MANILLA, Philippines — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says that he is glad “Filipinos are really law-abiding” and that the Philippines is not going through unrest like America, which would make the coronavirus quarantine enforcement formidable. Duterte made the remarks during a televised meeting Thursday night with key Cabinet officials, where he used expletives to express […]

BERLIN (JTA) — The gunman accused of attacking a synagogue in Halle, Germany, in 2019, was recaptured by German authorities after attempting a prison escape. Stephan Balliet climbed an 11-foot fence during a walk through a prison courtyard on Saturday, but was caught shortly thereafter and taken back into custody. By Wednesday he had been […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Prominent conservative television host Laura Ingraham slammed New York mayor Bill DeBlasio on her program “Ingraham Angle” for his double standard on enforcing lockdown regulations. Ingraham noted that until the riots broke out over the death of George Floyd, Democratic leaders had slammed their own constituents for wanting to hold weddings, […]

PETAH TIKVA (VINnews) — A police volunteer was caught on security cameras as he brutally assaulted an elderly rabbi near a Petach Tikva shul.  Ynet reports that the volunteer had previously harassed worshipers during Shabbat and repeatedly called the police when people took off their masks. However he returned on a weekday when everyone in […]

At least two U.S. senators said Wednesday that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the coronavirus outbreak, even as a Chinese official denied delays in sharing information and said the government acted openly and transparently. They were referring to an Associated Press investigation published this week […]

BOSTON (AP) – A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. Results published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine show that hydroxychloroquine was no better than […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened on Thursday to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if the South fails to prevent activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader, also said the North could permanently shut a liaison […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death was the most experienced of the four officers involved in the arrest, with a record that included medals for bravery and 17 complaints against him, including one for pulling a woman out of her car […]

LONDON (AP) — British police said Wednesday that a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on holiday in Portugal. The Metropolitan Police did not name the man, but said he is 43 and was in and around the Praia […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Social media giant Facebook announced Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it claimed was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing weapons to the protests happening across the country, according to a report by CNN. The company said it had observed people associated with […]