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Suspect charged with multiple hate crimes after incident at Central Synagogue, days after rabbis warned Mamdani about his rhetoric The post Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant — NYPD appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Soldiers of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center destroyed or damaged nearly 2,400 Russian vehicles, command-and-staff vehicles and pieces of specialized equipment over the past month.

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A three-month-old boy was killed and 11 people injured, including two children, in a Russian drone attack on a residential building in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Neither the storied Jewish newspaper nor Alyssa Katz, who took on the role in January, immediately comment publicly on her departure The post Forward editor-in-chief out just months after taking post appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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First responders are working at the scene, Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said

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Rashida Tlaib rally cancelled after Florida lawmaker calls its 'anti-jew' A South Florida site backed out of hosting a rally with Democratic US Representative Rashida Tlaib, a vocal critic of Israel's government, after complaints by a Democratic state lawmaker in the party's latest flashpoint over its stance on Israel. Tlaib, the first Palestinian American member of Congress, was scheduled to appear on Friday at a rally for three candidates in Florida's upcoming Democratic Party primary. Howeve

LAHORE: The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) of the Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of possible high flooding in storm-water nullahs linked to the Chenab and Ravi rivers from Aug 15 to 21 as flows in these waterways continue to rise. The FFD said flows at major rim-gauging stations of the Chenab and Ravi were expected to remain at low flood levels during the period, while adjoining nullahs could experience low to medium flooding. However, a significant increase in flows in tributar
Hamas likely to elect Gaza political bureau head next week, report says Hamas is expected to hold internal elections in the Gaza Strip next week to choose the head of its political bureau for the territory, Arab48 reported. Ali Al-Amoudi is the most likely candidate to succeed Khalil Al-Hayya, who was elected head of Hamas’s political bureau in July after competing against Khaled Meshaal, Arab48 reported, citing Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper. Al-Amoudi was among the Hamas leaders closest to form

Experts say disputes over alleged efforts aimed at suppressing or targeting voters cut to the heart of the democratic process in a way that makes the October election among Israel's most consequential The post Ballot battlefield takes shape as sides tussle over voters homebound and homeward bound appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday proposed that the...

China has completed a record 582-tonne superconducting magnet for its "Artificial Sun" fusion project, a major step toward its goal of demonstrating fusion-powered electricity generation by 2030.
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SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday proposed that the...

Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Liberal senator Andrew McLachlan has publicly backed Andrew Bragg and urged colleagues to “follow his lead” after a public speech that has split colleagues and triggered a rebuke from opposition leader, Angus Taylor. At the National Press Club on Wednesday, Bragg announced a policy to slash the national const
Hezbollah chief says Israel ‘only understands the language of force’ Hezbollah’s secretary general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said Israel’s 33-day war against Lebanon in 2006 has proved that “the occupying regime only understands the language of force”, Press TV reported. In a speech on the anniversary of Hezbollah’s “victory” against Israel in the 2006 war, Qassem said the 2006 war began after the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah with the “aim of securing the release of Lebanese abductee

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SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday proposed that the...

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Saudi Arabia condemns attack on UAE tankers in Hormuz Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has strongly condemned an attack on two tankers belonging to the UAE’s oil giant ADNOC while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the ministry said that “the recurrence of these attacks constitutes a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the security and safety of maritime navigation and global energy supplies.” #Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s stronge
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a mechanism for the free transfer to museums in foreign countries of designated examples of destroyed Russian military equipment. In particular, museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and the Netherlands will receive captured T-72 tanks for exhibition purposes.

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia.
An additional earthquake was detected in the same region soon after, with BMKG noting its classification as magnitude 5.5 following an earlier classification of 6.3.

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UK cops say Jason Arday's death 'not believed to be suspicious'; his family decries 'campaign of sustained abuse ... by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him' The post Youngest Black professor at Cambridge found dead after resigning amid plagiarism scandal appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Three Palestinian injured in firing by Israeli army, settlers Three Palestinians were injured in firing by the Israeli army and settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday evening, Wafa reported. A Palestinian resident of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, was wounded when Israeli troops fired live ammunition and concussion bombs at the residents. In the al-Edisa area of Bani Na’im town, east of Hebron, Israeli settlers shot and injured two Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent
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By Eman Abouhassira, Enas Alashray and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/CAIRO/GARDEN CITY, New York, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat on Saturday, while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to prepare for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war. Progress towards peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz remained halted, with no sign the warring parties were moving toward ending the conflict that the U.S. a
By Enas Alashray, Menna AlaaElDin and Humeyra Pamuk CAIRO/GARDEN CITY, New York, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Iran as "evil" and urged Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices. The comments suggested the warring parties remained far apart, with progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway both halted.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 38 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

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Sudan’s military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced government backing for legal, security, and political guarantees to enable an inclusive intra-Sudanese national dialogue proposed by an independent mechanism. Read more: https://t.co/8YfxDaB2mt #Sudan #Burhan #NationalDialogue

Sunny (Rahiman Ma) in the front joins in a Mongolian folk dance during a visit to the Xianghe community in Urumqi. —Photo by the writer “ASSALAM-o-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah-i-Wa Barakatuh.” This is how our tour guide greets us soon after landing at Urumqi Airport. She introduces herself as ‘Sunny’, and then tells us that her given name is Rahiman Ma. “You are Muslim?” I ask. “Alhamdolillah yes,” she smiles and nods. Urumqi, the capital and largest city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in N

US President Trump says that 'pretty soon' he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once Iran is defeated.

No casualties were reported, Penza Region Governor Oleg Melnichenko said
Oil climbs over $1 a barrel as expert warns of ‘day of reckoning’ Crude oil futures climbed over $1 a barrel on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on a peace agreement between the US and Iran. Reuters reported that Brent futures settled at $88.52 a barrel, up $1.45, or 1.67percent. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished at $82.40, up $1.15, or 1.42 percent. Brent and WTI were on track for weekly gains of 6.0 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively. "We're getting a rally going into