Category: 4. World
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UNRWA’s Nobel Peace Prize Candidacy remains despite Hamas links
The UN and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) have retained their Nobel Peace Prize award candidacy, which its winner will be announced on October 11. Despite evidence collected by the IDF since the… Continue Reading
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Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok sensation, dies at 100
Lily Ebert, the Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor who educated millions on TikTok and cultivated a late-in-life friendship with King Charles III, died Wednesday at her home in London. She was 100. Ebert’s death was announced… Continue Reading
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Brooklyn Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary
No, the United States government is not suing a Jewish book, though the title of the legal case might make it seem that way: “United States Of America v. In Re The Chamisa Humshe Torrah (Five Books of Moses)… Continue Reading
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Biden, Netanyahu speak ahead of expected Israeli retaliation on Iran
US President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as Israel weighs the scope of its anticipated retaliatory strike on Iran. The call which lasted about 45 minutes marks the first time the two leaders have… Continue Reading
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Trump congratulates Netanyahu on Hezbollah attacks
Former US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel’s assassination of the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah. Trump, who is the… Continue Reading
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Israeli embassy in Rome honors victims of October 7 with ceremony
The Israeli Embassy in Italy, together with the Union of Italian Jewish Communities and the Jewish Community of Rome, held a ceremony at the Great Synagogue of Rome to honor the victims of October 7. The event was attended by Israel’s… Continue Reading
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Russia removes Taliban from terror list amid IS-KP cooperation
[Islamabad] Russia has officially decided to remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations, although some legal procedures remain incomplete, according to a report from Russia’s state news agency, TASS, on Friday. For more… Continue Reading
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Israel aims for first nations league points against France and Italy
The Israel National Team will play in a pair of Nations League clashes against France and Italy as the blue-and-white look to find its first points in the campaign that began in early September. Ran Ben Shimon’s squad will face Les Bleus… Continue Reading
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Russia’s Wagner recovers bodies of fighters killed in Africa
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said that its fighters had recovered the bodies of its mercenaries killed in a July battle with Tuareg rebels and Islamists during a desert sandstorm in Mali. Mali, where military authorities seized power in… Continue Reading
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Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord
Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, the country’s infotech regulator said on Wednesday. Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) published the decision on the… Continue Reading