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Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and US President Donald Trump, all Republicans, have alluded to the idea of extending refugee status to Canadian Jews who fear antisemitism.

A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 09, 2026.
US Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican incumbent spars with Democrat challenger over antisemitism in strongly Jewish NY distict

The author's family poses for a portrait in Bayramaly, Turkmenistan, then part of the Soviet Union, in 1983. From left to right, her paternal grandmother, Rachel; her mother’s sister, Fatima, with Radmilla on her lap; her mother, Lyudmila; and her father, Ribi Amnun,

For some Jews, coming to America as a Jewish refugee still isn't enough to count - opinion

Guy Kapolnik holding up a certificate of graduation from an ATP CTP course.

Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash


US sanctions 10 international entities over allegedly procuring weapons for Iran's Defense Ministry

The sanctions, part of Operation Economic Outcast, include entities based in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed in Tehran Monday, 27th April 2026

CBS obtains messages sent between victim, defendant as alleged 2024 Cornell gang rape case reopens

"Not one of these guys was arrested. Not one. That I can tell you for a fact," Jane Doe's attorney, Thomas Giuffra, told CBS News New York last week. 

Seven Cornell University fraternity members accused of raping a 20-year-old student in 2024.

Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after murder case mistrial ruling

No one at Clancy's trial disputed that she strangled her three children with exercise bands on January 24, 2023, in the basement of their home in the Boston suburb of Duxbury.

Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Plymouth, US, September 4, 2026.

Iran offers up to $40,000 reward to Middle East citizens who capture, kill US soldiers - report

This is not the first time Iran has put out a bounty on US troops. In August, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami announced a similar $30,000 reward.

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption

The announcement follows Reuters reporting on Monday that the Trump administration was set to grant a one-month US Treasury waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to fly between Iran and Najaf.

Iraqi Airways aircraft are parked at the gates at Baghdad airport on February 20, 2025; Illustrative.

Iran's Islamic regime using Tether cryptocurrency as 'financial lifeline,' US Senate report charges

The report ⁠found that 84% of crypto wallets that have been sanctioned by the US transacted in USDT, such as to help ​the Iranian government move money across its borders and support ​its currency.

Tether cryptocurrency logo displayed on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 2, 2021.

Iranians stagger under soaring cost of living after seven months of war with the US

How far economic strain may push Iran towards diplomatic compromise is unclear, as it tightens its own stranglehold on Gulf energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil and gas prices.

An Iranian woman shops in a store in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026.

CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block against Trump's White House press ban

The outlets said in their September 21 lawsuit that Trump’s bans were unlawful viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees free press rights.

An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, in Washington, D.C., US, September 21, 2026.

Rubio says foreign actor involved in RAF Fairford bomb plot, Trump criticizes release of suspects

"Suffice it to say that what happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a very serious situation," Rubio said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Roberto Kury at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, September 9, 2026.

Trump vows victory in Iran war 'very soon,' officials in talks with Iranian mediators

"We're going to win; as far as I'm concerned, it's going to be one way or the other," Trump said in the Oval Office. "It's going to go pretty quickly."

US President Donald Trump attends Presidents Cup at the Medinah Country Club Sunday, 27th September 2026