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Casting Rafah strike as ‘massacre,’ Hamas urges Palestinians to ‘rise up and march’

IDF says it killed Hamas commanders in ‘precise’ action in line with international law * Tlaib: Pro-Palestinian voters will make Biden pay for...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Palestinians claim 35 dead in strike on Gaza’s Rafah, as IDF says it targeted Hamas

Army says it killed 2 commanders behind West Bank terror attacks, adds attack was precise and adhered to international law; Hamas, PA cast it as...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Police clash with ultra-Orthodox pilgrims at closed-off holy site in Mount Meron

Video shared by police shows worshipers throwing chairs and crates at cops; Border Police officer removed from duty after being filmed throwing...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

‘No rest till Brown divests’: Anti-Israel protesters interrupt university graduation

College president’s speech briefly disrupted by alumni-led protest calling for it to divest from firms contributing to Israel’s war against Hamas

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

ToI’s Lidor, Channel 12’s Simchayoff receive B’nai B’rith Diaspora coverage awards

Canaan Lidor honored for his reporting on Jewish communities in the Netherlands, Tunisia, US

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

EDITORIAL: Israel should obey ICJ order to halt attack on Palestine’s Rafah

The International Court of Justice, the supreme judicial body of the United Nations, on May 24 ordered Israel to immediately halt its military...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

A Vision of Zeros

At the end of the 1990s, an official of the Swedish Transport Administration made a revolutionary statement in an interview: Asked to name a goal...

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Haaretz

Noa Limone

The ICJ Ruling Against Israel Is a Slap in the Face to Israel's Justice System

If I had been able to advise Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, I would have suggested first...

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Haaretz

Odeh Bisharat

Learning about the changing times

I'm just about six years behind most people. For example, I just discovered the book "Factfulness" by Hans Rosling, as well as the informative...

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The Korea Times

William R. Jones

ROK-US alliance and Trump's possible return

Choo Jae-woo The talk of the town in Seoul lingers around Trump's almost derogatory-like contempt for the value of the ROK-U.S. alliance. Should he...

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The Korea Times

Choo Jae-Woo

The Meeting of China’s and South Korea’s Foreign Ministers — Political Background and Perspective of the China–Japan–South Korea summit

On May 13-14, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Tae-yul came with an official visit to China, the first such visit...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Reckoning with a new authoritarian bloc

Joschka Fischer BERLIN – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to China – his first trip abroad since being “re-elected” –...

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The Korea Times

Joschka Fischer

Dosmrtni zapor, 2.

V znanosti o človeku že dlje časa velja, da na njegovo vedenje vplivajo dednost, okolje in lastna aktivnost. Edino, česar ne moremo z...

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Dnevnik

Dragan Petrovec

Sovereignty with Chinese Characteristics? Norms in a Changing World Order

The modern state system is understood to be based on the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia, which is said to have established the primary norms of state...

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E-International

Merete Looft

Man serious injured in exploding minibus, police say incident organized crime attack

Driver of vehicle, 60, suffers 2nd and 3rd degree burns to half his body when bomb goes off inside vehicle driving near the central city of Holon

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jailed Nukhba terrorists regularly sexually harass female guards, soldier says

A female reserve soldier details lax security at terrorist detention facility and sexual harassment she has experienced

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

China to host Arab leaders this week, with Israeli-Palestinian conflict on agenda

Leaders of Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates to convene in Beijing for talks on general cooperation, plan to issue ‘common voice’...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Seeking to end silence around sexual violence in war, an MK raises her voice abroad

Feeling she has to ‘shock the world to take notice of what’s happening,’ freshman Yesh Atid lawmaker Shelly Tal Meron is trying to build a...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

‘A political corpse’: Tuesday primary could mark revival of ailing Labor party

Former Meretz MK Yair Golan is expected to win Labor’s top spot, opening possibility for merger of two leftist parties as Meretz says it’s...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

VOX POPULI: For deaf pupils, sign language is their required mother tongue

Imagine if in Britain, an adult who can only speak basic English got a job as an elementary school homeroom teacher. There would likely be anxiety...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

To rescue Korea's declining population

Reversing the decline in population in Korea is going to take radical, even revolutionary steps. I have one to propose. It is that the "gwaoe"...

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The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Offensive in Gaza: Don’t Sit Idly by as Humanitarian Crisis Spread

Editorial 16:24 JST, May 26, 2024 How many casualties does Israel intend to cause by indiscriminately attacking homes, hospitals and other...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang: Magic (Part 2)

The silent beauty of Daebinmyo, Jang’s tomb at Seooreung in April 2023, hides an ugly and dark past. Robert Neff Collection In 1694, Huibin Jang...

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The Korea Times

Robert Neff

Maxims for the AI Age

PERUGIA – Debates about technology have increasingly been reduced to stark dichotomies. Artificial intelligence should be curtailed, or it should...

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Project Syndicate

Reid Hoffman

OpenAI is making journalism an offer it can’t refuse

Content deals between artificial intelligence companies and top publishers are coming fast and furious. The latest, claimed to be the biggest, was...

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The Japan Times

Dave Lee

Government and society are at odds on national security

In recent years, Tokyo has strengthened its military capabilities in response to an unstable regional security environment. Japanese people have...

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The Japan Times

Sayo Saruta

The case for Ukraine’s NATO accession

At the signing ceremony of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, then-United States President Harry Truman remarked that if this “simple...

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The Japan Times

Yuriy Gorodnichenko And Ilona Sologoub

Japan should play part in protecting Red Sea shipping

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Nikkei Asian Review

Alessio Patalano

EU-China EV tariffs: German carmakers fear backlash

The EU could soon follow the US and impose duties on imports of Chinese electric vehicles. That's set off alarm bells among German auto CEOs, who...

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Deutsche Welle

Rob Mudge

Israel orders Spanish consulate to stop providing services to Palestinians

Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the order is meant to punish Spain for recognizing a Palestinian state, as feud between Jerusalem and Madrid...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Tlaib claims US voters will make Biden pay for defending ‘genocidal maniac Netanyahu’

‘You are an enabler,’ far-left lawmaker says of president’s backing for arms sales to Israel, opposition to anti-Israel campus encampments...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

In Lawmaking, the Details Matter. Taiwan Would be Wise to Remember That

Beijing could be a winner as Taipei rushes to pass new law.

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The Diplomat

Adam King And Daniel Twining

Daily Briefing May 27: Day 234 – Hamas calls to ‘rise up’ after deadly airstrike in Rafah

Editor David Horovitz on the competing narratives after an IDF mission that targeted Hamas commanders – against the backdrop of Friday’s...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘No longer justifiable’: Israel faces international condemnation for strike in Rafah

Palestinian Authority, Egypt accuse Israel of deliberately targeting civilians at displaced people camp while Qatar says strike could hinder...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Amnesty urges ICC to probe alleged war crimes in recent Israeli strikes on Gaza

Human rights organization accuses Israel of killing 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children, in three airstrikes in April, says no military...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Once the dust has settled

After the closure of a mine that once gave the town its name, the residents of Asbestos long for its industrial past - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Is a rules-based international order truly possible?

At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, which sought to craft a new world order out of the ruins of World War I, Japan introduced the following clause...

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Al Jazeera

Patrick Gathara

How will Japan respond to new U.S. investment rules?

In recent years, as countries increasingly focus on their economic security, much of the discussion on bolstering investment regulations has been...

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The Japan Times

Satoshi Yamada

Can AI Improve Family Life?

BERLIN/VANCOUVER – The public debate about the future of artificial intelligence often focuses on two main concerns: the technology’s broader...

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Project Syndicate

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Taiwan Continues Toward US-Engineered “Ukraine-ization”

The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political...

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New Eastern Outlook

Brian Berletic

Who is behind Georgia's pivot to Russia?

Bidzina Ivanishvili, an oligarch and Georgia's former prime minister, is thought to have masterminded the "foreign influence" bill, which critics...

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Deutsche Welle

Maria Katamadze

Dominion

For aeons, life has fundamentally reorganised Earth. This process began roughly 2 billion years ago, when a tiny form of microbial algae,...

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Aeon

Hugh Desmond

IDF denies Hamas claim that terror group has captured soldiers during Gaza fighting

‘There is no incident of a soldier’s kidnapping,’ says military * Police disperse Tel Aviv sit-in as anti-government protesters around country...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

At weekly rally, hostage’s mom warns Israel will be forced to halt war even without deal

Protesters and activists for Gaza hostages convene around country, call for Netanyahu’s removal; Einav Zangauker: ‘Matan, when you return I’ll...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Richard Sherman, composer of Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘It’s a Small World,’ dies at 95

Along with his brother Robert, pair breathed life into decades of children’s classics such as ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang...

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The Times of Israel

Mark Kennedy

Top ICC prosecutor says claim he is equating Israel to Hamas is ‘nonsense’

Karim Khan tells The Sunday Times that Israel has the right to protect itself and its citizens, but not to ‘commit war crimes or crimes against...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing May 26: Day 233 – After ICJ ruling, Rafah op continues unabated

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian delves into the risky recovery of three hostages’ bodies, warning letters the PM got ahead of Oct. 7, ‘mutiny’...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Anti-Israel protests more prevalent at elite US universities, study finds

Data suggests that Gaza war protests and encampments have not been seen as much at less exclusive US colleges with more lower-income students

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Rocket volley fired from Rafah targets Tel Aviv area, in first such attack in 4 months

One person lightly hurt when shrapnel hits a house in Herzliya; Hamas takes responsibility for attack, which IDF predicted would be likely as...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Hezbollah shells Western Galilee after deadly drone strike in south Lebanon

15 rockets launched at northern Israel border communities after alleged Israeli airstrike kills motorcyclist in Naqoura

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

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