Two individuals from China are facing federal charges in the U.S. after being accused of conspiring to smuggle a dangerous biological agent into the country.
According to U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., the defendants—33-year-old Yunqing Jian and 34-year-old Zunyong Liu, both Chinese nationals—have been apprehended on multiple conspiracy-related offenses. Among those allegations is the illegal importation of Fusarium graminearum, a fungus known in scientific research for its potential use as an agroterrorism tool, the Justice Department revealed in a statement.

Palestinian terrorists responsible for a deadly bombing that killed three Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza had launched their attack from a tunnel concealed beneath a damaged structure, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin stated during a press briefing.
According to Defrin, the assailants emerged from the tunnel to plant explosive devices along a route in the Jabalia area. “The terrorists set out from a tunnel shaft in a building and planted the explosive devices. This is an active tunnel that is used for terror,” he said.

Elon Musk took aim at the sweeping tax and spending legislation championed by President Donald Trump, calling the bill a “disgusting abomination” and warning that it would significantly worsen the nation’s fiscal outlook.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk declared on X, the social media platform he owns.
Blasting lawmakers for approving the measure, Musk said, “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.”
He added, “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” Musk had only recently stepped down from leading the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative to reduce federal spending.

Amid mounting reports suggesting that chareidi lawmakers have adopted a more aggressive tone toward the government, the Israeli Yated Neeman is now striking a more moderate chord. While easing immediate threats, the newspaper will make clear tomorrow that continued support for the coalition will depend on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s concrete actions, not just promises.

The United States has put forward a revised diplomatic proposal to Iran that would allow the Islamic Republic to continue enriching uranium at low levels for a limited timeframe, according to a report by Axios journalist Barak Ravid.
The offer, which was reportedly presented on Saturday by the Trump administration, signals a departure from its prior hardline stance in nuclear talks.
In earlier negotiations, Washington had insisted that Tehran completely halt its uranium enrichment activities as a non-negotiable condition of any deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons. Iran, however, has consistently rejected any such demand. The newly floated plan would defer the enrichment ban, allowing Iran to maintain limited enrichment for an interim period.

After their most successful postseason in a quarter-century, the New York Knicks announced on Tuesday that they have dismissed head coach Tom Thibodeau.
The move comes just days after the Knicks were eliminated in six games by the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Despite the loss, New York had exceeded expectations during the playoffs, toppling the reigning champion Boston Celtics in the second round and doing so with a recently restructured roster.

President Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, addressed the media following widespread reports that Israeli tanks had allegedly opened fire on Palestinians seeking humanitarian assistance from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The reports claimed that a number of individuals sustained gunshot injuries and that some had died after being transported to medical facilities.
In her statement, Leavitt said, “The President is aware of those reports and we are currently looking into the veracity of them, because unfortunately unlike some in the media, we don’t take the word of Hamas with total truth. We like to look into it when they speak.”

Two rockets launched from Syrian territory toward the Golan Heights on Tuesday marked the first such incident in over a year and were swiftly followed by a Houthi missile launched from Yemen, setting off alarms across central Israel. Though neither attack caused injuries, Israeli Defense Minister Yisroel Katz declared that a full retaliation against the Syrian government would follow.
Responding to the Golan incident, Israeli forces fired artillery at the source of the launch near Tasil, roughly 12 kilometers from the Israeli border. The military also carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Syria targeting weapons systems it said were under the control of the regime now led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.

In a dramatic turn at the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took the stand for cross-examination in his long-running corruption trial—nearly five years after it first began. The prosecution wasted no time, working to cast doubt on Netanyahu’s reliability and attacking the consistency of his testimony.
Prosecutor Yehonatan Tadmor of the State Attorney’s Office opened the session by focusing on Case 1000, in which Netanyahu is accused of accepting lavish gifts—including cigars, champagne, and jewelry—from billionaires Arnon Milchan and James Packer. According to the indictment, Netanyahu allegedly returned the favors by helping Milchan with U.S. visa issues and other business interests, including media mergers.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Elazar Pesserman zt”l, one of Bnei Brak’s great talmidei chachamim, who learned in Yeshivas Rashbi for over fifty years and devoted his life to Torah. He was 80 years old.