US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is not speaking with Iran or offering them anything, in contradiction to earlier reports that the US will hold negotiations with Iran now that the war is over. Trump wrote his remarks on Truth Social in response to criticism from Democratic Sen. Chris Coons. “Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING,” Trump wrote. “Unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid ‘road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.” (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

The Lebanese LBCI TV network reported on Sunday evening that the Syrian demands for peace with Israel include Israeli recognition of the regime of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, withdrawal from the territories occupied by Israel last December, and a halt to Israeli attacks in Syria. In addition, the Syrians demand security arrangements in southern Syria, an American guarantee for the agreements, and American support for the Syrian regime. In return, according to the report, Syria will permanently recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. It was reported on Sunday that a Syrian source familiar with the matter said that Damascus does not rule out a meeting between Netanyahu and al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September.

About three and a half weeks ago, a 75-year-old Jewish woman arrived in a country outside of Yemen. Her husband, Yahya Dawoud, z’l, passed away a year ago, in June 2024, from cholera. Due to her poor health and being a lonely widow, she agreed to leave Yemen. Her husband was buried in a Jewish cemetery, with no less than the Houthis participating in the funeral, and they were also the ones who made sure he was buried in a Jewish levaya. They also allowed her to leave Yemen.

In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles and drastically reduced the toll of many others. Today, however, some preventable, contagious diseases are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy pushes immunization rates down. And well-established vaccines are facing suspicion even from public officials, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, running the federal health department.

6 dead after plane crashes into backyard of home in Howland Township, Ohio

All the major banks passed the Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” of the financial system, the central bank said Friday, but the test conducted by the central bank was notably less vigorous than it had been in previous years. All 22 banks tested this year would have remained solvent and above the minimum thresholds to continue to operate, the Fed said, despite absorbing roughly $550 billion in theoretical losses. In the Fed’s scenario, there would be less of a rise in unemployment, less of a severe economic contraction, less of a drop in commercial real estate prices, less of a drop in housing prices, among other metrics compared to what they tested in 2024.

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears key Senate hurdle after high drama Republicans got closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s massive spending package following a procedural vote. The Senate is now debating the megabill, as Democrats have already signaled that they will force the 940-page bill to be read out loud. Questions still remain about whether the package will ultimately pass the House ahead of the self-imposed July 4 deadline.

The scene now at the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe ZT’L. Shomrim from Far Rockaway (RNSP) are assisting a smooth line at the Ohel.

The International Association of Fire Fighters said that three of their IAFF members were ambushed while responding to the north Idaho wildfire. Two of them were killed with another in surgery.

CAN’T MAKE IT UP: A pro-Palestinian protester screams at virulently anti-Israeli socialist NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani – who publicly supports “globalizing the intifada – for not being anti-Israel enough!