“You can be born Jewish in Finland, get circumcised, married, divorced: it’s a one-stop shop,” said Chaya Votkin, president of the Jewish Community of Helsinki. Demographically speaking, the community is quite unique. It began in the first half of the 19th century, when Jewish soldiers (known as cantonists) serving in the Imperial Russian Army in Finland were granted permission by Russian military authorities to stay in Finland after completing their military service. “They s

The Buddhist monk who led a “Walk for Peace” from Texas to the nation’s capital said he believes peace can be achieved even in a world filled with conflict, citing the overwhelming displays of public support for his walk as a source of hope for future change. “Peace always begins from within ourself. It’s not the world peace out there,” the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara said in an exclusive interview with CBS News. “No one can change this world, but together, all people and all

Online antisemitism is becoming increasingly sophisticated and event-driven, despite an increased platform removal rate, with scapegoating and conspirational self-victimization (CSV) narratives reaching an all-time high in 2025, non-profit CyberWell’s annual report showed. Cyberwell, a global nonprofit organization aimed at combating the spread of antisemitism online, monitors content on Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, and YouTube to identify antisemitic rhetoric and discourse. “Ant

As covered by The Jerusalem Post last July, Canadian citizen Philip Khazzam sued the French government for more than $17 million in unpaid rent relating to his family’s property in Baghdad, which has served as the French embassy in Iraq since the 1960s. Khazzam’s grandfather, Ezra Lawee, and Ezra’s brother Khedouri built the house and lived there with their children before they were forced out of their home and fled the country. The family relocated to Canada, where they acq

Across national studies of American Jews conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America over the past several years, alongside those of many research and organizational partners, one finding has remained remarkably consistent: Jews of all ages continue to feel deeply connected to Israel and to Israelis. In fact, emotional connection to Israel across all age groups has increased since 2020. In addition, nine out of 10 Jews strongly support Israel’s right to exist as a Je

Towering above […] is the immense, bubble-shaped dome of Jetavanaramaya—a structure so large that when it was completed in the early fourth century CE, it ranked as the third-largest man made building on Earth, surpassed only by the Great Pyramids of Giza. Completed around 301 CE using an estimated 93.3 million baked mud bricks, the stupa originally rose to around 122 meters (400 feet), making it one of the tallest structures of the ancient world. Jetavanaramaya refers not on

Massillon was born at Hyères in Provence where his father was a royal notary. At the age of eighteen he joined the French Oratory and taught for a time in the colleges of his congregation at Pézenas, and Montbrison and at the Seminary of Vienne. Massillon soon gained a wide reputation as a preacher and was selected to be the Advent preacher at the court of Versailles in 1699. He was made Bishop of Clermont in 1717, and two years later was elected a member of the Académie fran

According to U.S. Census estimates released on Jan. 27, population growth has slowed “significantly,” with just 1.8 million more people between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. That amount of population growth—just 0.5%—is the slowest rate of growth since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when a worldwide shutdown slowed population growth to just 0.2% in 2021. And it comes after a significant uptick in 2024, when 3.2 million people were added to the U.S. population, which grew b

North Korean officials said the country’s status as nuclear state “has become irreversible,” despite efforts by the West to negotiate an end to the production of those weapons, according to state media. “The position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a nuclear weapons state which has been permanently specified in the supreme and basic law of the state has become irreversible,” North Korea’s Permanent Mission to the U.N. said in a press statement, according to th

Bet Shemesh Engines, which makes parts for engines used in Israeli fighter jets, has secured a $1.2 billion contract for the supply of critical jet engine components to one of the world’s leading aircraft engine manufacturers, the company said. Founded in 1968, Bet Shemesh Engines designs, develops, and manufactures parts and components for jet engines, including castings of blades, forging of disks, and machining of rotating parts. Based around the city of Beit Shemesh, outs

“The occupying power may never invoke reasons of security to justify the general suspension of all humanitarian activities in occupied territory,” Judge Iwasawa Yuji said while delivering the opinion, which also said Israel is obliged to ensure the basic needs of civilians in Gaza are met. “After examining the evidence, the court finds that the local population in Gaza Strip has been inadequately supplied.” Israel’s ambassador to the UN criticized the court’s opinion as “sham

Australia’s most populous state passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach, tightening firearm ownership, banning public display of terror symbols and strengthening police power to curb protests. Premier Chris Minns said not all residents of New South Wales would support the tough reforms but his government was doing everything possible to keep people safe, in the wake of the December 14 shooting at a Jewish Hannukah celebration,

First came the tariffs in August—50% duties on Indian goods, dressed up as punishment for buying Russian oil. Caught between an old ally in Moscow and mounting pressure from Washington, India’s energy policy has become a delicate balancing act. But just how critical is Russian oil to the Indian economy? [In 2024], India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, bought $52.7bn of Russian crude—37% of its oil bill—followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Nigeria, and the US. Des

The tech company SiCarrier is hardly a household name. The government-backed Chinese firm makes things most people have probably never heard of, like epitaxy equipment and atomic layer deposition tools used in microchip fabrication. But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares. “Their products are very good—they’re excellent,” said Zhang Hengm

Startup Nation Central’s latest data points to a deeper Gulf role in Israeli tech than the numbers alone suggest, one built on ecosystem fit, indirect investment routes, and long-term regional considerations. That distinction becomes clearer through the perspective of Yariv Becher, vice president for business development and partnerships at Startup Nation Central. Speaking with The Media Line, Becher stressed that the available data significantly understates the level of Gulf

Thomas Robert Malthus was an influential British economist best known for his theory on population growth, outlined in his 1798 book “An Essay on the Principle of Population.” In it, Malthus argued that populations inevitably expand until they outgrow their available food supply, causing the population growth to be reversed by disease, famine, war, or calamity. He is also known for developing an exponential formula used to forecast population growth, which is currently known

In the 1990s John DiIulio, a conservative American academic, argued that a new breed of “superpredators,” “kids that have absolutely no respect for human life and no sense of the future,” would terrorize Americans almost indefinitely. He was not alone. Experts were convinced that crime would keep rising. Law-abiding citizens would retreat to gated communities, patrolled by security guards. Politicians and police chiefs could do little except bluster and try to fiddle the stat

Question: Why should Palestinians who have lived in Jerusalem for hundreds of years be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can live in them? Answer: After World War II, millions of German Citizens were removed from German lands that were lost to expand Russia and Poland. The land of Prussia ceased to exist, their old Prussian capital Königsberg renamed by Russia to Kaliningrad. The German city of Strasbourg was retaken by France. It did not matter that Strasbo

Are we approaching the end of centuries of Jewish presence in the United Kingdom? This is not only about the dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents since October 7, nor solely about the wave of anti-Israel demonstrations that have effectively turned into protests against Jewish existence itself. It is not just about the loss of basic personal security, the fear of wearing a Star of David, affixing a mezuzah or appearing visibly Jewish in public. British Jewry is a deeply root

Prof. Regina Barzilay, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and one of the world’s foremost figures in medical AI, said Israel is uniquely suited to play a central role in the AI in healthcare revolution. Unlike many countries, Israel’s healthcare system brings providers and payers under the same organizational roof. That structure, Barzilay explained, creates an environment where innovation can move faster, data can be used more effectively