Peter Schaktman arrest
Peter Schaktman, 66, a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Utica, New York, was among eight people arrested during a New York State Police investigation. Schaktman was charged with second-degree ...
Peter Schaktman, 66, a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Utica, New York, was among eight people arrested during a New York State Police investigation. Schaktman was charged with second-degree ...
Israeli authorities have investigated and prosecuted international human trafficking networks involving the recruitment of women from Brazil for sexual exploitation in Israel. Reported ca...
Florida law enforcement agencies and partner organizations recovered 163 missing children during a five-day multi-agency operation known as Operation Statewide Shield. The operation was a...
Taiwanese forces conducted a large-scale military exercise on the Penghu Islands on August 10, 2026, simulating the defense of the islands against an amphibious assault. The exercise i...
Russian forces carried out missile and drone attacks on Odesa and nearby port infrastructure on August 9, 2026. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to port facilities and other infrastr...
Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia on August 7, 2026, after defeating Senator Iván Cepeda in the June 21 presidential runoff election. De La Espriella succeede...
Moshe Feiglin, an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset, has advocated policies involving the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Feiglin is the founder and le...
Israeli political leaders and government officials expressed strong concerns following President Donald Trump's announcement of a new agreement with Iran intended to end hostilities and e...
A flotilla of more than 50 civilian vessels organized by pro-Palestinian activists, including the Global Sumud Flotilla, attempted to reach the Gaza Strip in 2026 carrying humanitarian ai...
Israeli police arrested Rabbi Yosef Shoveli on May 7, 2026, following a covert investigation into allegations of serious sexual offenses. Authorities stated that the investigation began a...
The Israeli army conducted raids across the West Bank on April 1, 2026, resulting in the arrest of 16 Palestinian women, according to military and local sources. Authorities stated that t...
Donald Trump has been married three times, first to Ivana Trump in 1977, then to Marla Maples in 1993, and finally to Melania Knauss in 2005. His marriages and relationships have been acc...
American artist Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, held a large concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in March 2026, marking a return to live performance following a period of ...
A Palestinian child was reported killed and several others injured by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip on March 24, 2026, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The incident was ...
A humanitarian flotilla carrying aid to Cuba arrived in Havana on March 24, 2026, as part of an international initiative aimed at delivering supplies amid U.S. sanctions and a fuel blocka...
The United States government is reported to be considering actions related to Iran’s Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, according to officials familiar with discussions on March 21, 2026. ...
Cuba is experiencing a severe energy crisis, with nationwide blackouts affecting millions of residents. The national electrical grid has collapsed in several regions, leaving homes, hospi...
Actor Kevin Spacey has settled multiple sexual assault claims in the United Kingdom out of court, according to reports issued on March 19, 2026. The settlements involve civil actions that...
Dozens of Lebanese civilians have been killed as Israeli forces conduct operations in southern Lebanon searching for a navigator who has been missing for 40 years. The military action rep...
On March 4, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video footage showing an airstrike targeting what it described as an Iranian Mi-17 military helicopter during ongoing Israeli st...
On March 2, 2026, Lebanese health authorities reported that at least 31 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Israeli airstrikes conducted in multiple areas of southern Leb...
On February 28, 2026, reports circulated showing Ukrainian military conscription officers detaining men in public areas as part of the country's ongoing mobilization during the war with R...
U.S. and Israeli Military Operations in Iran Report Deaths on All Sides On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military operations against targets in Ira...
Donald Trump Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead On February 28, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Strike on Girls’ Elementary School in Southern Iran During US‑Israel Military Action On February 28, 2026, during a coordinated series of military strikes on Iran by the United States an...
On February 27, 2026, it was reported that Asher Hayon, former chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has died at the age of 58. Hayon served as Netanyahu’s chief of...
On February 27, 2026, reports from the occupied West Bank indicated that illegal Israeli settlers uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees and assaulted local residents. The inc...
On February 25, 2026, Harvard University confirmed that Lawrence Summers will resign from his academic and faculty positions at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year amid scrutiny over h...
Iran Nears Deal to Acquire Chinese CM-302 Supersonic Missiles In February 2026, multiple international news outlets reported that Iran is close to finalizing an agreement to purchase **C...
On February 24, 2026, Bard College announced it had opened an independent review into the relationship between its longtime president Leon Botstein and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst...
U.S. stock markets rebounded on Tuesday after earlier declines. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent, the Dow Jones increased by approximately 410 points, and the Nasdaq gained about 1.1 percent....
There have been multiple reported incidents involving Christians and Christian holy places in Israel and the Palestinian territories, including isolated acts of harassment as well as hist...
Jewish Community Reacts to Welfare Fraud Bust On February 23, 2026, authorities announced the arrest of multiple individuals linked to a large-scale welfare fraud investigation affecting...
North Korea displays 50 new large‑calibre rocket systems ahead of party meeting On February 18, 2026, the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea presented 50 newly produ...
Israeli Soldier Charged With Looting In Gaza War On February 18, 2026 the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that only one Israeli soldier has been formally charged with looting durin...
Annie Farmer names multiple US presidents in Jeffrey Epstein cover-up claims Annie Farmer, a survivor of sexual abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein, publicly stated that several former U.S. ...
Connected vehicles collect driver data as israeli firms expand automotive surveillance technology Modern vehicles equipped with internet connectivity, cameras, sensors, and telematics sy...
On February 14, 2026, court documents and the Jeffrey Epstein archives revealed that wellness author and public figure Deepak Chopra’s name appeared in communications connected to Epstein...
On February 14, 2026, newly released court documents and files from the Jeffrey Epstein archives revealed that singer Britney Spears’ name appears 115 times in the records. The documents ...
On February 14, 2026, social media and online forums saw the spread of posts and videos alleging that U.S. Representative Randy Fine had been observed casting votes on behalf of other mem...
Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. attacked family outside Lansing On February 13, 2026, 21‑year‑old Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. was arrested in Delta Township, near Lansing, Michigan, after allege...
On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, abruptly fired Donald T. Kinsella as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York just hours a...
On February 12, 2026, newly released U.S. Department of Justice documents revealed that Dr. Mehmet Oz — administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Trump admini...
On February 12, 2026, reports emerged that Israeli cybersecurity and spyware firm Paragon Technologies inadvertently exposed its internal surveillance dashboard in a public LinkedIn post....
Netanyahu joins Board of Peace ahead of Trump meeting in Washington On February 11, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had formally joined the “Board o...
On February 11, 2026, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee during a hearing examining the Justice Department’s handling of released documents rel...
Squatty Potty creator faces child pornography charges in Utah On February 10, 2026, a federal grand jury in Utah indicted Robert "Bobby" Edwards, co-creator of the toilet...
On February 10, 2026, former cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman‑Fried filed a legal motion seeking a new trial in his long‑running fraud case tied to the collapse of the cryptocurrency ...
On February 10, 2026, a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) con...
On February 10, 2026, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced questioning before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee after the release of documents connected to the Jeffr...
Sydney police clash with protesters at anti-Herzog rally On February 9, 2026, New South Wales police confronted demonstrators in Sydney who were protesting the visit of Israeli...
On February 8, 2026, popular film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes publicly addressed widespread claims that the unusually high audience scores for the documentary “Melania” were fake or...
On February 8, 2026, multiple news organisations reported that American film producer Barry Josephson’s name appears in documents released as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files, a large ca...
New Developments in Roman Polanski Allegations Roman Polanski, the French-Polish film director, has faced renewed attention in 2026 regarding historical allegations of sexual assault. Mu...
Israeli raids and clashes reported in the West Bank On February 8, 2026, multiple raids and clashes were reported in the occupied West Bank involving Israeli forces and settler...
Unrest follows Milan Winter Olympics opening with clashes near ceremonies On February 7, 2026, hundreds of hooded demonstrators clashed with police in Milan following the opening ceremon...
India and U.S. agree interim trade framework on key goods On February 7, 2026, the governments of India and the United States announced an interim trade agreement framework affecting tar...
On February 6, 2026, authorities in Jefferson County, Florida, arrested Keagan Bohlinger, a former Monticello police officer, on multiple counts of possession of child pornography. The Je...
Elon Musk Emails Jeffrey Epstein About Visiting Private Island In publicly released emails from November 2012, Elon Musk corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein regarding a potential visit to ...
Kuwait School Bombed in Northern Gaza, Casualties Reported On February 6, 2026, the Kuwait School in northern Gaza was struck by aerial bombing, resulting in multiple fatalities and inju...
US raises alarm over Israeli spying activities On February 5, 2026, senior U.S. officials publicly described espionage activities linked to Israel as reaching “alarming, even t...
Germany faces hospital capacity strain amid physician shortages On February 19, 2026, German health authorities reported that hospitals across multiple federal states are exper...
WHO warns of declining childhood vaccination rates On February 14, 2026, the World Health Organization issued a global alert regarding declining childhood vaccination rates. WH...
U.S. conducts limited airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-linked militias In mid-February 2026, the United States military carried out limited airstrikes in eastern Syria target...
Armenia reports new border incidents with Azerbaijan after talks stall In February 2026, Armenian defense officials reported multiple incidents along sections of the Armenia-Az...
Sudan ceasefire violations continue despite international monitoring In early February 2026, international observers and humanitarian organizations reported multiple ceasefire ...
U.S. Congress quietly extends secrecy deadlines on federal records requests In late January 2026, congressional committees approved procedural measures allowing federal agencie...
IDF Says It Struck ‘Terror Infrastructure’ in Gaza After Troops Fired Upon On February 6, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it conducted targeted strikes against ...
World Economic Forum investigates its CEO over Epstein links On February 5, 2026, the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the launch of an independent investigation into its president a...
Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran On February 5, 2026, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced Elimelech Stern, a 22-year-old resident of Beit Shemesh, t...
Expiration of the New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty and Diplomacy with Iran On February 5, 2026, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, ...
24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say On February 4, 2026, health officials in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli strikes and artillery fire across the territory k...
Sudden Collapse of Major Financial Trading Platform Halts Global Markets On February 4, 2026, a major international electronic trading platform experienced a complete system fa...
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Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer known for commercial films such as the Rush Hour franchise and for directing the documentary Melania: 20 Days ...
Missile and Drone Strikes Target Multiple Ukrainian Cities Amid Ongoing Conflict On February 3, 2026, Russian military forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes ac...
Israeli Military Strikes Continue in Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreements Reports from Gaza’s health authorities indicate that Israeli air and military strikes have continued in m...
Political Realignments and Policy Decisions in Australia On February 3, 2026, Australian politics saw multiple developments with potential implications for national policy and ...
IDF Blocks Palestinian Bedouins From Rebuilding Homes Burned By Settlers In early February 2026 the Israel Defense Forces issued orders preventing Palestinian Bedouin residents of the We...
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PA Accuses Israel of ‘Slow Execution’ of Palestinian Prisoner Who Died a Week After Release The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Pris...
French Judges Issue Arrest Warrants for French-Israeli Activists Over Complicity in Genocide French investigating judges in Paris have issued warrants for two French-Israeli na...
Frank Stronach, an Austrian-Canadian billionaire businessman and founder of auto parts giant Magna International, is facing criminal charges in Ontario related to historical sexual assaul...
Iran Announces Live‑Fire Naval Drills Near U.S. Warships in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a two‑day live‑fire naval exercise in the...
Explosions in Iran Leave Several Dead Amid Denials of Foreign Involvement On Saturday, explosions were reported in multiple locations in Iran, including the southern port city ...
Israeli Airstrikes Across Gaza Reported to Kill Dozens Multiple Israeli airstrikes were reported across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 30 Pales...
Israeli Fire in Gaza Reported to Kill 30, Injure 30 More The Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israeli military fire killed at least 30 Palestinians and injured another 30 sin...
Children of Foreign Workers Join IDF Amid Manpower Shortages Reports indicate that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has faced increased recruitment needs due to ongoing operatio...
Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Isr...
Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons and Detention Facilities According to multiple human rights organisations and prisoner support groups, thousands of Palestinians are held i...
Settlers Said to Chop Down, Burn Olive Trees in Palestinian Village as It’s Raided by IDF Reports indicate that in a Palestinian village in the West Bank, settlers allegedly ch...
Conviction Of Itai Levi On Charges Of Child Sexual Abuse On January 29, 2026, the Central District Court in Israel convicted **Itai Levi**, an executive and former chief execut...
On January 28, 2026, Israeli media outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was presented with multiple opportunities in early 2023 to authorize an assassination of Yahya S...
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC and its affiliated political action committees are major contributors in US federal elections. They support candidates across both parti...
On January 25, 2026, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip included airstrikes, ground incursions, and sustained gunfire in multiple neighbourhoods. Local correspondents reported ...
On January 24, 2026, Guinness World Records recognized an event in Jerusalem that marked more than 2,000 living kidney donations facilitated by the Israeli nonprofit organization Matnat C...
On January 24, 2026, multiple news sources reported that Israeli settlers allegedly beat three residents, including a 70‑year‑old man, on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank...
A district court in central Israel convicted a 22-year-old Israel Defense Forces reservist of dozens of sexual offenses in what prosecutors described as an unprecedented large-scale onlin...
On January 21, 2026, Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two 13‑year‑old boys, three journalists, and a woman, according to hospital offi...
In Ethiopia, government forces clashed with armed rebel groups near disputed border towns in the Tigray and Amhara regions. Local sources reported multiple casualties, destruction of prop...
Russian missile and drone strikes have damaged energy infrastructure across multiple regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, leading to power, heating, and water disruptions during winter con...
Russian forces launched a series of large-scale aerial and missile attacks against Ukraine overnight, using updated tactics that targeted critical energy infrastructure and nuclear power ...
On January 20, 2026, a major train collision occurred in Spain involving two passenger trains. A Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight section of track and was struck head-on by anoth...
Iran Reports Arrests of Alleged Mossad Agents Linked to Protests Iranian authorities reported the arrest of an alleged affiliate of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service during ongoing pr...
Global Markets Slide and Safe-Haven Assets Rally on Trade Threats Financial markets experienced heightened volatility on January 19, 2026, as global equities and the U.S. dollar fell fol...
On January 17, 2026, a violent incident was reported in the occupied West Bank village of Khirbet al-Sidra in which homes and vehicles were set on fire. Video footage captured the attack ...
Israeli espionage operations in the United States reported On January 15, 2026, U.S. intelligence officials disclosed that multiple espionage operations attributed to Israeli a...
On November 12, 2025, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Jonathan Braun to **27 months in prison** after he committed several offenses following a previous sentence commutation by form...
Patrick Leonard, 23, and Lannee Ksigwa, 19, were sentenced to prison following convictions for the rape of a 12-year-old girl, authorities reported. The trial took place at Bradford Crow...
In December 2025, more than 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers from the United States made a coordinated visit to Israel, described by organizers as the largest delegatio...
Israel’s actions against ICC officials exposed after years of surveillance and cyber operations On November 28, 2025, reports revealed that Israel conducted a sustained campaig...
On November 14, 2025, President Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who had been convicted in April 2025 of federal ta...
Reports and warnings from humanitarian organizations, demining teams, and local authorities have highlighted the danger posed by explosive devices and unexploded ordnance found in conflic...
Allegations of organ removal from Palestinian bodies have circulated multiple times during and after the Gaza war, particularly in relation to bodies returned following Israeli military o...
On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodi...
Trump Geographic Statement Gaffe On October 12, 2025, United States President Donald Trump made a statement to reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Saudi Arabia to Qatar. ...
Romanian Survivors File Lawsuits Against Harvest Christian Fellowship and Pastor Greg Laurie In September 2025, multiple Romanian men filed federal civil lawsuits in the United...
Qismah Ali Omar. Abduction and death in Darfur Qismah Ali Omar, a 22-year-old Sudanese tea seller, was reported missing in Zalingei, Central Darfur, in early September 2025. Witnesses in...
Haim Yosef David Abergel is an Israeli rabbi from Netivot, Israel, and the son of Rabbi Yoram Abergel. He is associated with Haredi religious communities and has been involved in educatio...
On August 16, 2025, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, an Israeli cybersecurity official and senior executive at the Israel National Cyber Directorate, was arrested in Henderson, Nevada, as part o...
Henry Kissinger served as director of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Special Studies Project during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The project examined major problems and opportunities fa...
c. 1070 BCE — Central royal authority weakens while powerful priestly institutions and regional rulers gain influence. Egypt loses much of its empire in the Levant and increasingly fragme...
c. 3100 BCE–2026 CE — Egypt has been governed by native pharaohs, Nubian kings, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Arab caliphates, Fatimids, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, Muhammad...
24 August 1943 — Soviet armies begin a massive offensive toward the Dnieper River. German forces withdraw while attempting to create defensive positions along the river. Soviet troops est...
Multiple resistance organizations fight occupation while political divisions deepen.
17 September 1942 — Brigadier General Leslie Groves is placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. He oversees enormous construction, procurement, secrecy and industrial coordination acros...
22 June 1941 — The Soviet security apparatus plays multiple wartime roles involving internal security, counterintelligence, deportation, political control and rear-area operations. NKVD f...
19 November 1942 — Operation Uranus demonstrates a more mature Soviet ability to coordinate deception, artillery, armor and multiple fronts. The Red Army increasingly learns how to break ...
21 June 1941 — Despite multiple intelligence warnings, Stalin remains reluctant to believe Hitler will immediately launch full-scale war. Soviet forces are not fully prepared for the atta...
29 September 1941 — Use Babi Yar as an investigative anchor to trace ideological planning, SS killing units, occupation policy, prisoner treatment, starvation, racial hierarchy and the pa...