Category: World News
Russia jails American Stephen Hubbard over fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
Fox News A Russian court sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison Monday after he was convicted on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Investigators alleged during a closed-door trial that Stephen Hubbard of Michigan was paid $1,000 a month to enlist in a Ukrainian defense unit in Izyum, a…
Read MoreBenjamin Netanyahu’s Churchill moment comes amid multifront war against Iranian terror, expert says
Fox News JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reeling exactly a year ago from the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust: A staggering 3,800 trained Hamas terrorists from an overall number of 6,000 Palestinians invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The Iranian-backed Hamas and its supporters unleashed a scale of unprecedented…
Read MoreRussian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was traded for Brittney Griner, to sell weapons to Iran-backed Houthis
Fox News Viktor Bout, the notorious Russian arms dealer released in a prisoner exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is now attempting to broker arms deals with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to the Wall Street Journal. Bout, 57, is known as the “Merchant of Death” and now serves as a local politician in Russian…
Read MoreHamas launches rockets from Gaza one year after Oct. 7 attacks, while IDF strikes terror targets
Fox News The Israel Defense Forces announced Monday that multiple rockets were fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack that launched the war. Military officials say the Israeli Air Force “intercepted five launches that crossed from the north of the Gaza Strip” into Israel. The Jerusalem…
Read MoreHezbollah rocket attack on Israel hits Haifa for first time
Fox News Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, on Monday in the first direct attack on the city since the conflict began. Hezbollah’s “Fadi 1” missiles landed in Haifa early Monday morning as the country began to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre. Two rockets hit Haifa and five more hit…
Read MoreLive Updates: A Year After Hamas Attack, Israelis and Palestinians Reflect on Loss
New York Times Israelis are gathering to remember those killed and abducted last Oct. 7. For Palestinians in Gaza, there is no reprieve from a war that has killed tens of thousands. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/06/world/israel-hamas-october-7-gaza-war
Read MoreLive Updates: Israel Sends More Troops to Fight Hezbollah in Lebanon
New York Times Explosions were also heard in Tel Aviv as Hamas carried out new rocket attacks from Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/07/world/israel-iran-hezbollah-lebanon
Read MoreSaving lives on ‘Death Street,’ how an Israeli kindergarten teacher became a battlefield hero on October 7
Fox News SOUTHERN ISRAEL – Tali Hadad is a 49-year-old mother of six and a kindergarten teacher whose days would normally be spent teaching basic reading, math and social skills to 5-year-olds. She never imagined that one day she would be forced to make life-or-death decisions while under fire in the middle of a war…
Read MoreNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
New York Times The prize was awarded for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html
Read MoreAmerican Jews cope with the fallout a year after the Oct. 7 attacks
Washington Post The events have spurred an identity crisis among some American Jews, as they increase spirituality, confront antisemitism — and purchase guns. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/american-jews-antisemitism-israel-gaza-attacks-anniversary/
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