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US imposes new Iran sanctions, warns shipping companies not to pay Hormuz tolls

The move comes after the US imposed new sanctions on Tuesday on 35 groups and individuals involved in operating Iran's covert "shadow banking" financial network.

A large US flag flies outside the White House in Washington, DC on November 23, 2025.
FILE PHOTO: Julie Davis, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Ukraine, attends a session of Ukrainian parliament during a ratification of the deal with the United States about mineral resources, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 8, 2025.

Top US diplomat in Kyiv to resign after Trump conflict-report

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz, 22.

Memorial ceremony for fallen IDF lone soldier held in US hometown, marking 30 days since passing

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office of the White House on April 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US to issue special passport design featuring Trump's face, State Department announces - report


Holocaust education gets a bad rap, but it’s not falling short, we are - opinion

Countering misinformation, disinformation, and lies with facts and evidence will always be an uphill battle, but in the end, Holocaust educators’ first responsibility is to get this history right.

Participants stand under the main gate with the lettering 'Arbeit macht frei' (Work sets you free) as they attend the annual March of The Living to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust during World War II, April 14, 2026.

Iran war has cost Israel $11.5 billion in budgetary expenses, Finance Ministry says

The costs largely match US estimates of its own expenditures during the war, while Iran has estimated its war losses at $145 billion.

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion

Israel will not return to the containment policies of recent decades that prioritized restraint and diplomacy over enemy degradation and military triumph. 

A FIREBALL erupts following an Israeli strike in central Gaza.

Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after trip around moon

It took recovery teams less than two hours to secure the floating capsule and retrieve the crew, ending the first human voyage to the vicinity of the moon in over fifty years.

NASA's Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard is seen as it lands in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2026.

Several airlines to reinstate flights to Israel in coming weeks

Greek carrier Blue Bird, set to resume flights on Sunday, will be the first foreign carrier to return to Israel since the skies largely closed following the start of Operation Roaring Lion.

Airplanes fly out from Ben Gurion International airport. April 7, 2025.

US, Lebanon request Israel pause attacks against Hezbollah prior to talks - report

The report said the request was still under review by Netanyahu, with Lebanon earlier on Friday saying that the US would be mediating the talks.

An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

On the record and off the court: Meet the only Jewish player on the NCAA championship team

As one of a small number of Jewish men’s basketball players in the Big Ten Conference, Hochberg reflects on the championship run, celebrating Passover during the Final Four, and antisemitism.

Harrison Hochberg, the first Jewish member of the University of Michigan basketball team to win a National Championship.

The Iran war ceasefire: A guide for the informationally perplexed - opinion

Have the US and Israel achieved their objectives? These are not trivial questions. But the deeper issue is this: In today’s information environment, they may no longer have clean, binary answers.

The news cycle moves at the speed of light, but true understanding requires a slower speed. Resist the urge for instant clarity; of the world of black and white, searching out the grey is our salvation, and chance for attaining Strategic Patience.

A new anti-Zionist PAC has endorsed candidates who believe Jews were behind 9/11

Founded last summer, AZAPAC has endorsed fringe candidates across the political spectrum, from both Republican and Democratic parties, as well as independents.

A still from AZAPAC's launch video, during which its founder, Michael Rectenwald, called pro-Israel politicians "puppets" whose "strings are pulled by donors loyal to the modern nation state of Israel."

The Iran war balance sheet: wins, losses, and undecideds - analysis

As we take stock of where Israel and Iran won and lost during the war, lack of clarity does not mean there will be a tie, as eventually a winner will likely emerge.

A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were reported in the city during the night on March 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.