reuters

Turkey election rivals both claim early lead but runoff likely

Reuters

Winds of change: Will Erdogan lose the elections in Turkey?

ynet correspondents

Turkish elections unlikely to change Israel-Turkey relations

Emily Schrader

Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections nearing end

Associated Press

U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib to hold Nakba Day event in Congress building

Emily Schrader

Putin tells WWII event West is waging a 'real war' on Russia

Associated Press

All eyes on the throne: King Charles III takes the crown

Ynet, Agencies

UK republicans want coronation to be the last

Associated Press

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to kill Putin with Kremlin drone strike

Reuters

Boy shoots dead nine people in Belgrade classroom

Reuters

Attempted break-in at Buckingham Palace days before coronation

Ynet and agencies

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as king reaches out

Associated Press

Controversial TV host Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News

Gilad Meiri

UK's Labour suspends Diane Abbott for saying Jews experience prejudice, not racism

Reuters

Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 85

Associated Press

The grim fate of critics and dissidents in Vladimir Putin's Russia

Ynet, AFP

Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over U.S. election lies

Reuters

Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

Ben Sales / JTA

Following indictment, Trump arraignment to be held in NY State Court

Gilad Meiri

Kremlin threatens action as Finland joins NATO

Reuters

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake U.S. Midwest, South

Associated Press

Trump indicted in New York, a first for a US ex-president -New York Times

Reuters

Twenty years after U.S. invasion, post-Saddam Iraq still waiting for democracy

Smadar Perry, Gilad Meiri

BDS targets South African students for student charity

Emily Schrader, Johannesburg

Austrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship

Associated Press

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces new pro-Israel group

Jacob Henry/JTA

At least 7 dead after shooting in Hamburg, Focus Online reports

News agencies

White supremacist propaganda soars to all-time high in U.S., report says

Daniel Edelson, New York

Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza

Reuters

Iran can make fissile material for a bomb 'in about 12 days,' U.S. official says

Reuters

Alleged Nazi war criminal dies, ending case against him

AFP

UN Human Rights Council to host Iranian foreign minister

Emily Schrader

Biden yanks human rights candidate over anti-Israel comments

Associated Press

Turkey starts legal action against builders as quake death toll tops 33,000

Reuters

Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000

Associated Press

Turkey, Syria quake death toll nears 10,000; deadliest in decade

Associated Press

British clergyman accused of antisemitism is barred from Church of England through 2030

David I. Klein/JTA

Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

Associated Press

Muslim man postpones Torah burning protest outside of Israeli embassy in Sweden

JTA/ David I. Klein

Truck convoy carrying Iranian arms destroyed in eastern Syria attack, war monitor says

Daniel Salami

U.S. warns of possible terror attacks in Turkey after Quran burning

Reuters, i24NEWS

Russia not invited to ceremony marking Auschwitz liberation

i24NEWS

Biden: 'The U.S will be sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine'

Gilad Meiri

California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings

Reuters

Ten killed in mass shooting in Los Angeles Lunar New Year celebration

Reuters

Harvard extends fellowship offer to leading Israel critic Ken Roth

JTA/Andrew Lapin