Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met today in Vladivostok, Russia, for the very first summit between the two leaders, The Guardian reports.
Kim reportedly praised Putin when his train first rolled into Khasan, saying, “I have heard a lot of good things about your country and wanted to visit it for a long time… Seven years have passed since I took charge of the country, but I did not have a chance to visit Russia until now.” The North Korean leader also told Russia’s state-owned Rossiya-24 that he’d like to reach a “settlement of the situation in the Korean Peninsula” and hoped the visit would be “successful and useful.”

United nations – U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon have confirmed the existence of a third cross-border tunnel, out of six the Israeli military said it discovered in the area last year. The force known as UNIFIL says the tunnels violate a cease-fire resolution that ended a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. It said [...]

A Pesach program in Orlando, Fla., which attracted many guests from the New York area, descended into chaos this week after the owner of the program failed to pay at least $75,000 for goods and services provided by the resort, workers and vendors, according to the program’s remaining staff, The Jewish Week reports.
The program was started 16 years ago by the owner, who appears to have vacated the premises, leaving his remaining staff to contend with hundreds of shocked and disgruntled patrons.

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times)
INTRODUCTION
Urgent reminder:  Do an Eruv Tavshilin today.
Whenever any day of Yom Tov comes out on a Friday – an Eruv Tavshilin must be made before the Yom Tov begins.

Unrepentant John William King killed by lethal injection for 1998 murder, dubbed 'one of the most gruesome hate crimes in US history'

Washington – Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on the 2017 deadly clash between white supremacists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Biden noted [...]

By Rabbi Moshe Zywica, Executive Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kosher
This year we have the opportunity to perform an Eruv Tavshilin on Thursday, April 25th for the second days of Yom Tov.

Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers advanced tougher rules for vaccinations late Wednesday after hearing hours of testimony from hundreds of opponents while the nation grapples with the highest number of measles cases in decades. The Senate Health Committee approved the proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide [...]

Owners of BerMax Cafe in Winnipeg charged with public mischief after restaurant was vandalized; police investigating previous attacks at eatery