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Austria on knife-edge in far-right ‘election thriller’

Austria on knife-edge in far-right ‘election thriller’

With vote evenly split between Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer and Green-backed Alexander van der Bellen, outcome depends on postal ballot   AFP — Austrian far-right… Read More ›

Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria

Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria

Gen. Joseph Votel, head of US military’s Central Command, spends 11 hours in war-torn country overseeing anti-IS efforts   NORTHERN SYRIA (AP) — On a… Read More ›

Iraq launches operation to retake IS-held city of Fallujah

Iraq launches operation to retake IS-held city of Fallujah

Baghdad says forces dispatched to retake key city under control of terror group for more than 2 years   BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister… Read More ›

PM: Quit crying and moaning

PM: Quit crying and moaning

Benjamin Netanyahu defends his record and says that he has proven he cares about the future of Israel; he also says he wants to advance… Read More ›

Israeli children’s book wins over China

Israeli children’s book wins over China

Popular children’s book author Yanetz Levi’s series, ‘Adventures of Uncle Arie’ sells more than 50,000 copies in China; Levi arrives in China for a round… Read More ›

Lebanese Army builds observation towers on Israeli border

Lebanese Army builds observation towers on Israeli border

New observation towers which can see inside kibbutzim and IDF bases on the border with Lebanon have residents worried that they will be turned over… Read More ›

Former Mossad Chief: Now is the time to talk to Hamas, and Liberman may be the one to do so

Former Mossad Chief: Now is the time to talk to Hamas, and Liberman may be the one to do so

Efraim Halevy says at JPost Conference that “the leadership of Hamas knows they have no chance of destroying Israel.”   The time has come for… Read More ›

Dermer blasts ‘narrative’ of a moderate Iran and a peaceful Palestine

Dermer blasts ‘narrative’ of a moderate Iran and a peaceful Palestine

Dermer warned that world powers supporting France’s initiative would “unwittingly enable” Palestinian leadership to continue avoiding genuine negotiations.   NEW YORK – Israel’s ambassador to… Read More ›

White House: We look forward to working with Liberman as defense minister

White House: We look forward to working with Liberman as defense minister

Netanyahu to meet French PM today.   New York – The US is looking forward to working with the next Israeli defense minister, a senior… Read More ›

Deal with Yisrael Beytenu expected today

Deal with Yisrael Beytenu expected today

Sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would like to complete a deal on Sunday so Yisrael Beytenu can enter the coalition on… Read More ›

Hundreds protest Liberman’s appointment as defense minister

Hundreds protest Liberman’s appointment as defense minister

200 people demonstrate in Tel Aviv against Yisrael Beytenu’s entry into coalition   Hundreds of people on Saturday evening were protesting the appointment of Yisrael… Read More ›

The world’s 2 biggest terror groups are gearing up to battle each other in Syria

The world’s 2 biggest terror groups are gearing up to battle each other in Syria

  Experts have been warning for a while now that Al Qaeda is still very much a presence as a jihadist group, posing perhaps an… Read More ›

There may be a ‘new normal’ for a $3.5 trillion industry

There may be a ‘new normal’ for a $3.5 trillion industry

  The runaway growth story on Wall Street is starting to slow. Private equity firms have enjoyed startling growth over the past few years, posting a 13.7% compound… Read More ›

Elon Musk has Wall Street wrapped around his little finger

Elon Musk has Wall Street wrapped around his little finger

  Tesla banked almost $1.5 billion last week, selling new shares — to fund the launch of its now hotly anticipated Model 3 — at… Read More ›

New York, NY – NYPD Officer Stripped Of Gun, Badge After Pulling Gun On Video

New York, NY – NYPD Officer Stripped Of Gun, Badge After Pulling Gun On Video

New York, NY –  A New York City police officer shown on video pointing his gun at a bystander who was filming a police encounter… Read More ›

West Point, NY – VP Joe BIden: Diverse Military Of Gays And Women Strengthens US‎ Forces

West Point, NY – VP Joe BIden: Diverse Military Of Gays And Women Strengthens US‎ Forces

  West Point, NY – Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy’s class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women… Read More ›

Detroit – Holocaust Survivor Sings National Anthem At Tigers Game

Detroit – Holocaust Survivor Sings National Anthem At Tigers Game

  Detroit – An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor has fulfilled her longtime wish to sing the U.S. national anthem at a Major League Baseball game. Hermina… Read More ›

Cyclone Roanu batters Bangladesh, kills 21

Cyclone Roanu batters Bangladesh, kills 21

Tropical Cyclone Roanu lashed the coast of Bangladesh with heavy winds and sheets of rain, killing at least 21 people and forcing the evacuation of… Read More ›

Taliban leader Mullah Mansour likely killed in airstrike, U.S. officials say

Taliban leader Mullah Mansour likely killed in airstrike, U.S. officials say

Washington – Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was likely killed in an airstrike in Pakistan on Saturday, two U.S. officials told CNN. One of… Read More ›

Images of wreckage released in EgyptAir probe

Images of wreckage released in EgyptAir probe

Egypt’s military on Saturday displayed wreckage and personal belongings as searchers scoured the Mediterranean Sea for EgyptAir Flight 804’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders.… Read More ›