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In the public highlight of the much anticipated summit, President Trump and Russian President Putin held off in a lively press conference. As if to set the stage for a media…
Two leaders of the conservative House Freedom Caucus want the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened congressional aides in a January meeting. Rep. Mark…
A Russian national with alleged ties to a top Russian official was charged in federal court in Washington Monday with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation,…
“Bizarre.” ‘’Shameful.” ‘’Disgraceful.” That’s the swift and sweeping condemnation directed at President Donald Trump on Monday after he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a stunning appearance in Helsinki —…
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Israel Closes Kerem Shalom CrossingIsrael will close the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza to gas and fuel shipments, by order of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, according to media reports on Monday night. The decision…
Education Minister Naftali Bennett continued to press his criticism of the handling of the Gaza crisis on Monday, saying, “I am not a rubber stamp” for the government’s policy. “I…
Fires, Sirens in South Despite CeasefireArson attacks pelted southern Israel again on Monday despite the ceasefire with Hamas, igniting a number of fires. The IDF responded in the afternoon with airstrikes against two Hamas positions…
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Prices for flights to Uman, Ukraine, before Rosh Hashanah are expected to drop this year as a result of an agreement reached by the Civil Aviation Authority with the Ukrainian…
Klal Yisrael mourned the petirah of the renowned Mekubal and Posek, Hagaon Harav Sroya Deblitzky, zt”l. Rav Deblitzky, who was a mechaber of many sefarim on Kabbalah, was niftar on…
A letter sent Wednesday by two leading American askanim to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and MK Yuval Steinitz pleaded with the two officials to “maintain the kedushat haKotel as it…
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An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said.…
Woman Swerves Off Cliff and Survives 7 Days Trapped On a Secluded BeachAngela Hernandez does not remember much about the accident — plummeting down an oceanside cliff in central California. She does not remember hitting her head, fracturing ribs and her collar…
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A Crocodile Killed an Indonesian Man – So His Village Killed Nearly 300 CrocsThe villagers buried Sugito on Saturday, but putting his body into the ground was not a calming act of catharsis. Instead, mourners in the Sorong district of West Papua, Indonesia,…
France Shuts Russia Business Office Amid ‘Degraded’ AffairsFrance has announced the closure of its office in Russia that promotes exports and investments in France. A statement by the French Embassy on Monday said the decision to close…
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