South Korean President Travels To UAE, Seeks Arms Sales
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand its m...
Deaths From Strike On Ukraine Apartment Building Rise To 25
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 25 Sunday, President Volodymyr Zel...
IDF Forces Thwart Two Terror Attacks, Three Terrorists Killed
JERUSALEM (JNS) — A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces after attacking them with a knife near Ofra in Samaria on Sunday morning.
The Israeli troops were being stoned b...
Israeli Protest Leaders Call For Strikes, Blocking Roads After Government Vows To Implement Judicial Reforms
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite a significant crowd - estimated at 80,000 by some news outlets - gathering in Tel Aviv Saturday night in driving rain to protest against judicial refo...
Plane Crashes During Landing In Nepal Resort Town, At Least 32 Dead
NEW YORK(AP) — A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, killing at least 32...
IDF Soldier Killed After Accidental Grenade Explosion At Army Base, 3 Injured
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF announced that an Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded, one seriously, after a grenade accidentally exploded late Saturday night at a m...
President Herzog: ‘We Are In The Grips Of Profound Disagreement Which Is Tearing Our Nation Apart’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the fierce public opposition to the new Israeli government's plans for judicial reform, President Herzog has been spearheading efforts to media...
China Reports 60,000 COVID-Related Deaths, Says Peak Passed
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent i...
Egypt Says Ancient Royal Tomb Unearthed In Luxor
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures dating back to the pharaohs, authorities said Saturday.
Mos...
Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate In Tel Aviv Against Judicial Reforms : ‘Poisonous To Democracy’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged to the Habima square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. In driving rain, the protesters spoke out against the judicial...
Israeli Army Kills 2 Palestinian Gunmen, Says Shot At Troops
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian militants during a military raid in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, while a third Palestinian died ...
Rifts In Russian Military Command Seen Amid Ukraine Fighting
MOSCOW (AP) - As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military ...
France: Girl, 3, Dead After Being Found In Washing Machine
PARIS (AP) — Paris authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was found in the washing machine of her family's apartment, prosecutors said.
An investigatio...
Israel’s Outgoing Army Chief Rebukes Far-Right Government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's outgoing army chief on Friday warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other cha...
Three Kfar Blum Youths Killed In Horrific Galilee Car Crash
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Three youths aged 16, 17 and 18 were killed and two other people moderately injured after a late-night collision between two cars near the community of Beit H...
WATCH: Former Israel Supreme Justice Aharon Barak Places Tefillin After Contentious Mishpacha Interview
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In what has been viewed by many as a media gimmick, former Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak was photographed by the Mishpacha magazine wearing...
Shalom, Slurpee: Israel Gets Its First 7-Eleven In Convenience Store Chain’s Planned Wave
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Yoav Silberstein, 16, waited an hour and a half to get into 7-Eleven’s new flagship — and so far only — store in Israel. Located in the heart of Tel Aviv in Dizen...
What’s Behind The New Trend Of Muslim Worship At Rachel’s Tomb? Not What You Think
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The tourist bus that parked opposite Rachel’s Tomb two weeks ago, on one of the days of the Hanukkah holiday, did not attract any special attention—until the mome...
Young Arab Doctor Becomes Youngest Medical Professor in Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) - At the mere age of 35, Dr. Abdulla Watad from the Arab village of Jatt, a senior rheumatologist specializing in autoimmune diseases, has gotten a title that m...
EU Court: Tourists May Get Refunds Over COVID Measures
BERLIN (AP) — Travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund, the European...