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Shanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing

Shanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing

Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing starting Monday amid surging infections. The eastern… Read More ›

Israeli political leaders across the board condemn deadly terror attack

Israeli political leaders across the board condemn deadly terror attack

Bennett posts condolences on Twitter, says terrorists and their helpers will be chased down and prosecuted; Ra’am party says Arab citizens reject violence, calls for… Read More ›

Hesped Of Rav Chaim’s Son, Rav Shlomo Kanievski: My Father Wouldn’t Eat Without My Mother

Hesped Of Rav Chaim’s Son, Rav Shlomo Kanievski: My Father Wouldn’t Eat Without My Mother

JERUSALEM — Rabbi Shlomo Kanievski, the younger son of Rav Chaim Kanievski Zts’l, related personal reminiscences from growing up with his father: “Abba, how did… Read More ›

Biden’s European trip will be heavy on displays of Western unity but could be light on actions to stop Putin’s Ukraine war

Biden’s European trip will be heavy on displays of Western unity but could be light on actions to stop Putin’s Ukraine war

President Joe Biden and his fellow world leaders hope to finalize and unveil a package of new measures to punish Russia, help Ukraine and demonstrate… Read More ›

Bennett was the lead mediator between Russia and Ukraine – report

Bennett was the lead mediator between Russia and Ukraine – report

Both Moscow and Kyiv expressed openness to holding peace talks in Jerusalem.   Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was the lead mediator between Russia and Ukraine,… Read More ›

Ukraine Refugees Tell Harrowing Tales Even As Numbers Ease

Ukraine Refugees Tell Harrowing Tales Even As Numbers Ease

  SUCEAVA, Romania (AP) — Elena Yurchuk saw families with children blown up and the hospital she worked in reduced to rubble during Russia’s invasion… Read More ›

Russia has requested military assistance from China in Ukraine, US official says

Russia has requested military assistance from China in Ukraine, US official says

  Washington, DC – Russia has asked China for military assistance in Ukraine, including drones, as it continues its unprovoked invasion, a senior US official… Read More ›

United Airlines To Bring Back Workers Idled Over Vaccination

United Airlines To Bring Back Workers Idled Over Vaccination

  CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines will bring back employees who were placed on unpaid leave last year because they refused to get vaccinated against… Read More ›

Ukraine’s FM claims El Al making money ‘soaked in Ukrainian blood’

Ukraine’s FM claims El Al making money ‘soaked in Ukrainian blood’

The Israeli airline hit out at the Kuleba’s claims, stating that Russian banking system ‘Mir’ had already been blocked since last month.   Ukraine’s foreign… Read More ›

Here’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital

Here’s what we know about the 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside Ukraine’s capital

For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an… Read More ›

Ukraine-Russia war: Shelling of Kharkiv is a war crime – Zelensky

Ukraine-Russia war: Shelling of Kharkiv is a war crime – Zelensky

Ukraine’s ambassador to the US accused Moscow of using a vacuum bomb in its invasion * Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said states that commit war… Read More ›

Ukraine: 3,500 Russian troops killed or injured, Russia ‘not advancing’

Ukraine: 3,500 Russian troops killed or injured, Russia ‘not advancing’

President Zelensky, his advisors, as well as U.S. officials say Ukraine’s forces putting up ‘determined resistance’ to Russian advancement on Kyiv, which has been pounded… Read More ›

Israel weighs its neutrality on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Israel weighs its neutrality on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Analysis: Political experts say Lapid’s recent comments suggest Jewish state is about to break its years-long neutral stance on Russia, having come under criticism from… Read More ›

‘Major war in Europe’ could be triggered any moment, Ukraine president warns

‘Major war in Europe’ could be triggered any moment, Ukraine president warns

Zelensky makes emotional appeal for peace in Russian as Pentagon says soldiers ‘are ready to go right now’; pictures show major tank and troop buildup… Read More ›

ANOTHER: Pregnant Jewish Woman Assaulted on London Bus

ANOTHER: Pregnant Jewish Woman Assaulted on London Bus

  STAMFORD HILL — Yet another vicious antisemitic attack in London, the latest in a wave of hate crimes against local Jews. A pregnant Jewish… Read More ›

Young Charedi Girl Miraculously Unscathed After Car Ambushed by Arabs

Young Charedi Girl Miraculously Unscathed After Car Ambushed by Arabs

  LOD — The violence in mixed Israeli cities continues. On Motzei Shabbos, a Chabad family was ambushed by a terrifying group of Arab rioters.… Read More ›

Analysis: Ukrainians are wondering if their comedian-turned-president can handle the world stage

Analysis: Ukrainians are wondering if their comedian-turned-president can handle the world stage

  Kyiv – On Monday, as Ukraine was bracing for a possible Russian invasion and another punishing Covid-19 wave, President Volodymyr Zelensky held an event… Read More ›

How a Russian invasion in Ukraine could disrupt life in America

How a Russian invasion in Ukraine could disrupt life in America

New York – If Russia invades Ukraine, global stock markets could be in for a rough ride — much worse than most other geopolitical events… Read More ›

Judge Rules That Two Gur Sisters Who Left Parents Home Will Stay With ‘Neutral’ Chasidic Family

Judge Rules That Two Gur Sisters Who Left Parents Home Will Stay With ‘Neutral’ Chasidic Family

JERUSALEM — A Tel Aviv court has ruled in a closed hearing regarding the two young women from a Gur hasidic family who disappeared from their… Read More ›

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent

Beijing – As the Winter Games get underway in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” — a zone sealing… Read More ›