An 89-year-old man is in critical condition after his car crashed through a fence and plunged into the water in Brooklyn’s Mill Basin near 2337 56th Drive on Wednesday afternoon. NYPD and FDNY divers pulled the driver from the water just after noon. He was treated and transported to the hospital by Canarsie and Flatbush Hatzolah volunteers, with life-threatening injuries. No other vehicles were involved. Sources tell YWN that the victim likely suffered a medical episode, which caused him to lose control of the vehicle and plunge into the water. VIDEOS FOR YWN BY ISAAC COHEN

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has formally asked the Hungarian government to explain why it declined to act on the ICC’s arrest warrant for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu during his recent trip to Budapest.
The inquiry was submitted under Article 87(7) of the Rome Statute, which empowers the court to pursue action against countries that obstruct its ability to carry out its judicial responsibilities, stating such actions “prevent the court from exercising its functions and powers under the Statute.”

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), issued a serious caution as discussions between the United States and Iran resumed over Tehran’s nuclear activities.
Speaking to the French newspaper Le Monde, Grossi stated that Iran is “not far” from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
He offered a striking analogy, saying, “You have the pieces, and they could, in the end, put them together. They still have a long way to go, but they’re not far; we have to recognize this.”
Negotiations between American and Iranian officials restarted on Saturday in Oman, as part of a renewed attempt to strike a nuclear agreement.

Families affiliated with the Tikva Forum convened on Wednesday with Minister Ron Dermer to receive an update on the ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza.
Following the discussion, participants voiced alarm over the prospect of a limited agreement that would exclude some of the captives. “We understood once again that the State of Israel is negotiating over a limited number of hostages – and all the rest will be abandoned in Gaza for at least several months,” said Ditza and Yaron Or and Zvika Mor of the Tikva Forum. “This is unacceptable. It is forbidden to select among the hostages. All the hostages must be released together – in one go and on one bus.”

In a groundbreaking move that challenges long-held taboos within the chareidi world, the Toldos Aharon community of Meah Shearim has taken a historic step: dedicating a major feature in its official weekly publication, Anash Blattel, to the topic of children with Down syndrome. This unprecedented 10,000-word article, published in the Pesach edition, seeks to remove the shame often associated with raising a child with special needs and to place the conversation firmly and openly on the table.

TIME Magazine has named Noa Argamani—who endured months in captivity after being kidnapped by Hamas—as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025.
Argamani was seized on October 7, 2023, during the terror attack at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im, alongside her partner, Avinatan Or. A widely circulated video captured the horrific moment she was taken—her arms raised and pleading for help while sitting on the back of a terrorist’s motorcycle. That footage quickly became an emblem of the massacre.

President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on Harvard University Wednesday morning, declaring the school undeserving of further federal assistance and claiming it no longer qualifies as a respectable academic institution.
In a fiery Truth Social post, Trump labeled the university a “JOKE,” following the announcement from his administration that $2.2 billion in federal funding would be frozen. The move came after Harvard declined to follow directives related to staffing choices, academic content, and its admissions processes.
Trump took particular aim at the university’s recent faculty hires, singling out ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot—both Democrats—whom he mocked for their roles as educators.