A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking. The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location. The European Space Agency’s space debris office also tracked the spacecraft’s doom after it failed to appear over a German radar station. It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit. Experts said ahead of time that some if not all of it might come crashing down, given it was built to withstand a landing on Venus, the solar system’s hottest planet.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United

The United States announced a trade deal with China during talks in Geneva, White House said.

In an emotional address, Rav Aharon Teitelbaum of Satmar issued a call to his chassidim living in Williamsburg to leave the increasingly unaffordable neighborhood and move to Kiryas Yoel in Monroe, where housing is cheaper and the chareidi atmosphere is stronger.
Speaking during the inauguration of a new yeshiva ketanah building in Williamsburg, the Rebbe delivered what he described as daas Torah and plain common sense. “In the past, there weren’t enough housing options in Kiryas Yoel,” he acknowledged, “but today there are multiple new projects underway, with affordable prices. There is now room for the entire kehilla to relocate there.”

The siblings of Tzvi Feldman, H’yd spoke to the press on Sunday about the news they received in the morning about the return of their brother’s body after 43 years. “This morning, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu came to our home and informed us of the news we’ve been waiting for almost 43 years,” Tzvi’s sister, Anat Cohen, said. “”We davened and we always believed that Tzvika would return home and now he returned and is here, in Eretz Yisrael.” “We cried all our lives that our battle hasn’t ended. But today we thank Hakadosh Baruch Hu for the closing of the circle. And we thank Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who promised us all these years, who promised our parents 30 years ago, that he’ll bring Tzikva home.

A historic project is underway to rebuild the only mikvah taharah in Meron—serving every group in Klal Yisroel, in one of the holiest places on earth. Of all places, you wouldn’t expect this.  In Meron, the most visited Jewish site in the world, the only mikvah taharah has fallen into deep disrepair and is unfit for use.  Each year, over a million people pour in, drawn by the kedusha of Reb Shimon. And yet, just steps away, the only mikvah taharah stands in deep disrepair—its doors closed to those who need it most. Surrounding Meron are thousands of families in Moshav Meron and nearby communities, some of whom have no other mikvah at all.

At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, earrings and necklaces weighing about as much as a bar of soap: just under 100 grams, or 3.2 troy ounces. Minutes later, the bubbling liquid metal was cooling in a rectangular cast the size of a woman’s shoe. An X-ray machine determined it was 56.5% gold, making it worth $177,000 based on the price of gold that day. As gold prices soar to record highs during global economic jitters, hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gold are circulating through the doors of St. Vincent Jewelry Center in downtown Los Angeles on any given day.

IDF forces are operating across the Gaza Strip, striking over 50 terrorist targets in the last 24 hours.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the White House on Friday afternoon for a meeting with President Donald Trump and his administration to discuss a range of priorities specific to New York. Adams characterized the gathering as “New York-centered” and emphasized the importance of opening direct channels of communication between City Hall and the federal government.
In a video message released after the 3 p.m. meeting, Adams outlined several pressing topics he brought to the table. Among them was a stalled offshore wind farm project, which he warned could be scrapped unless federal approval allows construction to resume. The mayor also proposed new directions for economic development, including the potential for New York City to invest in domestic chip production.

At a drone show in Toronto, drones displayed messages for the 59 men and women still held hostage in Gaza.

Former Hamas hostage Agam Berger and her mother, Meirav, davened today at the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

US Trade Rep.: “The U.S. has a massive $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so the President declared a national emergency … We’re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us work toward resolving that national emergency.”

Sec. Scott Bessent: There has been a “great deal of productivity” in trade talks with China: “We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive.”

The wreckage of an Indian Su-30MKI fighter jet, likely shot down by the Pakistan Air Force, has been located in Akhnoor, India.

In a new statement, President Trump calls for Ukraineand Russia to meet for peace talks without delay.

The body of

The body of Zvi Feldman hy”d, whose body was recovered 43 years after being killed in Syria, returns to Israel for kevurah.

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